Lauren Gunderson most produced living playwright in 2016 and 2017. Gunderson was awarded the Lanford Wilson award in 2016. Her play "I and You" was the winner of the 2014 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award, and a finalist for the 2014 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Forward Theater, located in Madison, Wisconsin, will stage "I and You" from November 2–19, 2017. Artists Repertory Theatre, located in Portland, Oregon, will stage "I and You" from May 20 to June 17, 2018. Gunderson's play "Exit, Pursued By A Bear" has been performed around the country, winning Best Comedy in Austin,
Build-A-Bear Workshop and play with access to most of the game's features, even if they had not purchased a product from a Build-A-Bear Workshop. January 2015, users received an email from the company stating that the virtual world will close on March 31st, 2015 it will be no longer playable after that time.It was replaced by the kids' site "Bearville Alive!", containing a web series featuring Build-a-Bear characters. Bearville former users were very upset by the news and some even went to the extent of making petitions to bring it back. So far, nothing has changed the decision of the Build-A-Bear staff