Lauren is a theater producer (Gracewell Productions), a playwright (member of The Dramatists Guild of America) and a theater critic -- The Connecticut Arts Connection (http://ctarts.blogspot.com) and Reflections in the Light (http://reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com). She formerly covered all of Connecticut theater for BroadwayWorld, Curtain Up and American Theater Web as well at the Journal Inquirer newspaper in Connecticut. She is a member of The Outer Critics Circle and Executive Producer of its annual awards dinner in New York. She is a former voting member and Vice President of The Drama Desk. She is Co-Founder of the CT Chapter of The League of Professional Theatre Women.and a member of the Board of DIrectors in New York.
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- BWW Interviews: Alan Zweibel - Enjoying a Multi-Course Career Seasoned with Friendship -
- BWW Reviews: Paul Giamatti's HAMLET at Yale Rep is 'Not To Be' Missed if You Want 'To Be' Entertained -
- BWW Interview: Stephanie Zimbalist of LIVING ON LOVE at Seven Angels -
- Feature: WOMEN OF A CERTAIN STAGE at Westport Country Playhouse -
- BWW Interviews: Christopher Smith -Musical Makes an 'Amazing' Journey to Goodpseed -
Previews: QUENTIN: A ROOSEVELT MUSICAL at Palace
February 18, 2024
February 18, 2024
The by-invite-only audience will be the first to sample this new musical about the son of Teddy Roosevelt.
Previews: THE LAST NIGHT At the Palace Theater
December 30, 2023
December 30, 2023
Last Night about 17th-century CT witchcraft panic gets reading at the Palace Theater, Waterbury as part of Gracewell Productions' Table Reading Series.
VIOLET AND ME: A MAMA-LOGUE to Play The Palace Theatre This Month
November 11, 2023
November 11, 2023
Gracewell Productions' third season of Table Readings at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, CT kicks off with Dorothy Lyman's new play, VIOLET AND ME.
Feature: WOMEN OF A CERTAIN STAGE at Westport Country Playhouse
August 30, 2023
August 30, 2023
One Acts, Music, Dorothy Lyman speaking about Hollywood's Glass Ceiling Celebrate the Accomplishments of Women Over 40 on Stage!
WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL at Ivoryton Playhouse
October 24, 2022
October 24, 2022
CT Chapter LPTW Presents Panel on 'Rebuilding Theater with Greater Relevance' and Presents Ivoryton Playhouse with 'Seal of Approval' for Promoting Theater Women at WOmen Playwrights Fest Oct. 29
THE LITTLE SISTERS OF LITTLETON Comes To Palace Theater, Waterbury
October 11, 2021
October 11, 2021
Dorothy Lyman, Sachi Parker, Don Striano featured in THE LITTLE SISTERS OF LITTLETON, kicking off Gracewell Productions' Table Reading Series at the Palace Theater, Waterbury
THE MAGIC OF STAGED READINGS at Westport Country Playhouse
October 7, 2021
October 7, 2021
Producers speak about staging readings in the age of Covid at CT Chapter's first in-person get-together of the season.
Connecticut Chapter of the League of Professional Theatre Women Host PERIOD PIECE Creators For Discussion
March 30, 2021
March 30, 2021
A discussion with Creator Susan Cinoman, Producers Tracey Knight Narang, Terry Nardozzi and Playwright Cheryl Davis in discussion about the upcoming Period Piece project.
League of Professional Theatre Women Celebrates Women's History Month At Hartford Stage & More
March 11, 2021
March 11, 2021
Hartford Stage Women are Part of a New Slate of Theater Leaders in Connecticut and talk about making history.
IT'S VALENTINE'S: LET'S MAKE SOME CONNECTIONS at Online
February 9, 2021
February 9, 2021
Learn how improv skills can help you make connections with Bridget Brown of the CT Chapter of LPTW
THINKING INSIDE THE (ZOOM) BOX at Online
November 4, 2020
November 4, 2020
Katherine Ray Discusses Her Recent Staging of Assassins at a Connecticut Drive-In Theater at a Networking Lunchtime Meeting of the CT Chapter of the League of Professional Theatre Women Nov. 10.
DOROTHY LYMAN PLAY GETS READING at Online
October 20, 2020
October 20, 2020
Dorothy Lyman's new play, THE KEYS, will get a reading on Zoom
TOAST THE VOTE! SUSAN B. at Zoom
September 21, 2020
September 21, 2020
The third installment of Toast The Vote!, the series sponsored by the CT Chapter of the League of Professional Theatre Women to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, will take place on Zoom Sept. 23 at 5 pm Eastern with an excerpt from Susan B. by Toby Armour, featuring Jenne Vath as Susan B. Anthony.
TOAST THE VOTE! Event Postponed to 8/20
August 10, 2020
August 10, 2020
CT Chapter of the League of Professional Theatre Women Celebrates Votes for Women with Play Excerpts
TOAST THE VOTE! at Online
July 15, 2020
July 15, 2020
Three excerpts from plays about women who forged the way for the 19th Amendment on the anniversary of its passage sponsored by the CT Chapter of the League of Professional Theatre Women.
INSIDE PLAYWRITING PANEL at Ivoryton Playhouse
February 6, 2020
February 6, 2020
Five playwrights give their perspectives on the process.
HOLIDAY LUNCH/PLAY READINGS at Westbrook Inn
December 4, 2019
December 4, 2019
Three playwrights present excerpts from holiday plays at a networking lunch sponsored by the CT Chapter of the League of Professional Theatre Women.
NATIONAL CRITICS INSTITUTE at O'Neill Theater Center Honors Mark Charney
July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019
O'Neill Center Honors Mark Charney as He Steps Down as NCI's Associate Director
Donna Walker-Kuhne Receives LPTW's First Rachel Crothers Leadership Award
July 4, 2019
July 4, 2019
Donna Walker-Kuhne Receives LPTW's First Rachel Crothers Leadership Award
BWW: Connecticut's Top Theater Picks for March 2018
March 6, 2018
March 6, 2018
Lots of comedy highlights top March picks for Connecticut theater.
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