Lauren's musical background and athletic acting facility has catapulted her into the world of actor/musicianship in NYC and with regional theaters across the country. With music teachers as parents, it was only natural that Lauren began performing when she began her violin training at the age of four. She played 1st violin with the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra (Oberlin Conservatory), Baldwin-Wallace Senior Youth Orchestra (B-W Conservatory) and was honored to have performed in masterclasses with Milan Vitek and Regina Carter. From there, she began her dance training, and studied with many regional ballet companies. Lauren was the recipient of a scholarship to the Cecchetti International Ballet Summer School, and attended multiple summer intensives with BalletMet Columbus.
Lauren went to Oakland University in Rochester, MI and graduated cum laude with a BFA in Musical Theatre. She received departmental honors, an Irene Ryan Award nomination for her acting work in The Pageant Plays, and a certificate of merit from KCACTF for her costume design for Grey Gardens. She interned at The Ensemble Theatre Community School in Eagles Mere, PA, under the direction of the wonderful Ann V. Klotz, and was fortunate enough to travel with six other Oakland actors to Greece, where they rehearsed and toured an original adaptation of Medea.
Since moving to New York, Lauren has learned how to make hats, dived into the world of folk/traditional music, helped create a new musical adaptation of Twelfth Night for FringeNYC, learned how to skateboard, and joined a cast of an Off-Broadway show with only three hours of rehearsal. Along the way, she's acquired a mandolin, a tenor banjo and a washboard, and dreams of being in a all-girl newgrass band. Lauren lives in Washington Heights with her cute fiancé and their eighteen plants. She's currently taking classes at Hunter College and is pursuing a masters degree in occupational therapy, where she hopes to integrate the therapeutic benefits of the performing arts into her practice.
Lauren went to Oakland University in Rochester, MI and graduated cum laude with a BFA in Musical Theatre. She received departmental honors, an Irene Ryan Award nomination for her acting work in The Pageant Plays, and a certificate of merit from KCACTF for her costume design for Grey Gardens. She interned at The Ensemble Theatre Community School in Eagles Mere, PA, under the direction of the wonderful Ann V. Klotz, and was fortunate enough to travel with six other Oakland actors to Greece, where they rehearsed and toured an original adaptation of Medea.
Since moving to New York, Lauren has learned how to make hats, dived into the world of folk/traditional music, helped create a new musical adaptation of Twelfth Night for FringeNYC, learned how to skateboard, and joined a cast of an Off-Broadway show with only three hours of rehearsal. Along the way, she's acquired a mandolin, a tenor banjo and a washboard, and dreams of being in a all-girl newgrass band. Lauren lives in Washington Heights with her cute fiancé and their eighteen plants. She's currently taking classes at Hunter College and is pursuing a masters degree in occupational therapy, where she hopes to integrate the therapeutic benefits of the performing arts into her practice.
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