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During the worst gig of his life, a piano player wrestling with failure, fatherhood, and marriage has a surreal encounter that suggests he’s been playing the wrong song all along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lauren Adams will share her new short film, which just had its world premiere at the LA Shorts International Film Festival. She’ll also share behind-the-scenes stories about some of her other credits, including the cult Netflix hit, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt<\/em><\/strong><\/a>! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event is open to the public<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT LAUREN ADAMS<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lauren Adams is an actor, director, and improviser based in Los Angeles. She is best known for playing Gretchen Chalker on Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt<\/em><\/strong>, with additional credits including Greener Grass<\/em><\/strong>, Modern Family<\/em><\/strong>, The Sex Lives of College Girls<\/em><\/strong>, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver<\/em><\/strong>. She directed the short film In the Middle of Something<\/em><\/strong>, starring Julian Velard and Paul Scheer, and will be seen in the upcoming season of The Paper<\/em><\/strong> on Peacock<\/strong>. A longtime improviser, she has performed with Baby Wants Candy<\/strong> and trained and performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre<\/strong> for nearly two decades. She holds a BFA from Elon University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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