{"id":29469,"date":"2026-09-08T13:07:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/?post_type=story&p=29469"},"modified":"2026-09-09T12:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T16:37:18","slug":"unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-actor-lauren-adams-visits-clark-for-improv-workshop-film-screening","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/08\/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-actor-lauren-adams-visits-clark-for-improv-workshop-film-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt\u2019 actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Adams to share behind-the-scenes stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How do you build a scene from a single idea? Clarkies will get the answer to that question and more from actor, director, and improviser Lauren Adams, best known for playing Gretchen Chalker on the Netflix hit \u201cUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,\u201d during her visit to campus on Thursday, Sept. 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A screening and talkback of Adams\u2019 new short film, \u201cIn the Middle of Something,\u201d<\/a> which premiered recently at the LA Shorts International Film Festival, is from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at Razzo Hall in the Traina Center for the Arts and is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s always a treat for students to have Lauren visit Clark,\u201d says Soren Sorensen<\/a>, associate professor of practice and program director of screen studies<\/a> in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts<\/a>. \u201cClarkies always learn a lot from her vast acting, improv, and directing experience. I have several\u00a0\u2018Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt\u2019\u00a0fans in my classes, and I know they’re looking forward to her visit.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n