LAUREN ZEFTEL (she/her+) is a Brooklyn-based director/dramaturg who creates with and for those whose experiences defy simple expression. She has directed the NYC premieres of plays by writers Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin, Haleh Roshan, Addie Ulrey, and Emily Zemba. Other directing credits include MY SIX THERAPISTS by Julia Izumi (Clubbed Thumb Winterworks), SISTERS ON THE GROUND by Max Posner (NYU Atlantic), THE SKRIKER by Caryl Churchill (CUNY Brooklyn), and IN A WORD by Lauren Yee (Williamstown/PTP). Lauren was a founder, co-producer, and resident director for the collective PLAYxPLAY, presenting the work of 15 playwrights, 23 directors, and 200+ performers over three years. In addition, Lauren has a background in Applied Theatre and as a teaching artist. In 2022, she collaborated with social...
LAUREN ZEFTEL (she/her+) is a Brooklyn-based director/dramaturg who creates with and for those whose experiences defy simple expression. She has directed the NYC premieres of plays by writers Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin, Haleh Roshan, Addie Ulrey, and Emily Zemba. Other directing credits include MY SIX THERAPISTS by Julia Izumi (Clubbed Thumb Winterworks), SISTERS ON THE GROUND by Max Posner (NYU Atlantic), THE SKRIKER by Caryl Churchill (CUNY Brooklyn), and IN A WORD by Lauren Yee (Williamstown/PTP). Lauren was a founder, co-producer, and resident director for the collective PLAYxPLAY, presenting the work of 15 playwrights, 23 directors, and 200+ performers over three years. In addition, Lauren has a background in Applied Theatre and as a teaching artist. In 2022, she collaborated with social justice artist Kilusan Bautista, the Queens Museum, NYPADB, SPCUNY, and the Helen Keller National Center on mutual aid and arts focused community event for NYC Deaf-Blind children and their families. Lauren is a former Clubbed Thumb New Play Directing Fellow, Playwrights Horizons Robert Moss Directing Fellow, a two-time Drama League Resident Artist, and an alumni of the LCT Directors Lab, the Mercury Store Directors Lab, and the Williamstown Directing Corps. BFA: NYU Tisch, MFA: Brooklyn College. [as of June 2024]
More at: www.laurenzeftel.com