Laura Scruggs

About Laura Scruggs

LaurA! Force Scruggs especially likes to write plays about childhood, family, magic (particularly fairies), romance and sex positvity.  She has her B.S. in Elementary Education, with a Jr. High/Middle School Theatre endorsement and M.A. in Communication, Media and Theatre.  She taught theatre for about ten years (ages 18 months - senior citizens) in a variety of environments, including the Chicago Park District, a public inner city middle school, a private inner city high school and more.  She also plays piano and sometimes teaches kids how to be fairies.  She was a 2008 Golden Apple semi-finalist and is a published, produced and commissioned playwright. One of her plays, "Punk Grandpa," has been published/licensed twice (by Chicago DramaWorks and PlayScripts Online (both have closed down)) and has been presented throughout Chicagoland as well as twice in New York City and internationally.  She is a Resident Playwright at Three Cat Productions in Chicago, where she is writing a play about Jane Addams' work with children and the impact of childhood upon us, to be produced in 2022/2023.  She also produced and directed a documentary about the late Chicago toy store, Uncle Fun, and its creator, Ted Frankel, called "Uncle Fun:  You're The One," which has been featured at several festivals and other venues and has won numerous awards, among them being a tie for Best Documentary at The Lonely Seal Festival.  She also loves playing with her nieces and nephews, thrift shopping, creative reuse centers and social justice.