Lauren Hance

Lauren Hance is a playwright, producer, director, and performer. Her plays have been produced in various locations across the country including New York, Minnesota, California, and Texas. Lauren has worked as a writer at Southern Rep Theatre in New Orleans in the 6x6 Playwriting Program. She has directed for Southern Rep Theatre, Landing Theatre Company, Playhouse 1960, and more. Lauren is the founder of Out of Mind Productions, a small production company with the mission to present stories that stir the heart. She is currently touring her one-woman show, THE HOLY O. Lauren holds a BFA in Directing from Abilene Christian University and a MAT in Theology, Arts, and Culture from Fuller Theological Seminary. She resides in Houston with her husband and two daughters, and on the weekends...

Lauren Hance is a playwright, producer, director, and performer. Her plays have been produced in various locations across the country including New York, Minnesota, California, and Texas. Lauren has worked as a writer at Southern Rep Theatre in New Orleans in the 6x6 Playwriting Program. She has directed for Southern Rep Theatre, Landing Theatre Company, Playhouse 1960, and more. Lauren is the founder of Out of Mind Productions, a small production company with the mission to present stories that stir the heart. She is currently touring her one-woman show, THE HOLY O. Lauren holds a BFA in Directing from Abilene Christian University and a MAT in Theology, Arts, and Culture from Fuller Theological Seminary. She resides in Houston with her husband and two daughters, and on the weekends you can occasionally catch her antics with CSz Houston- Home of ComedySportz.

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Scripts

Emily's Post-Apocalyptic Book of Zombie Etiquette

by Lauren Hance

Cast Size
3—18
Genre
comedy

Years after the HN666N7 virus breaks out, most humans have become zombies. In efforts to bring back the decorum of a more civilized society, Emily has written a revised version of her classic book Etiquette. Will the zombies take her advice, or will natural instinct take over?

Years after the HN666N7 virus breaks out, most humans have become zombies. In efforts to bring back the decorum of a more civilized society, Emily has written a revised version of her classic book Etiquette. Will the zombies take her advice, or will natural instinct take over?

Let's Make A Play Together!

by Lauren Hance

Cast Size
5—8
Genre
comedy,
musical,
young audiences

This play was commissioned and developed in partnership with Express Children's Theatre of Houston and Tim Fried-Fiori. It is an improv based play, with music, where professional improvisers teach children the basics of improv and then perform an improvised play based on audience suggestions. "Let's Make A Play Together" debuted at The 2017 Hilltop Festival for Children at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston...

This play was commissioned and developed in partnership with Express Children's Theatre of Houston and Tim Fried-Fiori. It is an improv based play, with music, where professional improvisers teach children the basics of improv and then perform an improvised play based on audience suggestions. "Let's Make A Play Together" debuted at The 2017 Hilltop Festival for Children at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston, TX and will is on tour during the fall of 2017.

For more information about producing this play, please contact Lauren Hance.

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In the Fall

by Lauren Hance

2
Cast Size
3
Genre
drama

Desiree Pender, a smart, young woman, who recently dropped out of college to sort out her life, stumbles upon her former High School English Teacher, Alexis Murray, in a secret place in the park. Alexis has come to her spot to rest and breathe and to await her fates as accusations against her have surfaced in a court of law. As events unfold, and secrets are unfurled, the women discover they may be facing...

Desiree Pender, a smart, young woman, who recently dropped out of college to sort out her life, stumbles upon her former High School English Teacher, Alexis Murray, in a secret place in the park. Alexis has come to her spot to rest and breathe and to await her fates as accusations against her have surfaced in a court of law. As events unfold, and secrets are unfurled, the women discover they may be facing different sides of the same coin, forcing them to either deny or accept the offences that have wreaked havoc in their lives.

*Previously Titled "Autumn Changes"

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Handprints

by Lauren Hance

Cast Size
2
Genre
drama

Allison is gettin' hitched! The only thing missing is her father, and if his unyielding search for a tiny handprint fails, she may never make it down the isle.

Allison is gettin' hitched! The only thing missing is her father, and if his unyielding search for a tiny handprint fails, she may never make it down the isle.

Dancing The Twist

by Lauren Hance

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
drama

It is 1995, and the last days of summer are approaching as Mia & William are looking forward to entering the 8th grade. They both have one goal in mind before school begins, A Kiss. Will their risky efforts pay off and change their lives forever, or will they be left standing with their hearts in their hands?

It is 1995, and the last days of summer are approaching as Mia & William are looking forward to entering the 8th grade. They both have one goal in mind before school begins, A Kiss. Will their risky efforts pay off and change their lives forever, or will they be left standing with their hearts in their hands?