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Who’s Who

Clark Scott Carmichael screens for over 30 years. As an actor,
is a Vivid company Laura appeared at Vivid Stage in Water
member, first seen in in My Hands, Be Here Now, The Lucky
2001 in Three Days of Ones, What Stays; Sister Play;
Rain and last seen in Motherhood Out Loud; and
Twirl. Most recently he Shakespeare in Vegas, among many
played Senator Palmer in others, and is a member of the Flip Side
the upcoming show, improv comedy team. She has worked
Lioness, starring Nicole at many other New Jersey Theatres
Kidman; and Tom the diaper cream including the Bickford Theatre,
salesman on The Marvelous Mrs. Centenary Stage, Luna Stage, Passage
Maisel; as well as Detective Church in Theater, Pushcart Players, The Theater
the upcoming film, Invitation to a Project, 12 Miles West. In New York,
Murder. Earlier in the pandemic, Clark Laura has appeared at Naked Angels,
played Officer Kensey in the limited Ensemble Studio Theatre, and New
series The Green Veil with John Georges. Her film credits include
Leguizamo. Locally, he’s done over 20 American Zombieland, Split Ends, High
productions at the Shakespeare Art, I Shot Andy Warhol. Laura’s
Theater of New Jersey. He was a television experience includes Hack,
Jumper on Broadway in Tom Sex And The City, Law & Order, and
Stoppard’s, Jumpers. Regional/off The Guiding Light. As a director, some
Broadway credits: Rep St. Louis, projects include Twirl, Dead and Buried,
Hartford TheatreWorks, The Acting Every Brilliant Thing, The How and the
Company, Red Bull Theater, Two River Why, Next Fall, Distracted, The Pursuit
Theater, KC Rep, New York Fringe Of Happiness, Melancholy Play, Pride’s
Festival, Williamstown Theater Festival, Crossing, Full Bloom and many others.
Merry-Go- Round Playhouse, Dorset Laura has directed the dramatic
theater Festival, Pennsylvania Center podcasts The Weirdness and Young Ben
Stage, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Franklin for Gen Z Media. As a
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, NJ playwright, full lengths include Life’s
Rep, Mill Mountain Theater, Hope Work, What Stays (with Jason
Summer Rep, Hudson Valley Szamreta), Whatever Will Be, The
Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Neighborhood (Book and Lyrics; Music
Theatre in Washington DC. Television by Joe Zawila), Brink of Life (Book;
credits: The Gilded Age, FBI: Most Lyrics by Steve Harper; Music by Oliver
Wanted, Pat Carney in The Politician, Lake) and Astonishment, How to be
Harold on Living with Yourself, Little Old: A Beginner’s Guide, and At Ninety-
America, The Plot Against America, Three (Adaptations). Laura is a private
Pose, The Blacklist, Connor Riley on monologue and public speaking coach
Gotham, Forever, Dean Masters on and holds a BA from Yale University and
House of Cards, Law & Order, an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College.
Kidnapped, As The World Turns, Laura is the Chair of the New Jersey
Unforgettable, and Boardwalk Empire. Theatre Alliance Board of Trustees and
Film credits: Martin, in Adopting a member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA and the
Audrey, Ref Chris in Inside Game, The Dramatists Guild.
Irishman, The God Committee, The Scott McGowan is
Kindergarten Teacher, Campbell originally from
Scott’s Hamlet, Sweet Lorraine and Pennsylvania but has
Hard Sell, Clark holds an MFA from lived in New Jersey and
UMKC and a Bachelor of Science from has been a member of
Northwestern University. Vivid Stage for 15 years.
Laura Ekstrand is co- While raising a family, he
founder and artistic has worked steadily
director of Vivid Stage, garnering two NJ Tony
formerly Dreamcatcher Awards for Best Actor in a Musical
Rep. She is an actor, awarded by the Newark Star Ledger for
director, playwright and Mack & Mabel and I Do!, I Do!. He was
teacher who has awarded Best Supporting Actor in a
appeared on stages and Musical from the state of New