Lauren Wilson is a theatre director, movement teacher, and playwright, with a focus on heightened performance styles and ensemble physical theatre. She has collaborated with actors and ensembles from all over the world, developing new works of theatre which reach across nationalities and borders.

Lauren teaches acting, mask, and movement at the University of South Carolina, where she co-heads the MFA acting program, directs department productions, and mentors students in devising and playwriting. She has created and directed many ensemble theatre works, including at Dell’Arte International in Blue Lake, California, where she previously served as School Director. She has taught and collaborated with ensembles internationally in Zimbabwe, Israel/Palestine, and Sri Lanka, and recently directed the Turkish company Tiyatro Misafir in their award-winning production Kismet.

Lauren holds a BA from Reed College and an MFA from Sarah Lawrence, and is a graduate of Dell'Arte International. Her plays are available through Dramatists Play Service/Concord Theatricals, and in the Vintage anthology Laugh Lines.