Lauren Gunderson
Lauren has been one of the most produced playwrights in America since 2015, topping the list thrice including 2022/23. She is a two-time winner of the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award for I and You and The Book of Will, the winner of the Lanford Wilson Award and a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
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BIO
Lauren has been one of the most produced playwrights in America since 2015, topping the list thrice including 2022/23. She is a two-time winner of the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award for I and You and The Book of Will, the winner of the Lanford Wilson Award and a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. She is a playwright, screenwriter, musical book writer and children's author who lives in San Francisco. She graduated from NYU Tisch as a Reynolds Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship.
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Productions
Writing
Additional Credits
I and You, Playwright (59E59 Theaters / Theatre A)
Bauer, Playwright (59E59 Theaters / Theatre A)
The Catastrophist, Playwright (streaming)
The Time Traveller’s Wife, Librettist (Storyhouse in Chester, 2022)
Justice, Librettist
Toil And Trouble, Playwright
The Revolutionists, Playwright
The Book of Will, Playwright
Silent Sky, Playwright
Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight, Playwright
Miss Bennet, Co-author
Awards and Nominations
Lauren Gunderson, I and You
Lauren Gunderson, I And You
Videos
Video: Jasmine Forsberg and Benji Santiago in I & YOU: THE MUSICAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2025-09-18 16:28:25
Video: BILLIE JEAN is Now Playing at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
by Stephi Wild - 2025-07-24 09:35:18
News
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 23, 2026
City Theatre will present the final installment of the CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY series, following Mr. Darcy's sister Georgiana and Kitty Bennet as they pursue their own adventures.
by Jared Fessler - Oct 21, 2026
Politics, beauty pageants, and Shakespeare might seem like an unusual combination, but that's what makes The Taming an interesting concept. Playing at Yellow Tree Theatre in Osseo, this comedy by Lauren Gunderson takes a look at American politics through the eyes of three women who want to make a difference.
by Rachel Stone - Oct 19, 2026
Theatre Raleigh has announced the cast for its holiday production MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY, a sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice featuring Kevin Rico from Broadway's HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2026
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble will present Lauren Gunderson's adaptation of the classic novel, directed by Daniel Millhouse, featuring the March sisters navigating life during the Civil War.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 15, 2026
Vivid Stage will present ten commissioned short plays by acclaimed women+ playwrights responding to questions about democracy in America, featuring an 18-actor cast directed by Laura Ekstrand.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2026
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre has revealed additional cast and more details about the lineup for the 38th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, featuring Christopher Sieber, Jordan Tyson and more.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 12, 2026
Midsommer Flight will present a staged reading of Lauren Gunderson's political farce inspired by Shakespeare's classic, directed by Anna Rachel Troy and featuring an all-female cast.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 8, 2026
Dramatists Guild Foundation has named composer, lyricist, playwright, and former DGF Fellow Joriah Kwamé is the 2026 recipient of the Stephen Schwartz Award.
by Rebecca Kaplan - Oct 10, 2026
Barrington Stage Company will host its annual NYC Gala at 54 Below on Monday, October 19th at 54 Below in NYC. The event will honor BSC superstars Mary Ann & Bruno Quinson and celebrate acclaimed composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2026
The New Victory Theater will kick off its 2026-27 season with the New York premiere of Rosie Revere, Ada Twist, and Iggy Peck: The Questioneers! by TheaterWorksUSA.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2026
Audible Theater has opened applications for its Emerging Playwrights Fund, offering up to five commissions of $25,000 each to early-career writers creating original audio plays.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 21, 2026
San Francisco Playhouse has commissioned six new works from theatre artists, including its first commissioned musical DEAD BEST FRIEND by Justin Huertas, as part of its expanded New Works Program.
by Rob Levy - Sep 18, 2026
The perfect aperitif for the company’s season, the play boasts an incredible cast, amazing costumes, and plenty of emotional heft. Set during a time of extreme political darkness, the theatrical gravitas derived from Alcott’s novel once again reminds us of the potency of words, connection, and togetherness.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 16, 2026
John Proctor Is the Villain leads American Theatre's survey of the most-produced plays of the 2026-27 season, with Purpose, Eureka Day and Liberation also among the top titles. August Wilson leads the playwright tally.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 14, 2026
100 Lives Repertory Theatre opens its inaugural season in Portland's Buckman neighborhood with Lauren Gunderson's sci-fi mystery about a computer coder who builds an AI replica of her deceased sister.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 4, 2026
Playwrights Foundation named four playwrights, directors, and dramaturgs for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival, set for readings in San Francisco with on-demand recordings to follow.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 31, 2026
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble at the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, promoted Daniel Millhouse from interim leadership to Managing Artistic Director as the company enters its 40th anniversary season.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2026
Connecticut Repertory Theatre has announced its 2026 – 2027 season, celebrating 77 years of theatre-making. The season will kick off in October with Twelfth Night. Check out the full lineup here.
by R. Scott Reedy - Aug 22, 2026
What did our critic think of DALLOWAY: FIRST LOVE at Gloucester Stage Company?
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 13, 2026
Park Theatre has announced their Park200 Christmas show, a return to the world of Pride and Prejudice for a festive gathering told from the perspective of Mary Bennet, the novel’s most overlooked sister.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Lauren Gunderson has written 3 shows including Natural Shocks (Playwright), The Half-Life of Marie Curie (Playwright), Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight (Playwright).
John Gassner Playwrighting Award (Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for I and You and The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding Original New Play or Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for I And You.
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