"I went into the piece thinking I was Gracie, and I came out realizing that I'm George." 

I last saw Lauren in person about 12 years ago when we were both students at the Actors Studio Drama School in New York. She stayed, I didn't. Already brilliant and funny when I knew her then, she's since come into her own as a performer, as a writer, and as a human being in a way I truly admire. 

In our discussion (a long one again, I know, I'm sorry), we talk about the craft of acting, her love of the medium of television, the genesis of her play-in-development about George Burns and Gracie Allen, and why we think Aaron Sorkin is so damn good. 

Duration:  82 minutes.

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Links from the show: 

Lauren's website

The Facebook page for her play The Raconteurs (give it some likes) 

Her essay on Gracie Allen at Travalanche

Her essay on Burns and Allen, (mostly) available through Google Books

Lauren's blog project #GirlWriter 

Lauren on Twitter as @LaurenMilberger