BIOGRAPHY

Lauren Rotante is a Pittsburgh and Anchorage based Director and Choreographer working in musical theatre and devised plays. Previous work includes: Pittsburgh Playhouse: Rent (Assistant Choreographer), Closer than Ever (Assistant Director) Ride the Cyclone (Co-Director/Choreographer), What is Love (Director/Facilitator), Eurydice (Choreographer) Brown Bag Theatre Company: Invisible Girls (Director). 

Lauren’s work has been seen across the US and internationally, with her most recent work “Lord of the Smores” in Anchorage Alaska. Lauren Rotante began their career in the 2017 National Tour of Billy Elliot (Dance Captain/Ballet Girl), and has been featured in Cole Bleu’s music video “Act One,” or serving as Artistic Director of Bridges Theatre Company. Rotante has had the pleasure to assist directors like Todd Underwood, Tome’ Cousin, Juliette Carillo, and Jeramie Welch. Pieces by Lauren Rotante have been nominated for national awards (NHSDA Artistic Merit 2021) or featured in Art Galleries (“Aural” Wick Monet 2023). Her work plays with the line between theatre and dance creating movement based story telling devised with an ensemble. Audience members leave her works seeing an insight into the human experience and what life means to the ensemble. 

Lauren is in her graduating year  at Point Park University pursuing a BFA in Theatre Arts - Directing Concentration with a Dance Minor.

Currently: Lauren is in Brisbane, Australia as an intern for the Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre Company

Artistic STATEMENT:

As an artist, I work to foster creation, collaboration, and fun in the creative proccess by working in conjunction with the company. I aim to articulate societal issues to the grander community through movement based theatre, dialogue and song.  I want to take the lessons I have learned as a student, performer, and creator and leave a positive, meaningful impact in the arts community.