Lauren Boone is a producer/director for stage and screen from the Bay Area. Previously she worked in Media & Development for Renaissance Literary & Talent, and is currently a co-founder & resident director for Third Culture Theatre company in Los Angeles, and the Head of Development for Da Poetry Lounge Co (DPL) Productions. Lauren has directed and produced numerous theatre productions in LA (with an upcoming world premiere of a new work entitled NERVOUS UNICORNS opening in October 2023) web series, and short films. She also produces and develops podcasts for companies including iHeart and Gulfstream. THE DINNER GAME is her short film directorial debut, which she also produced. The writer of THE DINNER GAME wrote the first draft when she was only 17 years old. And now, almost two decades later, they've brought it back to life and made something adults and teenagers can both relate to: trying to fit in where you simply can’t. What drew Lauren to this story was the colliding of the characters' worlds. A power struggle between a family that lives and dies by a tradition that is so alienating, it's suffocating, and a con artist who makes his way through the world by never staying long enough to actually be seen. And what happens when two people looking for a way out find each other instead? This story isn’t about falling in love. It’s an exploration of lust, and trusting an outsider enough to free you from your past. Be free, eat well, and enjoy!