Lauren Gorski

Lauren Gorski

Lauren Gorski is an award-winning writer. She has a Master's in Professional Writing with emphasis in Stage and Screen from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor's in English with Emphasis in Creative Writing from the University of California, Irvine. She writes fiction, poetry, screenplays, and stageplays. Her plays have been performed for the Hollywood Fringe, PlayGround, PianoFight...
Lauren Gorski is an award-winning writer. She has a Master's in Professional Writing with emphasis in Stage and Screen from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor's in English with Emphasis in Creative Writing from the University of California, Irvine. She writes fiction, poetry, screenplays, and stageplays. Her plays have been performed for the Hollywood Fringe, PlayGround, PianoFight's ShortLived series, and more. She is a past playwright-in-residence with PlayGround San Francisco. She is also the Co-Editor-In-Chief of Exposition Review, a multi-genre digital literary journal.

Plays

  • The Bramford by Lauren Gorski
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: adaptation, New York + 6 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, experimental, horror, satire
    Keyword: adaptation, New York, female, women, experimental, adult relationships, magical realism, dramedy
    The Bramford is an experimental, dramedy adaptation of Rosemary's Baby and explores the intersection of three women in one apartment: Gloria, Betty, and Rosemary. Gloria after suffering a miscarriage must find the courage to leave a controlling relationship. Her new friend, Betty, believes that Gloria cannot be satisfied as a housewife and encourages Gloria’s independence. Through reading the novel...
    The Bramford is an experimental, dramedy adaptation of Rosemary's Baby and explores the intersection of three women in one apartment: Gloria, Betty, and Rosemary. Gloria after suffering a miscarriage must find the courage to leave a controlling relationship. Her new friend, Betty, believes that Gloria cannot be satisfied as a housewife and encourages Gloria’s independence. Through reading the novel Rosemary’s Baby, both Gloria and Betty find new interpretations of the work. As the story is told, the characters of the novel -- Rosemary, Guy, and Satan -- come to life. Characters are loosely inspired by Gloria Steinman and Betty Friedman, along with the 1960s women's movement.
  • Emergency Operation by Lauren Gorski
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: romantic comedy, humor + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: romantic comedy, humor, romance, love, adult relationships, bad breakups
    Emergency Operation is a love story about a break-up. When Adam discovers his girlfriend Kelsey has cheated, he decides to fix his broken heart with surgery. While Adam has the opportunity to start fresh, Kelsey can’t let go of a relationship she thought meant everything to her. In a dramedy full of humor, emotion, and surprises—characters learn that actions have consequences and there is no such thing as a...
    Emergency Operation is a love story about a break-up. When Adam discovers his girlfriend Kelsey has cheated, he decides to fix his broken heart with surgery. While Adam has the opportunity to start fresh, Kelsey can’t let go of a relationship she thought meant everything to her. In a dramedy full of humor, emotion, and surprises—characters learn that actions have consequences and there is no such thing as a quick fix in matters of the heart. Emergency Operation tackles heartbreak with humor, wit, and love.

  • Living Conditions by Lauren Gorski
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    Genre: comedy, horror
    Genre: comedy, horror
    A woman hires a psychic to connect to spirits on the other side, but can she face the consequences of what waits for her?
  • Now and Then, We Lose Everything by Lauren Gorski
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    Genre: drama
    Genre: drama
    A woman imagines a reunion with an old flame.
  • The Princess Diaries by Lauren Gorski
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, fantasy, parody/spoof
    Cinderella is the new girl in a magical book club full of famous Princesses.
  • Who's A Good Boy? by Lauren Gorski
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    Genre: comedy
    Genre: comedy
    A prominent CEO invites an employee over to her home, where the employee is introduced to a very interesting dog.
  • The Memory Bank by Lauren Gorski
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    Genre: drama
    Genre: drama
    A woman decides to buy a safe deposit box for an unconventional reason, to preserve the memories of her mother.
  • The Power of Christmas Compels You by Lauren Gorski
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    Genre: comedy, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: christmas, short play
    Genre: comedy, horror, parody/spoof
    Keyword: christmas, short play
    Over Christmas Eve, Santa must exorcise a demon from a young man's body--and it turns out to be the Grinch himself.
  • Hey Jimmy Kimmel, I Told My Kid I Ate All of Their Halloween Candy by Lauren Gorski
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    Genre: comedy
    Genre: comedy
    A dad eager to prank his child the day after Halloween discovers that his wife accidentally brought home the wrong child from trick-or-treating.
  • Cat Poop Makes You Do Weird Sh*t by Lauren Gorski
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    Genre: dark comedy, horror + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, horror, mystery/thriller
    Inspired by the music of Philip Glass, a newly-divorcee slowly goes mad as she starts to believe her cats are controlling her mind in this off-kilter thriller.
  • Doctor's Appointment by Lauren Gorski
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy
    Genre: comedy, fantasy
    A couple expecting to learn the sex of their baby during a routine doctor's visit, find out they are having a mermaid.
  • Temporary Ink by Lauren Gorski
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy
    Genre: comedy, fantasy
    A lesson of regretting a bad tattoo after a man discovers his nutcracker tattoo has come to life!
  • Starting From Scratchy by Lauren Gorski
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: simpsons, parody + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, fantasy, parody/spoof
    Keyword: simpsons, parody, absurdist dystopia
    Written over three days with the prompt "Suffrage", my short play "Starting from Scratchy" is the telling of a Simpsons fan who takes fate (and a monkey's paw) into his own hands to change the history of the universe.