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Producing Artistic Director of Yendor Lawrence College. Laura is a member
Theatre Company (YTC). YTC is of AEA, SAG-AFTRA and the Dramatists
dedicated to developing, producing and Guild. Love and thanks to Joe and
celebrating works by Black and Brown Zachary.
writers. Under his leadership YTC has
staged presentations and productions all Christopher Young currently serves
throughout the City of Newark, including as the General Manager of the
the Newark Public Library, the Newark Centenary Stage Company, a
Museum, Rutgers Newark as well as professional theatre located on the
public outdoor spaces in city campus of Centenary University in
neighborhoods. YTC is the newest Hackettstown, NJ where he also serves
theatre in residence at Newark as an adjunct faculty member of the
Symphony Hall. 2022 directing credits University Theatre Department. An MFA
include the world premiere of Janet graduate from the Professional Actor
Wide Awake at Passage Theatre Training Program of Ohio University. As
Company, a developmental workshop of an actor Chris has worked with theaters
a new play, Whittier, by Tylie Shider at including The Monomoy Theatre in
ArtYard and The Making of Black Terror Chatham, Massachusetts; the Oxford
a mini documentary about a bicoastal Shakespeare Festival in Oxford,
coproduction of Richard Wesley’s play Mississippi; Valley Young Company in
Black Terror. New Brunswick, Canada; Vivid Stage,
12 Miles West Theatre Co., Alliance
Laura Ekstrand co-founded Vivid Stage Repertory Theatre, Centenary Stage
(then Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre) Company (NJ); and Vampire Cowboys
with Janet Sales in 1994. She has (NYC). Recent film credits include The
appeared at Vivid Stage in The Lucky Haunting of Jessie Ross (post-
Ones, What Stays; Sister Play; Rapture, production), Hunter's Weekend
Blister Burn; Motherhood Out Loud; and (streaming on Amazon Prime), My Dad
Shakespeare in Vegas, among many and Bob Todd, Hotel (winner Best
others, and is a member of The Flip Side Actor, Atlantic City Cinefest), Jess
improv comedy troupe. New Jersey Archer Vs. and Star Crossed Lovers.
Theatre: Bickford Theatre, Passage Recent directing credits include She
Theater, 12 Miles West, The Theater Kills Monsters and Alice in Slasher Land
Project, Luna Stage, and the Pushcart with Centenary University's NEXTstage
Players. New York Theatre: Naked Repertory. Chris is a member of Actor's
Angels, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and Equity Association.
New Georges. Film: Fat Ass Zombies;
Split Ends, High Art and I Shot Andy
Warhol. Television: Hack, Sex And The ~ PLAYWRIGHTS ~
City, Law & Order, and The Guiding
Light. As a director: Dead and Buried, Maddie Corman (Accidentally Brave)
Every Brilliant Thing, The How and the has been working professionally since
Why, Things Being What They Are, Next she was a teenager, appearing in "after
Fall, Distracted, The Pursuit Of school specials" and such classic 80s
Happiness, Melancholy Play, Pride’s teen fodder as Seven Minutes In
Crossing, Full Bloom and many others. Heaven and John Hughes' Some Kind
Podcast directing: The Weirdness and Of Wonderful. As a young actress,
Young Ben Franklin for Gen Z Media. As Maddie also began her love affair with
a playwright: What Stays (with Jason theatre and starred in many Off
Szamreta), Whatever Will Be, The Broadway plays at theaters including
Neighborhood (Book and Lyrics; Music the Public, Second Stage, AJT, etc.
by Joe Zawila), Brink of Life (Book; working with playwrights James Lapine,
Lyrics by Steve Harper; Music by Oliver John Guare and Wendy Wasserstein
Lake) and Astonishment, How to be Old: among others. A Phi Beta Kappa
A Beginner’s Guide, and At Ninety-Three graduate of Barnard College, Maddie
(Adaptations). Laura is a private was a series regular on Mr President
monologue coach and holds a BA from starring George C Scott, All American
Yale University and an MFA from Sarah Girl and Almost There. Maddie has a
recurring role on Madame Secretary,