DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE (book) is the author of several straight plays, including Rabbit Hole, which premiered on Broadway last season at MTC’s Biltmore Theater, and was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Play.  His other plays include Fuddy Meers, Kimberly Akimbo, Wonder of the World and A Devil Inside, among others.   David is also currently writing the book and lyrics for the Broadway-bound musical Shrek.  In addition to his work in theater, David wrote the screenplay for the upcoming New Line feature Inkheart, and is currently at work on screen adaptations of his plays Kimberly Akimbo for Dreamworks, and Rabbit Hole for 20th Century Fox.  David is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the Juilliard School, as well as a proud member of New Dramatists, the Dramatists Guild and the WGA.