Laurel Ross was born and raised in Bethlehem, PA.  She has returned to the Lehigh Valley after graduating in August 2013 with a BFA in Acting from Arcadia University.  Just before graduating,  Laurel had spent most of her time writing her senior thesis project: the comedic, autobiographical one-woman show “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Laurel?”, a show that she performed in the Philadelphia Fringe fest. During college, Laurel also studied and performed in theatrical productions at Northampton Community College and Goldsmith’s College of the University of London.  In addition to theater, she recently landed a job as a working actor with Crayola as a “Crayonologist”.  Laurel also works with two improvisation troupes in the Lehigh Valley and hopes to pursue a career in television.

 

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Solo Performance

 

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Laurel? A one-woman show written & produced by and starring Laurel Ross. Philadelphia Fringe Festival Performance, 2013. Walking Fish Theater.

Principal Theater Roles

Medea in Medea, Goldsmith’s Theatre, University of London, 2012.

 

Jeanne Mae Layman in the Diviners, Northampton Community College Theatre Production, 2009.

Sally Anne in Halloween at Root-Beer Gulch, Travelling Children’s Show, Northampton Community College Theatre Production, 2011.

 

Professional Acting Experience

 

Crayola “Crayonologist”, Actor in the Crayola Experience Factory Crayon Show. March 2014-Present

 

Radio Host, The Communications Group, a Part of the Kieserman Consulting Group, Cherry Hill, NJ, May 2013 – Present.

 

Improvisation Member in Lehigh Valley short-form improve comedy troupes The Associated Mess, November 2013-Present; and Goat Rodeo, April 2014-Present.

 

Role of Terry in Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine STEPPS training program, 2011.

 

TRAINING

BFA, Arcadia University, August, 2013. Senior Thesis – One-woman show: How to Solve a Problem like Laurel, written by and starring Laurel Ross.

Goldsmith’s College of the University of London, Theater Student, January – June, 2012.

DeSales University, Summer Theater Institute, Summer 2008 & 2006.