Laura Crotte
LAURA CROTTE- equity actor
Theatre actress
Productions in English
Yasmina's Necklace Sara Goodman Theater Ann Filmer
Into the Beautiful North Tía Irma 16th Street, Berwyn Ann Filmer
Yasmina's Necklace Sara 16th Street Theater Ann Filmer
Pedro Páramo Eduvigies Dyada Theatre Outremont, Montreal Canada Flora Lauten
Teatro Buendía, Cuba-Goodman Theater Flora Lauten
The Sins of Sor Juana Xochitl and Sor Filotea Goodman Theatre/Albert House H.Godinez
Esperanza Rising Hortensia Chi Children’s Theatre/Goodman´s Owen H.Godinez
Another part of the house Maria Josefa Teatrovista/Chopin Theatre C.Keenan
Blind Mouth Singing Mother of the Late Afternoon Teatrovista/Chopin Theatre Loy Arcena
Mariela in the Desert* Oliva Goodman Theatre/Owen H. Godinez
The Sins of Sor Juana Xóchitl Teatrovista/Mexican Fine Arts Museum Eddie Torres
Electricidad* Vecina Goodman Theatre/Albert * world premier H.Godinez
Readings in English
Barcelona, Map of shadows Woman University of Chicago/Blue Parrot Studio d. Xavier Albertí La Ruta, I. Gómez Vocalist Steppenwolf Theater d.Sandra Marquez
Coyote, M. Aman/T McCorry *Musical Mother Theater Witt d.Joe Cattell
Another Word for Beauty, Josè Rivera Carmen Goodman Theatre d.Steven Cosson
Las Madres, S. Alison Walker Josefina Chicago Dramatist d. Meghan Beals
Wolf at the Door, M. Treviño Rocio Carnaval-De Paul-Theatre Commons- d.Lisa Portes
Swift as Desire, J Lunden, A.Perlman * Abuela Chicago City Winery *Musical d.Henry Godinez
Unveiled, Rohina Malik Layla Chicago Dramatists d.Alex Levy
Mecca Tales, Rohina Malik Alma Lutheran School of Theology d.Rohina Malik
Yasmina´s Necklace, Rohina Malik Sara Silk Road Rising d. Corey Pond
Mojada, Luis Alfaro Tita Victory Gardens d. Chay Yew
Undone, Andrea Thome Mercedes 2010 Ignition Festival, Victory Gardens d. Lisa Portes
Yasmina’s Necklace, Rohina Malik Grandmother Teatrovista/Goodman/Chicago Dramatists d. Sandra Marquez
Rose Tatoo, Tennessee Williams Sarafina Teatrovista/Chicago Dramatists d. Cecilie Keenan
Our Lady of the Underpass,Tanya Saracho Ofelia Goodman Theatre New Series d. Andrea Dymond
Elliot, a soldier’s fugue, Quiara Alegria Ginny Steppenwolf/Chicago Humanites Festival d. David New
Productions in Spanish
Pedro Páramo (eng supertitles) Eduvigies Dyada Theatre Outremont, Montreal Canada d.Flora Lauten
Teatro Buendía, Cuba-Goodman Theater
Maria de Buenos Aires-Opereta Voice Chicago Cultural Center-Summer Operas d.Elio Barilari
Carralejas (Eng supertitles) María Colectivo El Pozo/ La Villita b&g club d.Carlos Jaime
Al son que me toques/BloodWedding Death & Mother GoodmanTheatre—RavenTheatre--Meztli Gallery d.Laura Crotte
La Casa de Bernarda Alba Martirio Goodman -Aguijon, Cuzco, Peru, B.A., Argentina d.Marcela Muñoz
Cuarteto Merteuil Publik/Tour Mexico—Gran Teatro Havana, Cuba d.Boris Schoemann
Una visita Inoportuna Regina Morti Mexico City, National tours Mexico d.Boris Schoemann
Se Busca 15 characters Veracruz, Mexico City, National tours Mexico d.Crotte/Schoemann
Barbacoa, historia de piratas puppets-4 National tours Mexico- Xalapa, Veracruz d. Carlos Converso
¿De qué te ries? Tecucistécatl & Mother National Anthropology Museums in D.F. & Xalapa, Ver. d. Alicia Martínez
Cuentos de Niebla Sirvienta Teatro Studio T Xalapa, UDL Puebla d. Abraham OOceransky
La Madre Novia Literatura Dramática y Carlos Lazo UNAM d. Rocío Carrillo
Aristofánica Several characters Foro de la Conchita-Coyoacán, Tlaltelolco d. Gilberto Guerrero
Dramatized Readings in Spanish (Directed by L. Crotte)
Rosa de dos Aromas, Caballido #2 LatinoCulturalC-UIC, CPS schools, UIC-NEIU Book Fair, Pilsen
Odio a los putos mexicanos, LEGOM Tamara Centro Cultural Helénico-D.F., La Catedral-Chicago
El ogrito, Lebeau Madre Efebos Café- Teatro leído, más divertido
Una Visita Inoportuna, Copi Regina Morti Efebos Café- National tours Mexico
Cuarteto, La balsa de los muertos, Merteuil d. Boris Schoemann
Cachafaz, El Regreso al Desierto, Sister "En Cadena de Montajes" Publik Teatro contemporáneo
La Misión, Ruleta de estafadores Numerous National Tour throughout Mexico-
Director, Producer, Designer
Own productions (Creation-Direction-Production-Performance- Costums & Masks-Theatre, Music & Dance)
The awakening of the Americas-Homage to Héctor Duarte´s Mural- 35th Anniversary of Latino Cultural Center- UIC
Awakening of the Americas-the creation of a mural Francis Parker School
Skulls, Rosaries, and Cempazuchitl Latino Cultural Center- UIC
Día de los Muertos Promenade University of Illinois in Chicago-
Día de los Muertos- La Catrina´s 100th anniversary Field Trips at Old Town School of Folk Music 2010-2012
Nanatzin y los viejitos del tajin, La iguana y el tlacuache, Stories told throughout CPS schools, Chicago Libraries, and
Tecucistecatl y la creación del sol y luna, and many more Community learning centers all over Chicago and suburbs.
AL SON QUE ME TOQUES, LORCA- adaptation, direction, production, dress-mask-light-design, choreography, music by Laura Crotte
Performed at Meztli Gallery in Pilsen, at De Paul University, Raven Theater, and at the GOODMAN LATINO THEATER FESTIVAL.
El Nacimiento de la Unidad- ENLACE Mexican Fine Arts Museum and Mex-Hometown organizations
Raíz de Arena, based on La Misión by Heiner Muller Casa Ursulo Galván
Un poquito de Muerte-Que me entierren con pompa Socicultur, UNAM, IPN
Film & Voice
Film Credits
Maydays, Ben Kolak & Rick Gamboa Abuela Chicago International Latino Film Festival
Out of Love, Ben Hur Uribe Madre Chicago International Latino Film Festival 2005
“Best Actress” nomination Midwest Independent Film Festival
Alquimia, Luis Valenzuela Remedios Chicago International Latino Film Festival 2004
Cita de Bardini, FabrizioPrada Raquel Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico 1996
Vocalist /Music
Vocalist to HoySon Cuartet, Orquesta La Tira, w/Stas Venglevsky, bayanist virtuoso,
and Sones de Mexico at the Hot House, Benito Juárez HighSchool, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Hall,
and HOUSE OF BLUES
Voice-overs
Commercial & Industrial
"Vestigio de Paisaje" Rock/Poetry (Radio Universidad Veracruzana)
Hamlet for Radio- Felipe Cazanova (Radio Universidad Veracruzana)
