Biography
Lauren Lane Head of Acting
In her ten years in Los Angeles, Lauren Lane starred in three award winning television series; The Nanny, L.A. Law and Hunter. Winning the LA Critics award, Austin Critics Circle award and multiple B Iden Payne awards represent the critical acclaim of her extensive and continuing work in the theatre. In addition to full-time filming in Los Angeles, Lauren was a company member of The Actors Gang- Tim Robbins award winning theatre company. As an acting teacher, Lauren’s work has been awarded The Presidents Excellence in Teaching citation six times. Serving as Head of Acting for the past five years, and as a Texas State faculty member for 14 years, Lauren is proud to be part of an outstanding group of professionals who have extensive experience in every media form, both nationally and internationally. Lauren graduated from the MFA program at The American Conservatory Theatre. Having grown up in Texas, she returned for her favorite and most meaningful job, being Kate’s mom.
In her ten years in Los Angeles, Lauren Lane starred in three award winning television series; The Nanny, L.A. Law and Hunter. Winning the LA Critics award, Austin Critics Circle award and multiple B Iden Payne awards represent the critical acclaim of her extensive and continuing work in the theatre. In addition to full-time filming in Los Angeles, Lauren was a company member of The Actors Gang- Tim Robbins award winning theatre company. As an acting teacher, Lauren’s work has been awarded The Presidents Excellence in Teaching citation six times. Serving as Head of Acting for the past five years, and as a Texas State faculty member for 14 years, Lauren is proud to be part of an outstanding group of professionals who have extensive experience in every media form, both nationally and internationally. Lauren graduated from the MFA program at The American Conservatory Theatre. Having grown up in Texas, she returned for her favorite and most meaningful job, being Kate’s mom.
Research Interests
Training highly vetted BFA acting students to work as professional actors across production platforms. Achieving a level of professional confidence and craft in a four-year BFA liberal arts degree that equals an MFA level degree. By means of a rigorous, sequential curriculum taught by industry professionals who continue to work in the profession.
Teaching Interests
Six weeks after moving to Los Angeles, I walked out of an audition room and was told that I had earned the lead female role in a very successful detective series. It was my first television audition after grad school and now would be my first lead role on television. The thrill of that moment is what I want for my students. My ultimate goal as teacher is for my students to hear the words, “congratulations you got the part” My classes are part of a rigorous prescribed sequence of actor training that allows students to develop the artistry and craft required to work as professional actors. I have developed teaching methods that support efficient artistic training. When my students hear the words, “you got the part”, they know they earned the opportunity and that they have the skill and confidence necessary to do the job