Lauren Emily Whalen
Lauren Emily Whalen is a 2018 alum of the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, an Equity Membership Candidate, and author of the forthcoming YA novel Two Winters, now available for preorder. Follow her on Twitter @laurenemilywri.
All the World’s A Couch
By Lauren Emily WhalenMany of us are taking meetings from our couches, but for some, our living room furniture has also become a stage. Julia Giolzettis Sofa Shakespeare gives actors of all backgrounds and résumé lengths the opportunity to perform; each volunteer actor provides a minute-long clip from a play, which Giolzetti then gathers and lovingly stitches together to create a full work to share online as free theater.
IndieSpace Gives the New York Theater Scene Exactly What It Needs
By Lauren Emily WhalenWere still in the middle of a pandemic, the co-founder and Executive Director of IndieSpace reflected. Artists are still reeling theres a deep impact on mental health and feelings of stability and safety, and their work hasnt come back at one hundred percent. We cant stop supporting artists where theyre at.