I love science. Love it. The stories of discovery, the unfolding of human knowledge, the democracy of method, and the life of scientists. I also lecture on science and theatre – and even teach a class called Play Math.

Here’s what’s new or coming up:

Emilie opens at Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, NC and Symmetry Theatre in San Francisco this year!

The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful (and her dog!) premiered at The Kennedy Center in October of 2011 to rave reviews. Listen to some of the science songs here.

Silent Sky, based on the life and work of astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, premiered at South Coast Rep April 2011.

In development for a new TV show based on science fairs for MTV.

And here’s all the rest:

2010

Fire Work won the Aurora Theatre’s Global Age Project.

Lauren initiated the first ever Playwright In Residence at The Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics in January 2010

Lauren was a featured panelist at the 2010 AAAS Annual Meeting in the  “Science in the Theatre” Session, Feb. 17th 2010 in San Diego.

2009

Lauren’s science screenplay Grand Unification won a Sloan Screenplay Prize.

Lauren’s science play Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight  premiered at South Coast Rep Spring of 2009

Her chemistry-inspired play, Fire Work, was featured The O’Neill National Playwrights Conference 2009.

Great website for Marin Theatre’s tour of Short History of Nearly Everything here – also includes links to all auxiliary info.

Lauren is featured in TWO Southern Theatre Magazine articles - one on Science Theatre.

2008

Lauren’s reading of her science play, Background, to honor the late Dr. Ralph Alpher in New York City was November 20th, 2008 .This reading was sponsored and hosted by The Graduate Center at City University of New York. Details here.

2006

Her article on science and theatre is featured in UK based science journal THE SCIENTIST.