Alan Zilberman

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Lauren Halvorsen’s “Nothing for the Group” is a must-read for this ambitious, diverse community (and those who like “Hamilton” puns)

In the immediate aftermath of 2020 lockdowns, theater companies were on the chopping block — and dramaturgs (aka the literary advisors for theater companies) were among the first to be cut. Lauren Halvorsen — the former dramaturg for the Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood — found herself out of a job during this period, but still craved some connection to the community where she worked for over a decade. So she started Nothing for the Group, a theater-focused news…