(Assistant Director) Vineyard Theatre debut. Directing credits include the premieres of Aeneas Sagar Hemphill’s BLACK HOLLOW (Signature/Columbia); Kaela Mae-Shing Garvin’s AMBITION… (Ars Nova/ANT Fest); and Matthew Minnicino’s MALEFACTIONS (Chinatown Soup). Lauren is currently developing Emily Zemba’s ON LOSS AND MICE AND MONSTERS AND LOVE (LPAC Rough Draft Festival 2018) and an original piece about the first chatterbot, CONVERSATIONS WITH ELIZA (The Drama League, First Draft). 2015-2016 Playwrights Horizons Robert Moss Directing Fellow. Lincoln Center Directors Lab Alum. Drama League Rough Draft Resident. Lauren is the Associate Director to Rachel Chavkin on the current national tour of SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS by Bess Wohl. www.laurenza.me