PENCILS DOWN was honored to screen at the Temecula Valley Film Festival on October 10th, 2026!
Read More
Elizabeth is thrilled to announce that PENCILS DOWN screened at HiveFest in Ogden, UT on October 2nd, 2026 — the film won not one, but TWO awards!
Read More
Team PENCILS DOWN won the Audience Choice Award at The Future of Film is Female shorts program. Elizabeth is extremely honored by this accolade!
Read More
At long last! Team PENCILS DOWN screened on their home turf — NYC. The cast and crew reunited at the iconic Nitehawk Cinema for an evening of fantastic shorts at The Future of Film is Female shorts program. A true honor!
Read More
Elizabeth is proud to announce that PENCILS DOWN is an official selection for The Flicker’s Rhode Island International Film Festival!
Read More
Elizabeth is honored to announce that PENCILS DOWN is an official selection for the 2026 Oscar-Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival!
Read More
PENCILS DOWN is an official selection of the Palm Springs International Shortfest Film Festival! This is Elizabeth’s debut short film as a co-writer, co-producer, and costar!
Read More
Elizabeth is thrilled and honored to be making her NYC directorial debut at The Player’s Theatre in June 2025! She will be directing the short play TRACK CHANGE by Maryellen De Vivo.
Read More
‘Jack's Bean Stalked more than achieves these goals, deftly mixing absurd, bawdy, up-to-the-minute topical humor into a deliciously frothy concoction in the intimate space of the Parkside Lounge…’ — Thinking Theatre NYC
Read More
Team PENCILS DOWN is thrilled to be a semi-finalist for round 5 of the Pano Network Micro Grants!
Read More
Elizabeth is stoked to, once again, join forces with NYC Panto! See her perform as Daisy & Julia in the hilarious JACK'S BEAN STALKED!
Read More
Elizabeth is incredibly honored to announce that her Alma mater, Yankton High School, is inducting her in the 2024 Fine Arts Hall of Fame on October 3rd!
Read More
Elizabeth is beyond excited to be cast as the ghostly role of Alice in the horror comedy BITS AND PIECES written and directed by Maryellen De Vivo. If ghouls, Frankenstein vibes, and strong female leads are your jam, come through to SPF Boo! at The Player's Theatre!
Read More
Team PENCILS DOWN has been selected as a quarter-finalist in the HollyShorts 20th annual screenplay contest!
Read More
Team PENCILS DOWN (Elizabeth Wright-Williams, Rachel McPhee, and Suzanne Lenz) is a finalist for a PANO Network Microgrant! Let’s go ladies!!
Read More
Elizabeth is back at The Player’s Theatre to perform in the LUV Short Play Festival — this time playing to role of Isabella in FRESH KILLS by Sarah Congress!
Read More
Elizabeth and her co-writers Suzanne Lenz and Rachel McPhee, are truly honored that their short film, PENCILS DOWN, has been selected as a semi-finalist for a PANO Network Microgrant!
Read More
NYC Panto is BACK, bbs! Elizabeth is thrilled to reunite with her Panto fam as the role of The Queen! We we we so excited, all the usual suspects are back (plus some new friends)! Trust us folx, she’s gonna be a good one! And even though we all love a good libation, THERE ARE NO DRINK MINIMUMZ. Here’s to spreading love, laughter, and inclusivity into this broken world of ours. <3
Read More
Elizabeth is returning to The Player’s Theatre for their October SPF (Short Play Festival) Boo and will be playing the role of Kylie in THE HOUSE OF JOE by Risa Lewak!
Read More
Elizabeth will be performing in the staged readings of two new works as a part of the WAREHOUSE WORK READING SERIES with Outta Bounds Productions — the short play TALKING STICK by Austin Morgan and GETTING IT IN by Dave Morrissey Jr.
Read More