Lauren is the Assistant Professor of Theatre Directing at MTSU and also is a freelance director. Most recently, she was the Associate Artistic Director at Chicago's Northlight Theatre. Her recent directing credits include: Something Clean with Rivendell and Sideshow Theatres,;The Cake at Rivendell Theatre (nominated for Joseph Jefferson Award for best director); The Legend of Georgia McBride at Northlight Theatre,;A Doll's House, Nice Girl and Betrayal at Raven Theatre; Every Brilliant Thing, Avenue Q, Rapture Blister Burn, Superior Donuts, and A Christmas Story at Nashville Repertory Theatre; Parallel Lives, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Last Five Years with Street Theatre. As Artistic Associate at Nashville Rep, Lauren directed the Ingram New Works Play Lab and Festival. Before moving to Nashville, Lauren worked with Producer/Director Hugh Wooldridge in London, UK. She received her MFA in Theatre Directing at Northwestern University. www.LaurenShouseDirects.com