Lena Rizkallah

Lena, a Palestinian-American, made her acting debut in "Live With Pascal and Chantal!" at the 2003 NYAACF and the 2004 NYC Fringe Festival. Lena wrote and acted in "Layla's Sahra" for the 2004 NYAACF, and later extended it to a feature-length play for the 2005 NYC Fringe Festival. She has written several comedic sketches for the NYAACF, including "Living It Up in Long Island" in 2006. She has performed stand-up comedy at Gotham Comedy Club, Stand-Up New York, The Laugh Factory and New York Comedy Club, and at various "Middle Eastern Bizarre" comedy shows. She also specializes in Middle Eastern voice-overs.

Lena has trained with The Upright Citizen's Brigade, The Peoples' Improv Theater, The New School, and she is a graduate of the University of Maryland and Widener University School of Law.