Elise Hearst is a Melbourne-based playwright. Her recent work for the stage includes Bright World, which she also performed in, and premiered at Theatre Works in 2016. Other credits include The Mesh (Red Stitch and Arthur), The Sea Project which was shortlisted for the Griffin Award (Griffin Theatre and Arthur, Mudlark Theatre and Arthur, MTC Cybec Readings) and Dirtyland (National Play Festival, New Theatre and Arthur). In 2016 Elise was a finalist for the Lysicrates Prize for her play The Good Wolf.
