Courtney Baron

Early life and education Berman was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, to Wendy Baron, an architect with Morrison Seifert, and Fred Baron, an attorney and founding partner of Baron & Budd, P.C. Her stepmother is noted attorney Lisa Blue Baron.

Baron earned a B.A. in English from the University of Texas at Austin. She subsequently earned an M.F.A. in Playwriting from Columbia University in 1998.

A Very Common Procedure Baron's play A Very Common Procedure was produced Off-Broadway by MCC Theater at the Lucille Lortel Theatre from January 31 through March 10, 2007. Directed by Michael Greif, the cast featured Amir Arison, Lynn Collins, and Stephen Kunken. The creative team included Robin Vest (sets), Miranda Hoffman (costumes), Tyler Micoleau (lights), and Fabian Obispo (original music & sound). For his work in the production, Kunken was nominated for the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.

Here I Lie Baron's play Here I Lie was produced Off-Broadway by 59E59 Theaters as part of their annual Summer Shorts Series, running from July 19 to August 31, 2019. Directed by Maria Mileaf, the cast featured Libe Barer and Robbie Tann. The creative team included Rebecca Lord-Surratt (sets), Amy Sutton (costumes), Greg MacPherson (lights), Nick Moore (original music & sound), Joshua Langman (projections), and Jenna Snyder (properties).

Baron's plays have been developed by the Royal Court Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, Atlantic Theater Company, and Primary Stages, among others.

Since 2019, Baron has taught in the Graduate Playwriting Program at Columbia University School of the Arts. She previously served as an adjunct professor at New York University, The New School, and Stony Brook University.

The San Francisco Chronicle, in reviewing Morbidity & Mortality for the 2006 Magic Theatre production, called the play "Smart, modern, disarmingly funny and deeply affecting."

The New York Times, in reviewing her play Here I Lie for the 2019 59E59 Theaters Summer Shorts Series, noted

Personal life In 2003, Baron married Blair Gilbert Singer, and Emmy Award-nominated screenwriter and television producer.

Plays Her plays are published by Concord Theatricals' various imprints, including Samuel French, Inc., Dramatists Play Service, and Playscripts, Inc.

Earlstreetman (New York Theatre Workshop, 2003) A Very Common Procedure (MCC Theater, 2007) Consumption (Guthrie Theater, 2008) Eat Your Heart Out (Actors Theatre of Louisville, 2012) When It's You (Keen Company, 2017) Here I Lie (59E59 Theaters, 2019)