Lauren Gralton grew up in Wisconsin and moved to Oklahoma for four years to attend Oklahoma City University. There she received a Bachelors in Performing Arts with a minor in History. While dance has always been her passion, lately she's been focused on becoming a true triple threat. She is so grateful that Marcus took a chance on her and appreciates the positive reinforcement from the cast. Acting is pushing her boundaries and it's exhilarating.

Where were you born? Where were you raised? Where did you go to school?

I was born in Milwaukee, WI and raised just 15 min west of Lake Michigan in a well-off suburban community. I went to Brookfield Central high school and then proceeded to go to Oklahoma City University for college.


What is your job on this show?


My job is to portray an immigration officer and a girl who is about to get another abortion.

Who are your heroes?

My heroes would have to be my family. My parents and my sister are the most supportive people I know. Not only do they support the career I chose, but they accept every side of me. To the point of even eating tofu cream cheese over the regular stuff because of my food allergies. I look up to each of them in a different way and try to emulate their best qualities.  

What is your Zodiac sign?

I'm on the cusp between Scorpio and Sagittarius, November 22.

Can theater bring about societal change? Why or why not?

I think that theatre can inspire social change and motivate the audience. History has proven to us that it is possible.

Would you be willing to get a microchip implanted in your eye?

I think I would get a microchip implanted. I would weigh the consequences of doing it versus not having it in my eye. Ultimately, if it put others and myself in danger to not have the chip, I would do it.

Complete this sentence: My show is the only one opening in NYC this spring that...?

My show is the only one opening in NYC this spring that asks what would have happened if Mary the blessed Mother had gotten an abortion.


The Procedure will be performed on Friday 5/31/13 at 5:00pm, Tuesday 6/4/13 at 9:00pm, Saturday 6/8/13 at 12:30pm, Friday 6/14/13 at 9:00pm, Monday 6/17/13 at 4:30pm, and Thursday 6/20/13 at 5:00pm as part of the Planet Connections Theater Festivity. The Festival will take place at the Gene Frankel Theater, at 24 Bond St New York 10012.

As the rehearsals for The Procedure are going swimmingly well, we will be featuring the wonderful performers from the show soon so check it out!!

An interracial gay couple is faced with a microchip implant in order to remain together in Marcus Yi's serio-comedy The Procedure, a dystopic fairy tale pitting government control against love and sacrifice. A Living Room Theater production, written and directed by Sonia Nam and Marcus Yi, The Procedure will be performed on Friday 5/31/13 at 5:00pm, Tuesday 6/4/13 at 9:00pm, Saturday 6/8/13 at 12:30pm, Friday 6/14/13 at 9:00pm, Monday 6/17/13 at 4:30pm, and Thursday 6/20/13 at 5:00pm as part of the Planet Connections Theater Festivity. The Festival will take place at the Gene Frankel Theater, at 24 Bond St New York 10012.

Adrian, a man in his mid-thirties, is living the dream. He is a lawyer, married to a loving husband, Jacob, and is about to become a citizen of the United States. Everything seems rosy until the immigration interview, where he learns that the path to citizenship requires a microchip implant. In his eye. In the end, Adrian has to choose between the staying with the people he loves, and standing up for what is right.

Cast includes Stephen Thornton, Reynaldo Rivera, Fenny Novyane, Shubhra Prakash, Lauren Gralton and Richard Glucksberg. The running time of the show is approximately 75 minutes.

When a married woman with a secret past meets an obsessed teenager with raging hormones no one walks away unscathed in Marcus Yi's sexually-charged Pretty Little Mouth, a cautionary tale about the dangers of getting in over one's head, both figuratively and literally. A Living Room Theater production, written and directed by Yi, Pretty Little Mouth will be performed on Monday, February 18th at 6pm, Thursday, February 21st at 7.15pm and Saturday, February 23rd at 2pm as part of John Chatterton's Short Play Midwinter Madness Festival. The Festival will take place at Roy Arias Stage II, at 300 W. 43rd St., 4th floor, near 8th Avenue.

Emily, a woman in her mid-thirties, is living her dream. She is married to a loving husband, with all her needs provided for, passing her days giving music lessons. She is quite content. If she happened to be heavily involved in the S&M club scene years earlier, that's all behind her now. At least until one of her students, a 15 year-old boy named John, learns about her past. He threatens to expose her unless she relieves him of his virginity - and he has no plans of stopping with that one favor. As John gets more and more demanding, Emily must decide if it's worth saving her marriage, or if she will instead teach John a lesson he will never forget. Pretty Little Mouth is definitely NOT recommended for young children!

The cast of Pretty Little Mouth features Tiffany Terrell, Brian Knoebel, Danielle Ma, Kaitlin Stern and Molly Grace Byrnes. The running time of the show is approximately 60 minutes.