INTIMACY COORDINATION

Lauren is an Intimacy Professional and Director from the Bay Area, with 20 years experience in the theatre and entertainment industries. A wide range of jobs have led her to her work as an Intimacy Professional, including casting, directing, producing, immersive events, working at a literary agency, podcasts and running a theatre company.  Her specialty is connecting with actors and directors, and fostering a safe environment for creativity to flow and great art to be made while having a deep understanding of production flow. Lauren is a Certification Pending Intimacy Coordinator with IDC Professionals, a SAG accredited institution, and also works as an Intimacy Director (Theatre/Live Events).

Lauren is based out of Northern CA, and available to work across the US and Europe as she is a dual Italian-American Citizen.

    • Intimacy Coordination (TV/Film)

    • Intimacy Direction (Theatre/Live Events)

    • Script Consultant

    • Casting Consultant

    • Pre-Production and Post-production Intimacy Consulting

    • Streamline communication between the actors, the director and the production team regarding the intimate scenes 

    • Assist the director with, or create, choreography to sell the story on camera or stage

    • Coordinate with all departments to ensure rehearsal, performances and shooting days are informed, well equipped and run smoothly.

    • Support the actors through what can be a stressful and vulnerable time.

  • A large part of my work happens in Pre-Production. I work with the director to understand their vision for the intimate scenes, and we make a plan for how we can best work together. We’ll get into the specifics of each scene and what is needed (degree of nudity, simulated sex acts, etc.) so I can accurately relay this information to the actors. 

    I then speak with the actors and confirm their levels of consent regarding each element of the scene. From these conversations, descriptive rider language is created and passed onto production, and set protocols are confirmed with the AD and producers. This rider language becomes the basis for what is needed for the actors once we’re in production. I’ll coordinate with all relevant department heads  to ensure any modesty garments, barriers, merkins or prosthetics needed for the scenes are communicated and ready for rehearsals and the day of shooting.

    On set, i’ll work with the AD and director to ensure protocols are being followed, actors are confident and clear about their choreography, and support the director so that the story being told in the intimate scenes is reading true on camera.

  • With my job, I work hard to avoid surprises and ensure everyone knows what is happening and when. This creates a healthy and productive working environment on set where everyone is confident in the specifics, and we avoid shooting/rehearsal delays from miscommunications. The heart of this job is being an advocate - not just for actors - but all crew members, an advisor and resource for the director, and a liaison between all relevant departments. Safe environments allow for the most bold intimacy work to be brought forth.

  • SAG-AFTRA requires an intimacy coordinator (IC) on set for any production involving nudity, simulated sex, or "hyper-exposed" scenes. These protocols are standard for union projects to ensure safety, consent, and choreographing intimate contact, with the 2025 SAG-AFTRA Intimacy Coordinator Agreement taking effect February 22, 2026.

    An Intimacy Coordinator can also be brought on for scenes involving kissing, partial nudity, intense moments of emotion or anytime an actor or director asks for one.

    • 50+ hours of IDC Professionals Accelerator Program and Certification Program*

    • 40 hrs IC Choreo Workshop Intensive NYC (IDC Professionals) 

    • Theatrical Intimacy Education(TIE) ID/IC Workshop NYC

    • TIE Verticals Seminar

    • Mental Health First Aid Certified

    • Trauma Informed Work Training, Anti-Racism Training, Bystander Intervention, Equity Diversity and Inclusion Training.

    • *Training Mentors and Teachers Include: Claire Warden, Marcus Watson, Alicia Rhodis, Amanda Pulcini, Samantha Kauffman & Marie Percy

    • 5 years Stage Management experience

    • BA in Theatre Arts, San Francisco State University & University of East Anglia (UK)

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