Lauren Gunderson News

The Dramatists Guild of America has announced the co-recipients of the 2017 Lanford Wilson Award are Christopher Chen and Martyna Majok.

Central Works 2017 Season (CW '17) reflects the growth and compensation of more than a quarter century of new play creation. Central Works 25th anniversary season launched with Patricia Milton's Enemies: Foreign and Domestic, winner of the TBA award for "Outstanding World Premiere Play," and concluded with the SRO premiere of  Lauren Gunderson's new play Ada and the Memory Engine. The 2016 season followed with 3 productions extended after sold out performances and included CW's first NNPN Rolling World Premiere Into the Beautiful North by Karen Zacarias.  Overall box office has grown by 23% over the last two seasons.

The Comrades have announced the cast for their 2017 Inauguration Day staged reading of THE TAMING by Lauren Gunderson.

Bare Theatre announced today a staged reading of Lauren Gunderson's The Taming on inauguration day for the next American President. This all-female political farce (inspired by Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew) uses humor and provocation to take a hard look at democracy in action.

Bay Area playwright, Lauren Gunderson, one of the most produced playwrights in 2015-2016, has invited artists to stage a reading of her play The Taming on Inauguration Day 2017 for free as a fundraiser.

The Comrades are pleased to present the Chicago production their 2017 Inauguration Day staged reading of THE TAMING by Lauren Gunderson. Over 40 other theatres across the country are participating in this event. The reading is directed by Kate Leslie and will play the Greenhouse Theater Center (2257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago) on Friday, January 20, 2017 at 10:00pm, following a performance of the company's winter 2017 production of PRELUDE TO A KISS by Craig Lucas, which is currently running until February 4.

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, under the leadership of Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Director Diane Quinn, will present Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women, written by Paul Lucas and directed by Jo Bonney. Performances begin today, January 19 and run through Sunday, February 5 at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St, Cambridge.

The University Theatre at Saint Louis University presents Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson March 2-5, 2017.

Bay Area playwright, Lauren Gunderson, one of the most produced playwrights in 2015-2016, has invited artists to stage a reading of her play The Taming on Inauguration Day 2017 for free as a fundraiser.

As part of a nationwide initiative, Main Street Theater will present 2 staged readings of Lauren Gunderson's The Taming on Inauguration Day, January 20. More than 40 theaters across the country are participating.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater (Orlando Shakes) in Partnership with UCF is seeking new full-length plays that speak to the human condition in a fascinating and complicated contemporary world. Topics may range from today's international headlines to tonight's interpersonal issues in the bedroom.

Bay Area playwright, Lauren Gunderson, one of the most produced playwrights in 2015-2016, has invited artists to stage a reading of her play The Taming on Inauguration Day 2017 for free as a fundraiser.

Denver Center for the Performing Arts' (DCPA) Theatre Company announces full casting for Lucas Hnath's The Christians, Lauren Gunderson's The Book of Will and Tira Palmquist's Two Degrees.

The Book of Will by Lauren Gunderson makes its World Premiere January 13 - February 26, 2017 at the at Denver Center for the Performing Arts' Ricketson Theatre.  Check out a sneak peek below!

Playwright Lauren Gunderson said that any theatre company, group, or person who wants to do a reading of The Taming - A New Political Comedy (The Taming) on Inauguration Day 2017 can do so for FREE - so The Weird Sisters Theatre Project, Synchronicity Theatre, and 7 Stages have "elected" to take her up on her offer!  

For the third selection in their 87th season, ROSS VALLEY PLAYERS is pleased to present the dramatic comedy Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight by Award winning playwright Lauren Gunderson (Lanford Wilson Award).  A highly theatrical, fast, funny, sexy rediscovery of one of history's most intriguing women, Emilie defends her life and loves…and ends up with both a formula and a legacy that permeates history. Strong language, mild adult themes. Gunderson, a San Francisco-based playwright, is the second most-produced playwright of the 2016-17 season, and the most-produced living playwright in America.

The Comrades have announced the cast for their 2017 Inauguration Day staged reading of THE TAMING by Lauren Gunderson.

Bare Theatre announced today a staged reading of Lauren Gunderson's The Taming on inauguration day for the next American President. This all-female political farce (inspired by Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew) uses humor and provocation to take a hard look at democracy in action.

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, has been awarded a 2017 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The $20,000 grant will support the world premiere production of Faceless, written by Selina Fillinger. Faceless was developed through Northlight's Interplay Program, an initiative that invests in provocative new works by American and international playwrights, providing customized support in the critical stages of early play development.