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Taylor Leigh Lamb

Taylor Leigh Lamb is a writer, theatremaker, and communications professional based in Baltimore, Maryland, and originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia. She was previously a content editor for the HowlRound Journal. The power of art as a tool for political education and to impact social change is something Taylor strongly believes in. Following that value has led her to working in the regional theatre industry, writing for various publications, writing her own plays, producing independent web series, and more. She is currently the community engagement manager for Donkeysaddle Projects. You can find more of her work on her website. When she's not working on projects that expand people's imaginations, you can find Taylor overanalyzing a TV show that has likely been off the air for over five years.

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Alive, Unwell, and Defending Each Other

5 June 2025

Through non-narrative rock numbers, Dan Fishback is Alive, Unwell, and Living in His Apartment targets contemporary societal betrayals, from COVID denialism to the genocide in Palestine. Taylor Leigh Lamb writes about the show’s genesis and its multi-pronged commitment to safety and access for audience and artists alike.

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Everything Ghost Forest Touches, It Changes

3 February 2025

Ghost Forest grapples with the climate crisis playing out through sea level rise that impacts forests of the Eastern Bay in Maryland. Taylor Leigh Lamb discusses the way the play’s ecological approach extended into new play development process that supported the art, the artists, and the surrounding community.

A woman performs in front of audience members wearing masks.
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We Can’t Build an Equitable Theatre While Ignoring COVID

21 March 2024

Taylor Leigh Lamb argues that building the equitable theatre industry requires robust COVID precautions with steps like masking, air filtration, and advocacy within our theatrical spaces.

Three people sitting onstage, one of them holding a globe, and five spirits above them, one in the middle connecting two blocks with a spark in between them.
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Public Access Archives: The End of the Theatre Industry

7 September 2021

Taylor Leigh Lamb and Sabine Decatur share emails, letters, social media posts, and more from the future that represent the period of profound change in the theatre industry beginning in 2021.

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