The Kennedy Center’s Theatre for Young Audiences
will premiere Lauren’s commission:
The Amazing Adventure of Dr. Wonderful And Her Dog!
A World Premiere Kennedy Center Commission
Book and lyrics by Lauren Gunderson
Music by Brian Lowdermilk
Directed by Sean Daniels
October 15 – 29, 2011
There are no puzzles in space, right? Wrong! Space is one giant puzzle waiting to be put together by physicists, astronomers, and a brainy girl who goes by the name Dr. Wonderful.
Fly through the solar system with Dr. Wonderful and her amazing adventure team of Newton (the dog) and Ben (the human) in this all-new musical! Saving a super star from disappearing is no small task, especially when the star is 1.3 million times the size of Earth and 93 million miles away. But when Dr. Wonderful receives the call, her team leaps into action from their laboratory/bedroom into outer space. With a couple of butterscotch candies and a rock song from Mom in the mix, the mystery solvers are amazed by their final discovery. Girl-detective-noir meets science-geek-chic in this super cool astronomical event! For age 6 and up.
Info here
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Lauren’s revenge comedy - Exit, Pursued By A Bear - continues it’s 3-city-and-counting rolling world premiere after a stunning run at San Francisco’s Crowded Fire Theatre.
Bear was also featured in American Theatre Magazine (July/Aug)!
Bear began as a reading at Playwrights Foundation, then premiered at Atlanta’sSynchronicity Theatre this spring and rolls to Seattle’s ArtsWest this fall.
Bear rolled to PlayFest at Orlando Shakespeare Festival in April, then to Kitchen Dog’s New Work Festival in Dallas, then to Seattle’s ArtsWest in the Fall, then New York City just in time for Halloween. Bear is slated to run at Chicago’s Theatre Seven next year.
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Lauren’s new play Rock Creek: Southern Gothic was featured in this summer’s Bay Area Playwrights Festival!
Directed by Ryan Rilette, this wild southern family drama courses through the heart of of breaking family to the redemption on the other side of rebellion. Info here.
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