Home
About Us
Productions
Donate
Community
Contact US
PRODUCTIONS
Argonautika
The Flick
Best Practices For Directors in Casting and Hiring
Virtual Cabaret
Mr. Burns. A Post Electric Play
The Clinic
Abigail’s Party
The Great Unmasking
Kimberly Akimbo
Dear Writer
The Whale and Beneatha’s Place
Decision Height and Six Triple Eight
DONATIONS
Help support Verge Theater Company as we continue to tell purposeful stories that reflect upon the human dilemma. We are a 501C3 company and any donation will be tax deductible.
DONATE
CONTACT US
Your Name (required)
Your Email (required)
Subject
Your Message
vergetheatercompany
Last up, we've got Lauren Shouse rounding out our
Next up, meet our first panelist, River Timms! Loo
Say hello to our lead facilitator for Monday's con
Here's the full info for our event on the 21st!
Load More...
Follow on Instagram
OUR NEWSLETTER
Join our community. Sign up for our news letter and stay informed on new productions, special events, and ways to get involved.
Email address:
Leave this field empty if you're human:
![Last up, we've got Lauren Shouse rounding out our panel! We're thrilled to have her, and you'll love hearing from her on Monday! Read Lauren's bio below:
Lauren is the Assistant Professor of Theatre Directing at MTSU and is a working freelance director. Most recently, she was the Associate Artistic Director at Chicago's Northlight Theatre. Her recent directing credits include: Something Clean with Rivendell and Sideshow Theatres, The Cake at Rivendell Theatre (nominated for Joseph Jefferson Award for best director), The Legend of Georgia McBride at Northlight Theatre, Nice Girl and Betrayal at Raven Theatre; Avenue Q and Rapture, Blister, Burn at Nashville Repertory Theatre, the world premiere of Long Way Down with 3Ps productions (nominated for American Theatre Critics Association Steinberg New Play Award 2011). As Artistic Associate at Nashville Rep, Lauren directed the Ingram New Works Play Lab and Festival, which developed new works by John Patrick Shanley, David Auburn, Steven Dietz and Victoria Stewart. Before moving to Nashville, Lauren lived in London, UK and worked with Producer/Director Hugh Wooldridge. Her work abroad included Production Executive for The Night of 1000 Voices (celebrating John Kander and Fred Ebb and starring Joel Grey with Avenue Q) at The Royal Albert Hall. Lauren holds an MA in Performance Studies from the University of North Carolina and her MFA in Theatre Directing at Northwestern University. In Chicago, Lauren has also worked with Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Sideshow Theatre, The Gift Theatre, Chicago Dramatists, and Stage Left Theatre. (Photo credit: Joe Mazza, Brave Lux, inc.)
__________
[Image ID: On a white background with abstract shapes in shades of brown and the conVERGEnce logo, a picture of Lauren Shouse, a white woman with short brown hair and brown eyes, looking into the camera. She is wearing a blue shirt and is seated against a dark background. Above the photo are the words "Hetero- and Cis-normativity in Regional American Theatre" and below it are the words "Lauren Shouse, panelist." End ID]](https://vergetheaterco.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)