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LAUREN GUNDERSON (1982 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: Creative Artists Agency NY |
Lauren is a NYC (by way of Atlanta) playwright, screenwriter, short story author, and actor. Her work has received national praise and awards including the Berrilla Kerr Award, and has been produced off-Broadway (Parts They Call Deep), off-off Broadway (Sus Manos), recently had many new plays produced in Atlanta (including Leap, Background, Van Gogh Cafe), as well as regionally (Embody). She is currently working on a second commission for South Coast Rep, and written commissions for the Alliance Theatre's Collision Project, Actors Express Theatre, City University of New York, and Synchronicity Performance Group. Her play Leap is published with Theatre Emory's Playwriting Center, and her first collection of plays Deepen The Mystery: Science and the South Onstage was published with iUniverse. She has developed plays with The Magic Theatre in San Francisco, Kitchen Dog Theatre in Dallas, Actor's Express in Atlanta, JAW/West in Portland, WORDBride, Brave New Works, and others. Her short story The Ascending was recently awarded the Noremberga Short Fiction Award and is included in the forthcoming collection, The Shape of Content. She has spoken nationally and internationally on the intersection of science and theatre at conference all over the world. She has her BA, from Emory University, her MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and is a Reynolds Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship. She is interested in science, history, feminism, and global humanism.
Plays by Lauren Gunderson
Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful and her Dog, The ! | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC. | 15 Oct 2011 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #133256 | |||
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Genre: | childrens' musical 60 min | |||||
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Notes: | Book and Lyrics by Lauren Gunderson, Music by Brian Lowdermilk | |||||
Synopsis: | 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. | |||||
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Background | ||
| 1st Produced: | Essential Theatre | 2005 | ||||
Company: | Essential Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | iUniverse.com, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63404 | |||
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Genre: | Drama - science Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Based on the true story of New York Cosmologist Dr. Ralph Alpher. The play moves backwards, as does the study of the origins of the universe, to trace the path of the forgotten and unaccredited scientist, who before the technology was capable, provided the mathematical proof of the existence of Cosmic Background Radiation. Twenty years later after two other scientists found the actual radiation and received Nobel Prizes for their accidental discovery, Ralph suffers a heart attack due to the stress of being snubbed. It is from this moment he traces backwards through his life and, ultimately, to the beginning of time. The play relies on silence, pace, and metaphor to deliver a striking, sometimes mystical look into the science of behind humans, and the humanity behind a scientist. | |||||
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Embody | ||
| 1st Produced: | New Phoenix Theatre, Buffalo, New York | 2007 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #109031 | |||
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Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight | ||
| 1st Produced: | South Coast Rep, Costa Mesa, California | 24 Apr 2009 | ||||
Company: | South Coast Rep | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-573-69782-1 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #87897 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
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| Passionate. Independent. A great beauty. A prodigious scientific intellect. These are the qualities that inspired this story of 18th century Parisian noblewoman Emilie du Chatelet and her lifelong affair with the Enlightenment superstar Voltaire. In this highly theatrical rediscovery of one of history's most intriguing women, Emilie must defend her life by tallying her achievements in Love and Philosophy-and searching for a formula that will convince the world of her worth. | |||||
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Exit Pursued By A Bear | ||
| 1st Produced: | Orlando Shakespeare Festival | 2011 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #126583 | |||
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Fire Work | ||
| 1st Produced: | Rehearsed reading at Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford | 09 Jul 2009 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #126584 | |||
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Happy Elf, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Parilla Performing Arts Center, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, Md. | Nov 2010 | ||||
Company: | Produced by Adventure Theatre and Montgomery College | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #121800 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
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Notes: | Based on the book by Lauren Gunderson and Andrew Fishman; Music and Lyrics by Harry Connick, Jr | |||||
Synopsis: | tells the story of Eubie, a North Pole elf who always wears a smile. Eubie's overly optimistic outlook is put to the test when he decides to bring Christmas joy to the sad little town of Bluesville, which has fallen into a state of permanent blues. If Eubie can fix Bluesville, he may win a coveted spot on Santa's sleigh team. | |||||
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Leap | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Emory | 2004 | ||||
Company: | Theatre Emory | |||||
| 1st Published: | iUniverse.com, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #46878 | |||
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Genre: | Drama - history, science Play/Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | LEAP, a historical and scientific fiction, opens with Isaac Newton returning home. Enter Brightman and Maria Bains, ages 16 and 12, two girls with a plan and a job with seemingly universal and timeless importance of which Isaac is to play a major role. The mystery girls (muses? angels? messengers?) approach him and offer him their curiosity and creativity in exchange for his participation in games. After grudgingly agreeing a cold-shouldered Isaac finds that the girls and their games inspire the brilliance we still celebrate. As their work together becomes more intense Brightman realizes that she has unorthodox feelings for her "student", and tricks both Isaac and Maria. As his creativity heightens Isaac begins to want more than his share of knowledge - a desire that, if Brightman were to humor, could rock the entire course of human thought. | |||||
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Parts They Call Deep | ||
| 1st Produced: | Essential Theatre | 2002 | ||||
Company: | Young Playwrights Inc., Essential Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | iUniverse.com, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63405 | |||
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Genre: | Drama - comedy Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | In response to a series of personal crisis, Sarah takes her daughter and mother on a spontaneous road trip to Florida. Not wanting to leave her life forever but enjoying new freedom, Sarah is oblivious to Emma's confusion and spitefulness concerning her parent's separation. Thrown into the journey is Emma's grandmother, Bea, who is "among other things, very sick" with a broken heart - from the loss of her husband and high blood pressure. After a brief episode of Bea's heart arrhythmia, Emma tries to contact her father from the road and almost succeeds in reuniting her parents. But Sarah's pride blinds her to Emma's needs. Traveling further and further from reality, Alex plays all the men in all the three women's lives: Emma's admirer, Bea's late husband, Sarah's late brother, and finally as a stirring mix of all three. Alex uncovers parts of the women even they didn't know existed. | |||||
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Rock Hill: Southern Gothic | ||
| 1st Produced: | Rehearsed reading at Lieberman Theatre, Mill Valley, CA | 23 Sep 2009 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #126585 | |||
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Short History of Nearly Everything, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Actors Express Theatre | 2006 | ||||
Company: | Actors Express Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63407 | |||
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Genre: | Educational theatre for young audiences Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 4 | |||||
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Synopsis: | Adapted from Bill Bryson's award-winning science book, this 45-minute play exudes a funny, fast, bumbling race for knowledge. Einstein, Newton, Curie, and Darwin lead you through a little bit of everything to prove that science - whether atomic or cosmic, flora or fauna, mineral or movie star -is really all about "you."Great for middle and high schoolers, great to add to your science curricula, OR inspire general interest in the science. | |||||
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Silent Sky, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Segerstrom Stage, Costa Mesa, CA | 01 Apr 2011 | ||||
Company: | South Coast Repertory | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #126586 | |||
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Synopsis: | Pastor's daughter Henrietta Leavit joins the astronomy team at the Harvard Observatory. It is the early 1900s so she, as a woman, is not allowed to even touch the telescope and her theories are pooh-poohed by her male co-workers | |||||
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Sus Manos | ||
| 1st Produced: | Flying Fig Theatre | 2005 | ||||
Company: | Flying Fig Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63406 | |||
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Genre: | Drama - history Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | On the eve of the first rebellion in the Mexican Revolution of 1910, an American filmmaker arrives on Marco Marcado's hacienda in the outskirts Oaxaca, Mexico. Marco's hacienda is the region's biggest producer of a sweet Mexican liquor called pulque. Christian plans on making a Mexican-American version of Othello. Marco found Lolita, the main actress, at a familiar brothel in the city; a fact that enrages his wife Julia. Marco, an elitist misogynist, is an example of Diaz's administration's, giving all the power to a few while the rest suffer in poverty. As the film progresses, the story of Othello and the story of the hacienda intertwine and parallel. Meanwhile, Julia rages against Lolita, who tries to make Julia understand their power if united. Eventually they make a pact: they will befriend each other in order to get back at Marco. As their game gains momentum the two women begin to sincerely connect, eventually finding the beginning of real love. | |||||
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Toil And Trouble | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2011 | ||||
Company: | Just Theater | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #126587 | |||
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