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LAURA SOMERS
Los Angeles, CA
COMMERCIALS
Lenscrafters "The Man Who Mistook His Cat for a Wife"
Las Vegas “Cindy” - Dan Sorgen, Creative Director, R&R Partners
Western Digital “Brides Vs. Zombies” - Dan Sorgen, Copywriter
Honda “Pulling Weeds” - Daniel Gray, Creative Director, Dailey Advertising
1-800-Dentist “Clowns” - Daniel Gray, Creative Director
FILM
ManDoula (Sizzle) - ManDoula Productions
Ripe (Feature Film) - Metamorfic Productions
Love 10 to 1 (Feature Film) - Good Karma Productions
For the Last Sixth Time (Short Film) - Film Independent, Banana Republic
Finding P.E.A.C.E. (Short Documentary) - UCLA Medical Center
Las Perdidas (the lost ones), (Short Film) - LAGA Productions
WEB
The World of Cory and Sid (Web Series) - Hardly Working Entertainment
Being a Vampire Not So Awesome (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com
Lesbian Alien Sexbot (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com
Sword in the Soil (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com
Hooker Endorsements (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com
Male Freshness (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com
The Situp Fairy (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com
LeVar BURTON! (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com
Jupiter Jones (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com
THEATER (partial list)
Far Away by Caryl Churchill - Austin Community College
Hedda, an adaptation of Hedda Gabler - the dirigo group
The Ballad of Yachiyo by Philip Kan Gotanda - Tooth And Nil Theater
Art Outside by Andrea Ciannavei - Center Stage NY
The Gypsy Chain - the dirigo group
The Year of the Voice - NYC International Fringe
Fool For Love by Sam Shepard- the dirigo group
Desire, adapted from Desire Under the Elms - the dirigo group
Space: Gravity Is With Me - Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Gull, adapted from Chekov’s The Seagull - TexaCali Productions
HONORS
Project:Involve, Film Independent Directing/Writing Fellowship
Grand Jury Prize, For The Last Sixth Time, Film Independent Project:Involve Series
Series Urban Mediamakers nominee for Best Television or Web Series, The World of Cory and Sid
Finalist, The Freddie Awards, International Health and Medical Media Awards, Finding P.E.A.C.E.
Winner, Gold REMI Award, WorldFest Houston
Best Short, Broad Humor Film Festival, Las Perdidas
Winner, People’s Choice Award, Universal Studios Film Festival, Captain C*kblocker
Best Director and Best Drama nomination, Austin Critics Table, Far Away
Austin Chronicle’s Top Ten Productions, Hedda
Best Female Solo Performer nomination, NY International Fringe Festival, The Year of the Voice
Austin Chronicle’s Top Ten Productions, Fool For Love
Best Director of a Drama, Best Drama, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, B. Iden Payne Awards
Best Adaptation nomination, Austin Critics Table, desire
Austin Chronicle’s Top Ten Productions, desire
Awarded Cultural Contracts Grant by the City of Austin to write/stage The Gypsy Chain
Awarded IBM Community Grant for The Gypsy Chain
Awarded IBM Community Grant for Hedda
AFFILIATIONS
Mentor, WGA East Online Mentoring Program
Mentor, Veteran’s Writing Project
Guest Director and Instructor, Austin Community College