CREATIVE TEAM

Lauren Carr
DIRECTOR

Lauren Carr is a Cincinnati-raised actor, director, and theatre practitioner. As a theatre director and acting coach, she is the Director of Theatre Arts at Mount St. Joseph University. Lauren has appeared in Cincinnati Fringe favorites such as Banned from Heaven, Barred from Hell; All We Have Borne; Furlesque; The Munitions Man; and Don’t Cross the Streams. Some of her favorite directing credits include Julie (Cincinnati Fringe Festival '23), A Piece of My Heart (MSJ Theatre Arts), Poor Behavior (Falcon Theatre), The Wolves* (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati *asst director), Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit (University of Cincinnati’s CCM Prep), The Investigation (Know Theatre), and Fool For Love (Briggs Theatre). Thank you always to the Carr clan, sweet Lulu and my Matty.

Kirk Sheppard is a playwright, professional counselor, theatre blogger, and former professional wrestling personality. His first play, “Chase the Dragon,” was workshopped in 2016. Since then, the rights have been optioned to an Indian-based Hindi language film company. His ten-minute play, “Michael and Jane,” was featured at Ensemble Theatre in the spring - and will be staged again in late summer on ETC’s mainstage. “Webcam” has been in development since late 2016 - and Kirk is thrilled to finally see and hear his work come to life, thanks to the amazing work of Lauren Carr and this sensational cast. @kirk.sheppard.writer on Insta.

E. Carr (she/her) is currently working as an intimacy choreographer, physical theatre practitioner, and movement/kinesics consultant out of Cincinnati, OH. She has a BFA in Acting from NYU-Tisch, an MBA with a focus on Entrepreneurship from NKU, and is currently working on her MS in Organizational Psychology from University of Hartford.

She has been working as an Intimacy Choreographer/Coordinator for the past 6+ years with regional theatre companies such as Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Falcon Theatre, Know Theatre, and many others.

Her passion is unlocking the physical narrative for individuals and empowering those in collectives to work towards a common goal. She is also the co-founder of Solasta Theatre Lab, a theatre company out in Cincinnati, OH, that focuses on experimental storytelling.

Additional information: www.erincarr.com

Hannah Levin is thrilled to return to Cincy Fringe after her fringe debut in Julie last year.

The Cincinnati-born and raised actor has worked extensively in new play development at Cincinnati LAB Theatre, most recently in The Springvale Armadillo, and Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative, most recently in The Cost of Living.

She has also performed at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, the Over the Rhine International Film Festival, and Xavier University. Hannah is currently studying Italian and Theatre at the Loyola University of Chicago. 

Up next, catch her in a staged reading of The Dresses in LAB theatre's 11th season! She can't wait to fringe it up with y'all this year! 

R. DeAndré Smith is excited to bring you WEBCAM. He believes that everyone has a story to be told and that, as an ambassador of theatrical art, it’s his mission to help bring those stories that resonate with him to life, no matter how weird or quirky. Life does not fit into a neat box, no matter how much we try to force it.

Other Cincinnati Fringe Festival projects DeAndré has participated in are PANTHER WOMAN (2021) and JULIE (2023).

In addition to performing on many local stages, he has performed on stages both nationally and internationally, performing with companies based in Indiana, Montana, Ohio, and Virginia.

His favorite credits include I HAVE A DREAM: The Life and Times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, A WRINKLE IN TIME, BAT BOY: The Musical, and JERRY SPRINGER: The Opera.

He would like to thank the audience and his family and friends for all of their support.