At the beginning of April, Lauren Harries ’11 wrapped up seven weeks of performing with the theater company Tribe of Fools on truTV’s Fake Off, which she describes as “a theatrical turn and burn for television.” Harries writes that she had an “awesome experience competing through the finals” against some of the best young dancers, puppeteers, and illusionists working in American entertainment. The first of eight episodes of the show airs on May 6th at 10:00 p.m. EST.
After graduating from Colgate, Harries studied at the Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training, where she honed performance skills that she first developed as a Colgate theater major. In 2013, she joined Almanac Dance Circus Theatre, an innovative ensemble of performers (including Nick Gillette ’05) that has produced critically acclaimed performances and developed educational programs for students of all ages.