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Welcome! I'm Laura Bernas. Originally from Buffalo, NY, I now work in Syracuse, NY and New Orleans, LA.

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I'm a creative goofball with a penchant for magically realistic plays, devised theater, and fearless acting. I love new plays, reimagined classics, and dynamic screen dramedies. I'm a huge nerd with an eye for sophisticated elegance. Think Beanie Feldstein meets Kate Winslet...I am that love child. 

I hold a MFA in Acting from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England and have trained at the Moscow Art Theatre School and Sarah Lawrence College.

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Working across multiple mediums while collaborating with international companies forms the cornerstone of my career.  

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Works In Progress from Building Company Theater: Re: Constructing America. I am currently directing this trans-media online show about what it means to be a modern American & changing the cycles of history.

See me in collaboration with the Cayuga Museum & Building Company Theater in Surface Tension a new play focusing on climate change & cultural imperialism #socialjusticeart

Building Company Theater is BACK! Presenting Apprentice: White House a fast-paced, devised piece of political street theater with clowning, improv, and more! Catch us on the #streets.