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Author: Lauren Patterson

Lauren Patterson is originally from Texas and loves theater, writing, and working toward equality. A Drexel graduate, she previously worked with Philly’s Painted Bride Quarterly. Her fiction and essays have been published in The 33rd: Anthology. When she isn’t assisting with Drama Around the Globe, Lauren enjoys playing rugby, collecting candles, and dismantling the patriarchy brick-by-brick.
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DEATH IS A CABARET OL’ CHUM: A GRAVEYARD CABARET (REV Theatre Company): 2016 Fringe review 94

Lauren Patterson September 30, 2016 1 Comment

REV Theatre Company let loose a quirky combo of fright-night-meets-kickline-cabaret for this year’s Fringe.

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Young People Speaking Truth: A talk with Mantua Theater Project’s Nick Anselmo

Lauren Patterson August 27, 2016 No Comments

Addressing the needs of the communities in West Philadelphia through self-esteem building experiences for youth in theater.

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DON’T BOTHER ME, I CAN’T COPE! (New Freedom): Occupying our space, a community’s fight for permanence

Lauren Patterson August 1, 2016 1 Comment

Strikes a raw nerve as it addresses the issue of institutional buy-out of impoverished neighborhoods

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Development, Culture, and Community in the Forest of Arden: REV Theatre’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at Columbus Square Park

Lauren Patterson July 19, 2016 No Comments

REV invited us to chase characters through the Forest of Arden against a backdrop of South Philadelphia’s urban skyline.

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