Lauren Schacher

Lauren Schacher (born August 2, 1985) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director most known for her role in Paul Schrader's The Canyons[1] and as a co-founder of podcast Chicks Who Script.[2]

Lauren Schacher
Born (1985-08-02) August 2, 1985
Seattle, Washington US
Alma mater McGill University, Montreal, CA
OccupationFilmmaker, screenwriter, podcaster, actress
Years active2006 – present
Known forThe Canyons
Home townSeattle, Washington
Websitewww.laurenschacher.com

Early life

Schacher was born in Seattle, Washington[3] and raised in Athens, Georgia. She studied biochemistry and Italian Literature at McGill University[4] and theater acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse.[1]

Career

Schacher moved to New York City where she attended The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre to pursue an acting career, appearing in a handful of plays and independent films, including a production of Alan Ball's Five Women Wearing Dresses.[5] In 2013, after an online search through Mobli, Schacher was cast as Caitlin in Paul Schrader's film The Canyons starring Lindsay Lohan and James Deen [6] as well at HBO's TV Movie Phil Spector,[7] directed by David Mamet and starring Al Pacino, Helen Mirren and Jeffrey Tambor. In 2013 Schacher was included in Backstage's 2nd annual "30 Actors to Watch" list.[3]

Schacher, alongside writers Jenna Laurenzo and Amy Staats, won the inaugural Big Vision Empty Wallet Fellowship[8]. In 2014, Schacher co-founded the Chicks Who Script podcast with writers Emily Blake and Maggie Levin to discuss primarily female filmmakers and the films, web series, and TV shows they make. [9] The show recorded 94 episodes with guests including Rose McGowan, Nicole Perlman, Franklin Leonard, LaToya Morgan, Karyn Kusama and Brian Koppelman. In 2016, she co-created the viral webseries F*ck Yes alongside Emily Best, Erica Anderson, Eve Cohen, Blessing Yen, Jessica King, and Julie Keck. [10]

gollark: According to random vaguely plausible things on the internet, our strong reactions to politics are derived from the situation during human evolution, when humans were in small tribes and you could directly affect things and they could strongly and directly affect *you*.
gollark: In local ones you can do more, but nobody cares about those.
gollark: You can vote, but in widescale elections you have a very low chance of shifting the outcomes.
gollark: I mean, you can't substantially affect it.
gollark: Not really, though.

References
  1. McDaniel, Amora (19 July 2012). "Lindsay Lohan film uses Mobli in casting". Upstart Business Journal. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. "Chicks Who Script". Chicks Who Script. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. "The Second Annual Backstage 30". Backstage.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  4. "Today on The Marilu Show – Wednesday 17th, 2013". The Marilu Show. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  5. "Kirby Theatre Company Presents Alan Ball's 'Five Women Wearing The Same Dress', 10/29 – 11/22". Broadwayworld.com. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  6. Foundas, Scott (28 February 2013). "Film Review: 'The Canyons'". Variety.com. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  7. Tomasi, Rollo (5 February 2013). "'Phil Spector' (2013) TV Movie Trailer: Al Pacino, Helen Mirren, HBO". Film Book. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  8. "BVEW's 2013 Screenwriting Fellows Announced!". 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  9. Myers, Scott (30 July 2014). "Q&A (Part 1): Chicks Who Script (Emily Blake, Maggie F. Levin, Lauren Schacher)". GoIntoTheStory. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  10. Hipes, Patrick (17 May 2019). "Rosa Salazar To Star In Sex-Ed Dramedy 'The Bang Bang Girls'; Paradigm Selling At Cannes". Deadline. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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