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- Home Town City:
- Pittsburgh
- Hometown State:
- PA
- Current Location City :
- Phoenix
- Current Location State:
- AZ
- About Me:
- Laura Durant's extensive resume includes film, voice-over work, press publicity and photography along with nearly two decades of stage acting.
She is represented by the Ford Robert Black Agency with a long list of film, broadcast and voice over credits. Recent film credits include "The Governor"(an official selection in the 2007 Phoenix Film Festival), "Netherbeast Incorporated", starring Darrell Hammond, Steve Burns, Dave Foley, Jason Mewes, Judd Nelson, Amy Davidson and film legend Robert Wagner, and the award-winning "Little Victim", with co-stars Robert Wagner, Lori Singer and Brian Ronalds. She is an Emmy-nominated co-host of the IFP/Phx television show SCREEN WARS on KAZ-TV.
Laura is the driving force behind Durant Communications, providing promotional support to actors and producers in Phoenix, AZ since 1997 but is probably best known to thousands of cybercitizens as "DurantCom". Her website, www.durantcom.com, is the most widely used actor resource in metro Phoenix and is listed "Acting Is Everything: An Actor's Guide for a Successful Career in Los Angeles". The DurantCom site posts local audition notices as well as distributing them to an ever-growing listserve.Some of the direct services she offers to actors are headshot photographyand the popular actor marketing consultation known as The Actors Toolbox Subscribers to the site enjoy exclusive show ticket giveaways and access to DurantCom's "Starving Actor Discount" (sm).
Echo magazine film and stage critic Neil Cohen referred to her as a "Renaissance
woman" and her myriad of talents were recently highlighted in a profile by
Phoenix Downtown magazine
Laura was named by The Arizona Republic as one of the "Movers & Shakers" among Valley theater women. A joint feature story by Arizona Woman magazine/The Arizona Republic business page named her among the Valley's "Women in Film". The AriZoni Awards organization honored Laura with a Distinguished Service Award for her efforts in keeping the Valley theater community connected. Recently, an opinion poll conducted by Arizona Business Magazine listed DurantCom among the top ten marketing/internet companies in the state.
She is proud to be a nominated as Arts Advocate of the Year by the Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix. Laura is an instructor at Scottsdale Community College teaching Advanced Television and Film Acting for the Theater and Performing Arts department. She also serves as outreach director for Independent Feature Project/Phx which is dedicated to the advancement of independent filmmaking in Arizona and is on the board of Governors for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- Website 1:
- http://www.lauradurant.com
- Website 2:
- http://www.durantcom.com
- Agency / Representation 1
- Ford Robert Black
- Agency / Representation Website 1
- http://www.fordrbatalent.com/about_fordrba.htm
- What industry function are you involved in?
- Production, Marketing, Talent Representation
- What is your profession or specialization?
- Actor, Model, Publicist, Casting Director, Still Photographer, Publicist
- How did you find out about FilMixer?
- Word of Mouth
- Are you a Gamer?
- No
- Approximately how many hours a week do you average?
- 0 to 3 hours
- Game Space?
- Online
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Great to hear from you. I'm sure you are busy as usual! Enjoy your weekend.
hope you having a great weekend, thanks for all you do, keep smiling
Bill
By the way it would be great if you had time to come see me in Run For Your Wife, the British Farce I'm currently performing in at Copperstate dinner theater. check it out at www.copperstatedinnertheater.com. shameless plug, I know.
Oh, I need to talk to you about perhaps getting new headshots, I hear you are a fabulous Photographer!!! (another plug)
later, Lady, Katrina
when I get back from the shoot next week lets plan that kaffe tawk! it'll be fun!
Thanks for the add! See you soon, I hope!
I'm off to film my scene with Shane for the movie Dead Fall on Oct 27th. In the cold woods, with no coat, brrr. I think Shane is supposed to keep me warm...or is that hot? HA! anyway, hope to see you soon, you always make me smile. I hope I can do the same for you!
Katrina
Thanks for the friends invite. And welcome to filMixer. You're member #900... woohoo! Every 100th member should get a prize :-)
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