PERFORMANCE
MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE PRESENTS: I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK
Created and Performed by Lauren Prousky
March 14 at 7:30 PM
Studio Theatre, Centre in the Square
Part job interview, part poetry reading, Microsoft Office Suite Presents: I Look Forward to Hearing Back is a bright new one-woman comedy show by multidisciplinary artist, Lauren Prousky with wit and bite. Using her extensive poetry archive and the full potential of PowerPoint, Lauren crafts a show that explores personal mythologization as a coping mechanism in the face of uncertainty, crappy entry-level jobs and high and low cultural criticism. Her references are available upon request. Recommended 18+
Lauren Prousky (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist based on land now known as Kitchener, Ontario. She makes installations, videos, performances, paintings and sculptures and writes poetry, short fiction and experimental essays. Lauren has an MFA from the University of Waterloo and a BFA from Concordia University. She has participated in residencies in Japan (Studio Kura), Iceland (Fish Factory Creative Centre), Brooklyn (Maple Terrace) and was a 2023 AGO Artist-in-Residence, where she created the participatory performance project, Black Tie Soup Night. With interdisciplinary arts hub Inter Arts Matrix, Lauren has participated in the COVE/COVOX Emerging Art Director program as well as the “serial Collaboration” A Hole in the Ground. Other recent exhibitions include Artcite Inc (upcoming), Ed Video, SPACEMAKER II, The CAFKA Biennial, The Plumb and Xspace Cultural Centre. Lauren has published writing with Textile (upcoming), BlackFlash, Public Parking, Untethered, SUM and Peripheral Review. She has curated exhibitions and hosted events in various DIY spaces, galleries and a public pool.
Lauren Prousky (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist based on land now known as Kitchener, Ontario. She makes installations, videos, performances, paintings and sculptures and writes poetry, short fiction and experimental essays. Lauren has an MFA from the University of Waterloo and a BFA from Concordia University. She has participated in residencies in Japan (Studio Kura), Iceland (Fish Factory Creative Centre), Brooklyn (Maple Terrace) and was a 2023 AGO Artist-in-Residence, where she created the participatory performance project, Black Tie Soup Night. With interdisciplinary arts hub Inter Arts Matrix, Lauren has participated in the COVE/COVOX Emerging Art Director program as well as the “serial Collaboration” A Hole in the Ground. Other recent exhibitions include Artcite Inc (upcoming), Ed Video, SPACEMAKER II, The CAFKA Biennial, The Plumb and Xspace Cultural Centre. Lauren has published writing with Textile (upcoming), BlackFlash, Public Parking, Untethered, SUM and Peripheral Review. She has curated exhibitions and hosted events in various DIY spaces, galleries and a public pool.