Laura Eason

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Laura Eason
OccupationPlaywright, Screenwriter
Education Northwestern University

Laura Eason is an American playwright and screenwriter.

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Biography

Eason grew up in Evanston, IL. [1] She graduated from Northwestern University, before becoming an ensemble member at Lookingglass Theatre Company, where she served as an actor, director, as well as Artistic Director from 2000 until 2005. [2]

Eason's plays include both original works and adaptations. [3] Her play Sex With Strangers had its world premiere at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre in 2011. In 2014, the play was presented Off-Broadway at Second Stage Theater. The play went on to become one of the most produced plays in America during both the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 seasons. [4] [5]

Her writing and producing credits for television include The Loudest Voice for Showtime, adapted from Gabriel Sherman’s book about Roger Ailes and Fox News.

She was a writer for four seasons on the Netflix drama House of Cards , and was a producer on Season 5. [6] For House of Cards, Eason received an Emmy Nomination for Drama Series, and a Writers Guild of America Award Nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series.

Eason's feature film debut, Here and Now (formerly Blue Night), developed by and starring Sarah Jessica Parker, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. [7]

Eason is currently adapting Peter Nichols' novel The Rocks for television. [8]

Plays and productions

Original work

Adaptations

Musical books

Short plays

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