At a young age, Lauren Curet became a published playwright when her collaborated work Girl Power: Voices of a Generation debuted at the NYC International Fringe Festival. During her writing career, Lauren’s play Therapy received critical acclaim when it reached the semi-finals of New York’s Long Island City One Act Play Festival and the finals of Los Angeles’s Avante Garage’s Word Power festival. In more recent history, Lauren was a collaborative writer for the devised play According to This… She is an alumna of the prestigious HBMG Foundation’s Winter Playwright retreat where her full-length play Maya got its first reading. Recently, she has been using her writing skills to create stand-alone monologues, short sketches, and short films. Most recently, Lauren became a three-time award-winner with her solo show Is Krishna There? including the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Scholarship.
Just Girl Things
Please enjoy a clip my first short film Just Girl Things.
Directed by Sonal Shah
Priya: Lauren Curet
Monet: Danielle McPhaul
Is Krishna There? is a solo show based on the life of Begum Akhtar.
I wrote Is Krishna There? as an homage to my Hindu roots as well as a love letter to my mother who sacrificed everything so that I can experience a life in the arts.
Awarded: 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival Scholarship, Fringe Runway Winner, and Splash Award winner.