Lauren Anderson, of Jenison, a junior at Saint Mary’s College, was one of five students to perform for Tony- and Grammy-award-winning singer and actress Audra McDonald in a master class on the campus.
McDonald is this academic year's Margaret Hill visiting artist at the college,located in Notre Dame, Ind.
Lauren attended Jenison High School and is the daughter of Rick and Joanne Anderson. She is an elementary education major with a minor in theater. She hopes to teach in a second to fourth grade classroom when she graduates.
McDonald is known for her starring role in the ABC television series "Private Practice" and musical performances in "Ragtime," "A Raisin in the Sun," and "Porgy and Bess."