As a teaching artist, Lauren works with the Public Theatre’s Summer Shakespeare Initiative. She teaches Shakespeare and ensemble building to middle and high school students, as well as bringing workshops to shelters, after-school programs and prison in the five boroughs of New York City. She has guest taught Shakespeare and character study with Shakespeare & Company’s High School Program in Lenox, MA and with The Anderson School (PS 334) in Manhattan. She has taught Creating Original Work and Dramaturgy at The University of New Mexico, BFA Theatre Department. With the Hangar Theatre Next Gen Summer Camp, she taught Character Creation and Theatre Games. With the Lab Company there, she taught Directing.
Lauren seeks to empower her students to make bold choices and take risks, within the security of a safe environment.
