Discipline: Theatre – playwriting

Lauren Weedman

Discipline: Theatre – playwriting
Region: Santa Monica, CA
MacDowell Fellowships: 2007

Lauren Weedman is an American actress and comedian, known for her regular role on the HBO television series Looking (2014–2015), and its subsequent series finale television film, Looking: The Movie. She is also known for her roles in films such as Date Night (2010) and The Five-Year Engagement (2012) and for appearing as a guest star on various series such as “Hung,” “New Girl,” and “2 Broke Girls.” She was also a correspondent on “The Daily Show” from 2001 to 2002. Weedman has also written and performed several one-woman/spoken word shows, including Homecoming, BUST, and The People's Republic of Portland.

Studios

Calderwood

Lauren Weedman worked in the Calderwood studio.

In the winter of 1998, motivated by his passion for reading, Stanford Calderwood donated funds for a new writers’ studio. Burr-McCallum Architects of Williamstown, MA, provided the award-winning design in 1999; and the construction of the handsome studio was completed in time for its first artist to arrive early in 2000. With a series of double-hung casement…

Learn more