Lauren Patten is one of three actresses to play Alison Bechdel in the Tony Award winning musical Fun Home. As Medium Alison, Patten plays Bechdel in her adolescence as she attends Oberlin College and comes to terms with being a lesbian. Patten made her Broadway debut as a standby for the roles of Medium Alison and Joan, Alison’s college girlfriend, and has stepped into the hit musical full-time while Emily Skeggs, who originated the role of Medium Alison, is on hiatus for TV work.