Welcome!
Hi y’all, I’m Lane! (He/They)
I’m a Queer classicist and PhD. Candidate in Classics.
My research focuses on the intersection of ancient drama and Queer theory, including reception, criticism and performance studies. My recent research concerns ancient innovation in dramatic structures and rehearsal processes.
I am also a playwright and actor, and my artistic work focuses on queer experiences and affect through different prisms. My current project, the queer dionysia, is a trilogy of queered tragedies utilizing Greek myth and the works of Euripides. The first play in the trilogy, hippolytos, was presented by the Committee on Ancient and Modern Performance at the 2021 SCS/AIA Joint Conference.
If you’d like to learn more about my writing, you can visit my New Play Exchange page here!
Thanks for stopping by!
SOME FUN PULL QUOTES (from my acting days)!
"But of all of these performances, the one I most enjoyed for its freshness and warmth came from Lane [Anthony] Flores"- Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune, regarding Abraham Lincoln Was a Faggot at About Face Theatre
"Flores’ Gernreich [...] is the show’s gifted, multidimensional heart and soul." - Lauren Whalen, Chicago Theater Beat, regarding The Temperamentals at About Face Theatre
"Lane Flores [...] is a revelation. He understands how to spin a story and make it live and breathe. He knows how to infuse a moment with sincerity and let it resonate in stillness." - Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review, regarding Our Bad Magnet at Mary-Arrchie Theatre