Season 1, Episode 4: Laura Hunter Drago

In this week's episode host, April Sigman-Marx sits down for an exciting conversation with LA film producer Laura Hunter-Drago to talk about adapting theatre for film.

Laura Hunter Drago is a producer living in Los Angeles, California. Originally from a small town in Virginia, Laura grew up performing in theatre both in school and professionally. She trained as an actress at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where she studied at the Atlantic Theatre Company School and the Lee Strasberg Institute. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA.

Laura is the Assistant Editor-in-Chief of Ms. In the Biz, a website founded by Helenna Santos that provides resources for female entrepreneurs in entertainment. Laura co-founded New Girl Pictures with one of her best friends from her high school theatre days, Samantha Macher. Their production company focuses on getting women into positions both in front of and behind the camera early in their careers. New Girl Pictures’ first short film, an animated piece called The Echo, was made a finalist in the Coven Film Festival Quarantine Film Challenge which will screen as part of an online festival through Seed & Spark in July 2020.

New Girl Pictures’ first feature film, To the New Girl, made by an all-female cast and creative team has made waves on the festival circuit as well. The film had its festival premiere at the TCL Chinese 6 Theaters on Hollywood and Highland as part of the Golden State Film Festival and is also an Official Selection at the inaugural FEMINYSTA Film Fest in Brooklyn. The film most recently won four awards at the Queen Palm International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California, including Best Feature by a First Time Filmmaker. To the New Girl released on VOD worldwide August 11, 2020.”
Watch Laura’s new movie for free on Tubi or rent/buy on Amazon Prime Video
Visit the official website for To the New Girl.
Laura recommends Create Your Own Career In Hollywood: Advice from a Struggling Actress Who Became a Successful Producer by Alexandra Boylan “[this book] is a crash course in indie film making based on real, practical experience from someone who has done it successfully.”
Read Laura’s article in Medium about adapting theatre for film.