Lauren Gunderson: Difference between revisions

Gunderson has made some of her plays available for [[Activism|activist]] purposes,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://footlights.com/footnotes/a-conversation-with-lauren-gunderson-on-the-power-of-theater-activism/|title=A Conversation with Lauren Gunderson on the Power of Theater Activism|lastfirst=Inc.Stephanie|firstlast=Marcus PromotionsHarte|workwebsite=Footlights.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429103453/http://footlights.com/footnotes/a-conversation-with-lauren-gunderson-on-the-power-of-theater-activism|archive-date=2018-04-29|access-date=2018-04-28|url-status=dead|language=en-US}}</ref> and is touted as an Arts meets Activism writer.<ref name=":0" />

''The Taming'' is an all-female political [[farce]] which premiered at Crowded Fire Theater Company in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/World-Premiere-of-Lauren-Gundersons-THE-TAMING-to-Play-Crowded-Fire-Theater-103-26-20131002|title=World Premiere of Lauren Gunderson's THE TAMING Plays Crowded Fire Theater, Now thru 10/26|author=BWW News Desk|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=2018-04-28|language=en}}</ref> Inspired by [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', ''The Taming'' explores what happens when a beauty queen with a constitutional law degree, a Republican senator's aide, and a liberal online influencer are all locked in a hotel together, trying to make a better America. Gunderson made this play free to produce on the night of the 2017 presidential inauguration of [[Donald Trump]], citing her belief that theater, art, and stories have the ability to make lasting change.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.americantheatre.org/2016/11/17/lauren-gundersons-inauguration-day-gift-a-free-taming/|title=Lauren Gunderson's Inauguration Day Gift: A Free 'Taming'|last=Editors|first=American Theatre|date=2016-11-17|website=AMERICANAmerican THEATRETheatre|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-08}}</ref>