Laura Eason
Broadway Play Publishing Inc's 2007 Playwright of the Year
Laura Eason is the author of more than fifteen plays—both original work and adaptations. Produced plays include WHEN THE MESSENGER IS HOT (59E59, N Y C; Steppenwolf Theater, Chicago), AREA OF RESCUE (Andhow Theater at the Connelly, N Y C), THE GHOST'S BARGAIN (Two River Theater, NJ), THE COAST OF CHICAGO (Walkabout Theater, Chicago), DYNAMOMETER (The Thursday Problem/Working Man's Clothes, N Y C), LOST IN THE SUPERMARKET (Vital Theater, N Y C), IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER (Lookingglass; Touchstone Theater, PA), A TALE OF TWO CITIES (Steppenwolf), 28 (Lookingglass), HUCK FINN (Steppenwolf), and OUR SECRET LIFE (Middlesex School). Additional plays include 40 DAYS, SEX WITH STRANGERS, PLAINFIELD ACE, PEANUT MOMS and REWIND. Her plays have been developed in New York at New York Theater Workshop, M C C, Andhow Theater and New Georges. She has received commissions from Steppenwolf Theater, Lookingglass Theater, Two River Theater, and Middlesex School. AREA OF RESCUE and WHEN THE MESSENGER IS HOT are published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc where she was named playwright of the year in 2007. Eason is an Ensemble Member and the former Artistic Director of Lookingglass Theater, an Affiliated Artist of New Georges in N Y C, and a graduate of the Performance Studies Department of Northwestern University. Awards/Grants include an N E A artistic development grant and two Joseph Jefferson Awards (Chicago) for new work and adaptation. Originally from Chicago, Laura lives in Brooklyn, NY. More information available at her website: www.lauraeason.com.