Laura Robards is an actor, writer and director based in New York. Her unique background at the intersection of theater making, independent film, music and contemporary art informs her work as a storyteller. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA.
Photo credit: Lucas Wells Photography
Photo Credit: Miguel Gesso
Upcoming Projects
FIlm
Christmas Eve IN Miller’s POinT
Photo Credit: Kimberly Odenthal
Laura appears as Joanne - a disillusioned Long Island mother trying to hold it together for the family Christmas celebration - in director Tyler Taormina’s upcoming feature film starring Michael Cera. Click the links below for more information on the project.
Persuit & The elusive
Laura is co-writing and directing an experimental film in collaboration with musician and composer Lady Midnight and visual effects producer Second Sight Visuals. The film is based on the music from Lady Midnight’s upcoming album and is shot entirely using a 360 camera. The result is a narrative short film that can be viewed using an oculus as well as in 2D. In this twist on a classic revenge tale, a vengeful private eye travels between digital and material worlds in pursuit of the shapeshifting culprit linked to the death of her father only to discover the justice she sought may not satisfy her. This project will be released in October. Check here for more details.
For more information on Lady Midnight and Second Sight Visuals please see the links below.
Girl in the Lake
Photo Credit: Girl in the Lake, Blind Hummingbird Productions, 2023
Laura appears as Meghan - a snoopy, deadpan shopgirl taking a little too much interest in her customers - in a collaboration with former classmates director Max Gold and writer Micky Bloom in the recently released short Girl in the Lake. For more information about upcoming screenings and the production company click below.
Theater
The conductor
Photo Credit: Virtual Performance of The Conductor Theater for the New City 2023
Laura has been invited back to Theater for the New City for a second run of Ishmael Reed’s newest play The Conductor. Laura premiered the role of Hedda “Buttermilk” Duckbill - a parodic right wing newscaster who will stop at nothing to own the libs - a role that she premiered off-Broadway in March of 2023. For more information or to purchase tickets please click the link below.
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