Lane akatanga kuita zvehunyanzvi pazera ramakore matanhatu paLa Ma Experimental Theatre Club muNew York, kwaakaonekwa mukugadzirwa kwe Medea. Lane paakange ave nemakore gumi nemaviri, aive nebasa mukugadzirwa kwaJoseph Papp kweThe Cherry Orchard naMeryl Merep naIrene Worth. Panguva ino, Lane akanyoreswa muchirongwa chinokurumidza paHunter College High School; zvisinei, mamakisi ake akatambura kubva pahurongwa hwake hwakabatikana. Paaive nemakore gumi nematatu, Lane akaramba chinzvimbo muRunaways paBroadway kuti aite zita rake rekutanga-kurwisana naLaurence Olivier muA Little Cattle Lane.
Kusarudzwa kweIndependent Spirit Award yeBest Female Lead