Lawrence Aronovitch
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Ontario, CA
Born in Montreal, Lawrence is a playwright and the co-host of the Next Stages theatre podcast. His art is rooted in his biography: a former rocket scientist, a gay man of a certain generation, a descendant of medieval rabbis fleeing the Spanish Inquisition. As an artist he tries to reach into people’s hearts and heads alike, to make them think and feel and, perhaps, help change the world. His work has been performed at theatres in Canada, the U.S., England and Ireland. A former playwright in residence at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa, Lawrence has written plays about scientists (Marie Curie), poets (W.H. Auden), movie stars (Hedy Lamarr), and ex-kings (Edward VIII), among many other topics.