Michael Lew (playwright)

at Yale University in 2003, double majoring in Theatre (directing) and English (writing), then proceeded to get his artist diploma in playwriting at the Juilliard school in 2003.

Lew and Mirza began to get involved in each other's work over the years, their heated discussions and disparity in writing styles gradually bringing them closer.

[5] Lew chose Mirza as the person who has had the biggest impact on his career, mainly because the different perspectives they share as Asian-Americans playwrights and the way they discuss various topics have influenced his writing profoundly.

Teenage Dick depicts the obstacles and decisions that the main character Richard, a 17-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, faces as he attempts to rise against those who picked on him by becoming the senior class president.

[10] He took part in several TV shows and Films as: a script consultant on DreamWorks Animation Untitled Bollywood Project (2018), a staff writer on YouTube's Sherwood (2019) and Blue Man Group (2012 - 2013), a contributor in Bon Appetit (2014) and Peg + Cat (2012).