Lauren is a director/producer/performer and community facilitator. She is the founding Producing Artistic Director of No Dream Deferred NOLA, a community-anchored multi-media theatre production company that is dedicated to the development of new works originating in the south. 

Additionally, Lauren leads as the co-executive director of the Andre Cailloux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice. Driven by her interest in equitable, place-based, culturally relevant theatre, especially as it pertains to the global south, Lauren’s work lives where storytelling, community building, and politics intersect. 

Lauren received her Master of Fine Arts in Performance from The University of Southern Mississippi and her B.A. from North Carolina Central University. 

She lives joyfully in New Orleans with her husband Jason, and their 3 children, Austyn, Elijah, and Nia.

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