Laura Eason

Laura Eason is an American playwright, screenwriter, and producer renowned for her work across the stage and prestige television. An alumna of Northwestern University and a longtime ensemble member and former artistic director of Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre Company, she has written more than twenty original plays and adaptations. She achieved widespread theatrical acclaim with her hit play Sex with Strangers, which received over a hundred productions internationally, as well as her widely staged adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days. Transitioning successfully into television, Eason earned an Emmy nomination as a writer and producer on Netflix’s House of Cards, contributed to Showtime's miniseries The Loudest Voice, and served as the executive producer and showrunner for the television adaptation of Three Women.