Susan Lambert Hatem is a writer, producer and director originally from Decatur, GA now based in Pasadena, CA. Producing director of 134 West. Co-Artistic Director of Arts A La Carte. Her new musical, THE FLIRT BAR, with songs by Amy Ray (of the Indigo Girls) and indie rocker Michelle Malone was developed at Orchard Project Performance Lab, Synchronicity Theatre, and Charlotte’s Off-Broadway. The President Carter play, CONFIDENCE (and The Speech), a Eugene O’Neil Semi-Finalist, is published with Broadway Licensing DPS. Other fav plays: MY DINNER WITH ANDREA (Finalist: Ashland New Play Festival, Henley Rose Competition) and Five Players in Search of a Win (Valdez Theatre Conference) As a producer, Susan nurtures new works and diverse voices for theatre, film/TV, and audio. Highlights: The Ride, Jim and Huck, The Heart Tells Tales, An Appalachian Twelfth Night, Sing a Song of Shakespeare, Poison Apple, 80s TV Ladies, Ty the Pie Guy and the critically acclaimed hit, Bend in the Road: The Anne of Green Gables Musical.