Laura Schein

Laura Schein is an actor/writer/lyricist from Chicago, now based in Los Angeles. She is the co-creator of the acclaimed new musical Emojiland (New York Times Critics Pick; Richard Rodgers Award Finalist; Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Off-Broadway Alliance Nominee), and originated the role of Smize. She co-wrote the original songs for the 2022 stop motion Disney holiday film Mickey Saves Christmas and the Paramount+ feature Honor Society, and was on the music team for the animated feature UglyDolls, for which she co-wrote the Kelly Clarkson/Janelle Monae duet "Unbreakable," shortlisted for the 2020 Academy Awards. She's a lyricist on the musical feature Marriage Material, in development with Chernin Entertainment, based on the short film acquired by Fox Searchlight. Her 1/2 hour comedy pilot Thrup was a semi-finalist at the 2021 Austin Film Festival.

Laura got her acting break at 13 years old in the first national tour of Ragtime, and has since performed at award-winning theaters all over the world. Her TV/film credits include guest roles on FOX, Showtime, ABC, CBS, Amazon and SyFy, and a series regular on YouTube Originals' comedy series Sing It! She co-created the improvised series Crystal's Balls for Funny Or Die, for which she received an LA WebFest "Outstanding Lead Actress" nomination. She's also toured the country opposite Jason Alexander in his show An Evening With Jason Alexander.

Laura is a graduate of Northwestern University.