Olivia Clement is a French-Australian playwright, screenwriter, and writer. She was the University of Iowa’s 2023-24 Silver Postgraduate Writing Fellow. She teaches Playwriting, Theatre History, and Intro to Theatre.
Clement's work is focused on the interiority of women and their experiences. Her play The Arrogance recently had its world premiere at KXT on Broadway in Sydney, Australia (July, 2024). Critics called the production "heartbreaking," "sensitively rendered", and "beautiful."
Other select plays include Iris (Dee Silver MD Commission, Cygnet Theatre Public Staged Reading), Three to Five Days (Production: University of Iowa, 2021, director: Natalie Villamonte Zito), Heart & Soul Yoga Studio Beirut (2020 DVRF Award Finalist; 2019 Griffin Award Shortlist; 2018 Corkscrew Theater Festival Staged Reading), and Willoughby Road (SPACE on Ryder Farm 2019 Creative Residency). Her screenplay Spielrein received development with Gran Via productions, and she was a 2024 finalist for the ABC Signature Playwrights Initiative.
Clement's personal essays and writing have been published in Marie Claire, LennyLetter, Playbill magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, and Sunday Life magazine.
Education
- MFA University of Iowa; BA University of Sydney