Laura Pruden
Birth Place: United States
Latest News on Laura Pruden:
Alex Roe Takes on the Role of Melville in THE SEA LADY (Oct 19, 2022)
Metropolitan Playhouse Presents THE SEA LADY, October 6 - 30, 2022 (Oct 10, 2022)
Metropolitan Playhouse to Present THE SEA LADY in October (Aug 27, 2022)
Alex Roe Takes on the Role of Melville in THE SEA LADY (Oct 19, 2022)
Metropolitan Playhouse Presents THE SEA LADY, October 6 - 30, 2022 (Oct 10, 2022)
Metropolitan Playhouse to Present THE SEA LADY in October (Aug 27, 2022)
BIO
Laura Pruden is an actress and storyteller living in New York.
NY stage credits include Riverside Theatre, New Ohio, Cherry Lane, Theatre for the New City, Sam French Fest at Playwright's Horizons, 14th Street Y and The Metropolitan Playhouse. Laura has participated in readings and developed new work at The Public Theatre (Under the Radar), The Actors Studio, Lark Play Development, Theatre Row, and Under St. Marks, among others. In Los Angeles, she garnered rave reviews for originating four roles (opposite Ann Magnuson and Tom Lenk) in the west coast premiere of Amy and David Sedaris' THE BOOK OF LIZ. The long running hit also featured Kirsten Vangsness, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Sam Zeller, and Susan Rattan, among others, and was directed by Darin Anthony.
Her screen work includes Law & Order SVU, The Daily Show (recurring), Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and leading roles in acclaimed indie features Paris is in Harlem, The Rainbow Experiment (Netflix) and 42 Seconds of Happiness (Paramount+). She recurs on the Ambie Award nominated fiction podcast What Happened in Skinner.
"As wryly funny in person as she is on stage and page," Laura has performed original monologues at The Comedy Union and Word-A-Rama in LA, and in NY at Symphony Space, The Neighborhood Playhouse, Word, the Estrogenius Festival at Barrow Group, the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Bootstrap Festival, KGB Bar, Listen to Your Mother, and on The Brick Underground podcast #4.
Laura studied acting at Northwestern (BA) and CalArts (MFA), taught at Second City, and was awarded a New York Foundation of the Arts scholarship for storytelling.
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Alex Roe Takes on the Role of Melville in THE SEA LADY
Actor and Director Alex Roe will be taking over the role of Horace Melville in Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse's sell-out premiere of Neith Boyce's THE SEA LADY. Roe is known for his performances at Metropolitan as Jesse James in MISSOURI LEGEND, Richard Dudgeon in THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE, and Blemie, the dog, in Eugene O'Neill's LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF SILVERDENE EMBLEM O'NEILL.
Actor and Director Alex Roe will be taking over the role of Horace Melville in Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse's sell-out premiere of Neith Boyce's THE SEA LADY. Roe is known for his performances at Metropolitan as Jesse James in MISSOURI LEGEND, Richard Dudgeon in THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE, and Blemie, the dog, in Eugene O'Neill's LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF SILVERDENE EMBLEM O'NEILL.
Metropolitan Playhouse Presents THE SEA LADY, October 6 - 30, 2022
Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse has opened the world premiere of Neith Boyce's THE SEA LADY, a 1935 play bound for Broadway that never reached its opening, in limited run from October 6 - 30, 2022, in person at the Playhouse: 220 E 4th Street. Alex Roe (Thunder Rock, Poor of New York, Virtual Playhouse) directs.
Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse has opened the world premiere of Neith Boyce's THE SEA LADY, a 1935 play bound for Broadway that never reached its opening, in limited run from October 6 - 30, 2022, in person at the Playhouse: 220 E 4th Street. Alex Roe (Thunder Rock, Poor of New York, Virtual Playhouse) directs.
Metropolitan Playhouse to Present THE SEA LADY in October
Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse returns with the world premiere of Neith Boyce's THE SEA LADY, a 1935 play bound for Broadway that never reached its opening, in limited run from October 6 - 30, 2022, in person at the Playhouse. Alex Roe (Thunder Rock, Poor of New York, Virtual Playhouse) directs.
Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse returns with the world premiere of Neith Boyce's THE SEA LADY, a 1935 play bound for Broadway that never reached its opening, in limited run from October 6 - 30, 2022, in person at the Playhouse. Alex Roe (Thunder Rock, Poor of New York, Virtual Playhouse) directs.
Nylon Fusion Theatre Company Will Present the World Premiere of RAY GUN SAY0NARA, a Sci-Fi Play With Songs
Nylon Fusion Theatre Company in association with The Constellation Project will present the World Premiere of ray gun say0nara, a sci-fi play with songs written by Steven Mark Tenney, directed by Janet Bentley at The New Ohio Theatre (154 Christopher Street New York, NY 10014), December 4-22. Performances will be on Wednesday, December 4 at 7pm, Thursday, December 5 at 7pm, Saturday, December 7 at 3pm, Sunday, December 8 at 7pm, Monday, December 9 at 7pm, Wednesday, December 11 at 7pm, Saturday, December 14 at 7pm, Sunday, December 15 at 3pm, Monday, December 16 at 7pm, Friday, December 20 at 7pm, Saturday, December 21 at 3pm, and Sunday, December 22 at 3pm.
Nylon Fusion Theatre Company in association with The Constellation Project will present the World Premiere of ray gun say0nara, a sci-fi play with songs written by Steven Mark Tenney, directed by Janet Bentley at The New Ohio Theatre (154 Christopher Street New York, NY 10014), December 4-22. Performances will be on Wednesday, December 4 at 7pm, Thursday, December 5 at 7pm, Saturday, December 7 at 3pm, Sunday, December 8 at 7pm, Monday, December 9 at 7pm, Wednesday, December 11 at 7pm, Saturday, December 14 at 7pm, Sunday, December 15 at 3pm, Monday, December 16 at 7pm, Friday, December 20 at 7pm, Saturday, December 21 at 3pm, and Sunday, December 22 at 3pm.
Theater for the New City Stages World Premiere of SINGIN' IN THE E.R.
Sometimes a trip to the Emergency Room is so awful that it's just made for Theater of the Ridiculous. That's the premise of 'Singin' in the E.R.,' the newest musical by Ruby Lynn Reyner, a star of John Vaccarro's Playhouse of the Ridiculous who has been called a female Jerry Lewis.
Sometimes a trip to the Emergency Room is so awful that it's just made for Theater of the Ridiculous. That's the premise of 'Singin' in the E.R.,' the newest musical by Ruby Lynn Reyner, a star of John Vaccarro's Playhouse of the Ridiculous who has been called a female Jerry Lewis.
Reality TV, Lady Gaga and a Bathtub Rock Reimagined ROMEO & JULIET Tonight in NYC
What do Lady Gaga, Shakespeare, reality TV, and a bathtub have in common? This rocking reimagining of ROMEO & JULIET! This weekend, January 27-29, for an Equity Showcase of five performances only at the historic Flamboyan Theatre at The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center, enjoy a truly unique theatrical experience where the balcony scene as it's never been done before, with Juliet's ambition and sexuality laid bare as she performs her most famous lines in a bathtub!
What do Lady Gaga, Shakespeare, reality TV, and a bathtub have in common? This rocking reimagining of ROMEO & JULIET! This weekend, January 27-29, for an Equity Showcase of five performances only at the historic Flamboyan Theatre at The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center, enjoy a truly unique theatrical experience where the balcony scene as it's never been done before, with Juliet's ambition and sexuality laid bare as she performs her most famous lines in a bathtub!
Reality TV, Lady Gaga and a Bathtub to Rock Reimagined ROMEO & JULIET in NYC
What do Lady Gaga, Shakespeare, reality TV, and a bathtub have in common? This rocking reimagining of ROMEO & JULIET! January 27-29, for an Equity Showcase of five performances only at the historic Flamboyan Theatre at The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center, enjoy a truly unique theatrical experience where the balcony scene as it's never been done before, with Juliet's ambition and sexuality laid bare as she performs her most famous lines in a bathtub!
What do Lady Gaga, Shakespeare, reality TV, and a bathtub have in common? This rocking reimagining of ROMEO & JULIET! January 27-29, for an Equity Showcase of five performances only at the historic Flamboyan Theatre at The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center, enjoy a truly unique theatrical experience where the balcony scene as it's never been done before, with Juliet's ambition and sexuality laid bare as she performs her most famous lines in a bathtub!
Photo Flash: First Look at Red Fern Theatre's IRREVERSIBLE at the 14th Street Y
Irreversible, Jack Karp's gripping world-premiere drama chronicling Robert Oppenheimer and his brother Frank Oppenheimer's battle between conscience and ambition during the creation of the world's first atomic bomb, opened at the Theater at the 14th Street Y, 344 East 14th Street, Saturday, March 14. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Irreversible, Jack Karp's gripping world-premiere drama chronicling Robert Oppenheimer and his brother Frank Oppenheimer's battle between conscience and ambition during the creation of the world's first atomic bomb, opened at the Theater at the 14th Street Y, 344 East 14th Street, Saturday, March 14. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
The Red Fern Theatre to Present IRREVERSIBLE
J. Robert Oppenheimer and his brother Frank battle between conscience and ambition in Irreversible, Jack Karp's gripping world-premiere drama, directed by Melanie Moyer Williams, about the physicist brothers' desperate race to beat the Nazis to the world's first atomic bomb and their confliction over its use.
J. Robert Oppenheimer and his brother Frank battle between conscience and ambition in Irreversible, Jack Karp's gripping world-premiere drama, directed by Melanie Moyer Williams, about the physicist brothers' desperate race to beat the Nazis to the world's first atomic bomb and their confliction over its use.
Nylon Fusion Theatre Company Announces Their Short Play Festival 'This Round's on Us'
Nylon Fusion Theatre Company announces their Short Play Festival "This Round's On Us" on February 20-21, featuring eleven new plays in two sets. Guest writers include Michael Puzzo and Don Nigro. Gotham's John Doman plays President McKinley in Nigro's new play Front Porch. Hosted by Lori Kee.
Nylon Fusion Theatre Company announces their Short Play Festival "This Round's On Us" on February 20-21, featuring eleven new plays in two sets. Guest writers include Michael Puzzo and Don Nigro. Gotham's John Doman plays President McKinley in Nigro's new play Front Porch. Hosted by Lori Kee.
Stacy Morrison, Jaime Fernandez and More Set for LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER Reading Series at Symphony Space Today
Today, May 12 at 5pm at Peter Norton Symphony Space on New York's Upper West Side, the Listen To Your Mother Reading Series (www.ListenToYourMotherShow.com) will give 'Mother's Day a Microphone' as the city and an inspirational group of women and men come together to celebrate motherhood and parenting in a meaningful new way. Included in the cast of the New York City show are former Editor in Chief of Redbook Magazine Stacy Morrison (now Editor in Chief of BlogHer.com), comedian Jaime Fernandez, New York City creative writing teacher Susan Buttenwieser, social justice attorney and LGBT activist Nivea Castro and author Tracy Beckerman (whose book Lost in Suburbia: A Momoir comes out in early April).
Today, May 12 at 5pm at Peter Norton Symphony Space on New York's Upper West Side, the Listen To Your Mother Reading Series (www.ListenToYourMotherShow.com) will give 'Mother's Day a Microphone' as the city and an inspirational group of women and men come together to celebrate motherhood and parenting in a meaningful new way. Included in the cast of the New York City show are former Editor in Chief of Redbook Magazine Stacy Morrison (now Editor in Chief of BlogHer.com), comedian Jaime Fernandez, New York City creative writing teacher Susan Buttenwieser, social justice attorney and LGBT activist Nivea Castro and author Tracy Beckerman (whose book Lost in Suburbia: A Momoir comes out in early April).
Stacy Morrison, Jaime Fernandez and More Set for LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER Reading Series at Symphony Space, 5/12
On Sunday, May 12 at 5pm at Peter Norton Symphony Space on New York's Upper West Side, the Listen To Your Mother Reading Series (www.ListenToYourMotherShow.com) will give 'Mother's Day a Microphone' as the city and an inspirational group of women and men come together to celebrate motherhood and parenting in a meaningful new way. Included in the cast of the New York City show are former Editor in Chief of Redbook Magazine Stacy Morrison (now Editor in Chief of BlogHer.com), comedian Jaime Fernandez, New York City creative writing teacher Susan Buttenwieser, social justice attorney and LGBT activist Nivea Castro and author Tracy Beckerman (whose book Lost in Suburbia: A Momoir comes out in early April).
On Sunday, May 12 at 5pm at Peter Norton Symphony Space on New York's Upper West Side, the Listen To Your Mother Reading Series (www.ListenToYourMotherShow.com) will give 'Mother's Day a Microphone' as the city and an inspirational group of women and men come together to celebrate motherhood and parenting in a meaningful new way. Included in the cast of the New York City show are former Editor in Chief of Redbook Magazine Stacy Morrison (now Editor in Chief of BlogHer.com), comedian Jaime Fernandez, New York City creative writing teacher Susan Buttenwieser, social justice attorney and LGBT activist Nivea Castro and author Tracy Beckerman (whose book Lost in Suburbia: A Momoir comes out in early April).
INCENDIARY AGENTS Plays at the Ohio Theatre, Now thru 3/24
Nylon Fusion Theatre Company presents Jack Karp's Incendiary Agents tonight, March 1 - 24, 2013. Peter Jensen, who helmed the New York Innovative Theatre Award-winning revival of Lanford Wilson's Balm in Gilead, will direct the world premiere play, which is based on real life events.
Nylon Fusion Theatre Company presents Jack Karp's Incendiary Agents tonight, March 1 - 24, 2013. Peter Jensen, who helmed the New York Innovative Theatre Award-winning revival of Lanford Wilson's Balm in Gilead, will direct the world premiere play, which is based on real life events.
INCENDIARY AGENTS Plays at the Ohio Theatre 3/01-24
Nylon Fusion Theatre Company (Ivette Dumeng, Producing Artistic Director) announced today that it will present Jack Karp's Incendiary Agents March 1 - 24, 2013 at the New Ohio Theatre (154 Christopher Street, betw. Greenwich and Washington St.).
Nylon Fusion Theatre Company (Ivette Dumeng, Producing Artistic Director) announced today that it will present Jack Karp's Incendiary Agents March 1 - 24, 2013 at the New Ohio Theatre (154 Christopher Street, betw. Greenwich and Washington St.).
Nylon Fusion Collective Presents MISS HOPE'S, Now thru 6/3
Somewhere amidst the cracked asphalt and overgrown weeds on the highway to nowhere is Miss Hope's, a small-town diner where wistful wannabes with half-forgotten dreams meet, mingle and tell their stories. Consisting of three timeless tales with more than a little laughter, tears, irony and a pinch of The Twilight Zone, and told against the backdrop of the presidential inaugurations of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Miss Hope's will be open for business starting tonight, May 23rd at the Sargent Theatre at the American Theatre of Actors, located at 314 West 54th Street. Miss Hope's is directed by David Triacca, and written by Jack Karp, Alisha Silver and Joseph Samuel Wright of the Nylon Fusion Writers Collective.
Somewhere amidst the cracked asphalt and overgrown weeds on the highway to nowhere is Miss Hope's, a small-town diner where wistful wannabes with half-forgotten dreams meet, mingle and tell their stories. Consisting of three timeless tales with more than a little laughter, tears, irony and a pinch of The Twilight Zone, and told against the backdrop of the presidential inaugurations of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Miss Hope's will be open for business starting tonight, May 23rd at the Sargent Theatre at the American Theatre of Actors, located at 314 West 54th Street. Miss Hope's is directed by David Triacca, and written by Jack Karp, Alisha Silver and Joseph Samuel Wright of the Nylon Fusion Writers Collective.
Nylon Fusion Collective Presents MISS HOPE'S, Beg. 5/23
Somewhere amidst the cracked asphalt and overgrown weeds on the highway to nowhere is Miss Hope's, a small-town diner where wistful wannabes with half-forgotten dreams meet, mingle and tell their stories. Consisting of three timeless tales with more than a little laughter, tears, irony and a pinch of The Twilight Zone, and told against the backdrop of the presidential inaugurations of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Miss Hope's will be open for business starting May 23rd at the Sargent Theatre at the American Theatre of Actors, located at 314 West 54th Street. Miss Hope's is directed by David Triacca, and written by Jack Karp, Alisha Silver and Joseph Samuel Wright of the Nylon Fusion Writers Collective.
Somewhere amidst the cracked asphalt and overgrown weeds on the highway to nowhere is Miss Hope's, a small-town diner where wistful wannabes with half-forgotten dreams meet, mingle and tell their stories. Consisting of three timeless tales with more than a little laughter, tears, irony and a pinch of The Twilight Zone, and told against the backdrop of the presidential inaugurations of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Miss Hope's will be open for business starting May 23rd at the Sargent Theatre at the American Theatre of Actors, located at 314 West 54th Street. Miss Hope's is directed by David Triacca, and written by Jack Karp, Alisha Silver and Joseph Samuel Wright of the Nylon Fusion Writers Collective.
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