Laura Darling
Playwright, Screen Writer and Author
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Welcome, and thank you for checking out my writing page. Here you will find contact information, past and future project information, as well as a little about me.
I love writing, and I always appreciate having the opportunity to do more!
Award winning plays, scripts, and projects
Photo Credit: Anna Jeanette
Reviews and Awards
Laura Darling is the recipient of several writing awards, including the Richard J. Roth Journalism Fellowship, and several Theatre Association of New York State Playwright Awards:
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Meritorious Achievement for "Echo"
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Outstanding Achievement for "Painting Moonlight"
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Meritorious Achievement for "Gravity"
Reviews
2021 Nippertown Review of "Gravity" by Patrick White
"Rachel Jenack shows up in a different role after intermission in Laura Darling’s “Gravity” and tops her own performance in the previous play as a sexual abuse survivor who schedules an emergency session with her therapist (a persistent Michelle Sanders) after an encounter in a bar that evening. The marriage of playwright, performer and subject explodes on stage. There were numerous times when I could hear Laura’s voice in Rachel’s performance, especially using caustic humor to “deflect” as Michelle says. The power and emotional specificity of Jenack’s rage riveted my attention throughout and what should have repelled me, her high-pitched banshee scream, only drew me closer because of the uncompromising intelligence that lived in every syllable. A performance that will live a very long time with those who attend. Michelle Sanders had a strong moment at the end of the encounter supporting her patient’s growth and progress by noting her call for help. "
"You don’t paint moonlight, you paint what’s around the moonlight. If you want something to gleam in the moonlight, it’s not the moonlight that makes it gleam. You have to paint it like it has it’s own light."