Lauren Gunderson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lauren Gunderson
Occupation	Playwright
Date Of Birth	Feb 5, 1982(1982-02-05)
Age	42
Birthplace	Atlanta
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Lauren Gunderson Biography

Lauren Gunderson is one of the most popular and richest Playwright who was born on February 5, 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Lauren Gunderson (born February 5 1982) is an American screenwriter, playwright and short story writer birthed in Atlanta. She is currently residing at San Francisco, where she instructs playwriting. Gunderson is currently regarded as the most popular living playwright.

The Taming is a female-only political comedy that debuted in the Crowded Fire Theater Company in 2013. The play is based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, The Taming explores what is going on when a model with an undergraduate degree in constitutional law and a republican senator’s aide and a liberal online influencer are locked in the same hotel, trying to build the world a better America. Gunderson produced the play for free to be produced during the presidential inauguration in 2017 for Donald Trump, citing her belief that art, theater and stories have the power to create lasting changes.

Lauren Gunderson’s works heavily focus on female figures in history, science, and literature. She is one of the top 20 most-produced playwrights in the country, and has been America’s most produced living playwright since 2016. She has had over twenty plays produced including, I and You, Émilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight, Parts They Call Deep, and Background.

In April 2018, Gunderson created a national campaign of theater activism with royalty-free readings of her play Natural Shocks to address domestic violence and gun violence against women. Theaters across the U.S. participated in these readings including, The Know Theatre and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.

Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet The play Defends Her Life Tonight which is a play about the real-life 18th-century scientist Emilie du Chatelet was written and developed by South Coast Repertory as part of their 2008 Pacific Playwrights Festival with the direction of Kate Whorisky. The play was then produced in 2009, and directed by David Emmes. On the 25th of January, 2011, the show opened at West Seattle, at Arts West Theater. It’s published through Samuel French, Inc. (2010). Emilie had the European and British debut at Oxford, UK during February 2014.

Lauren Gunderson Net Worth

Lauren Gunderson is one of the richest Playwright from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lauren Gunderson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Parts They Call Deep won the 2002 Young Playwrights National Playwriting Competition and was produced Off Broadway through Young Playwrights Inc. as part of the Young Playwrights Festival held at The Cherry Lane Theater. “Parts They Call Deep” and Background were awarded the Essential Theatre Prize in 2000 and 2004. Background, a play about the physicist Ralph Alpher, was published by Isotope: A Literary Journal of Nature and Science Writing (2009 Issue 7.2).

Gunderson received her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from Emory University in 2004, and her Master of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2009. She is also an Reynolds Fellow in the field of Social Entrepreneurship.

I and You was the winner of the 2014 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award, and a finalist for the 2014 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. I and You was produced at Hampstead Theatre in 2018 and starred Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams. Gunderson was awarded the Lanford Wilson award from Dramatists Play Service in 2016.

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Who is Lauren Gunderson Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Lauren Ranked on the list of most popular Playwright. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lauren Gunderson celebrates birthday on February 5 of every year.

What is Lauren Gunderson known for?

One of the most produced playwrights in the United States , Lauren Gunderson’s oeuvre includes plays, musicals, screenplays, and picture books. Many of her works focus on the lives of real and imagined heroines, particularly women in the sciences, and explore themes of innovation, morality, and discovery.

How old is Lauren Gunderson?

40 years (February 2, 1982)

Who is the most produced playwright in the world?

The Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2017-18 Season In her third year on this list, ‘I and You’ playwright Lauren Gunderson has shot to the top spot.

Is the book of will based on a true story?

Written by Lauren Gunderson, and playing at the intimate Austin Playhouse through June 30, “The Book of Will” tells the true story of two aging actors, Henry Condell (played by J.

Where does Lauren Gunderson teach?

She has spoken nationally and internationally on the intersection of science and theatre and Arts Activism, and teaches playwriting in San Francisco.