Award-winning Playwright
Laura Leininger-Campbell
Laura Leininger-Campbell is a playwright and actor. Her writing reflects intersections between real-life struggles and how we conjure hope and determination from those conflicts.
Laura’s plays have been honored with distinction from the Eugene O’Neill Playwrights conference (Finalist, Semi-Finalist) , Henley Rose Playwrights Competition (Runner-up), Seven Devils Play Foundry (Finalist), Ashland National Play Foundry (Finalist), and the Great Plains Theater Commons (Playlabs, Residency).
“Thought-provoking, memory-invoking, talk-about-it-for-weeks-afterward good.“
“I can’t find words to express how impressed — how moved—I was by her words. She is a brilliant writer. Her command of the English language and the easy way she strings it all together is inspiring.”
“Artists have a responsibility to comment on/respond to the sociological events that surround them, and Laura has done that in a truly stunning way.”
Upcoming Performances & Events
EMINENT DOMAIN
BLACK HILLS COMMUNITY THEATRE MAY 2026
601 Columbus Street, Rapid City, South Dakota
The BHCT will present Eminent Domain in a full production, 9 performances. Their gloriously restored Studio Theatre has a capacity of 175.
BURIED PHOENIX
SHELTERBELT THEATRE JULY 10-27, 2025
4383 Nicholas Street, Suite 204, Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha’s home for new plays! See the first full production of Laura’s newest play, Buried Phoenix, in the Shelterbelt’s new space.
EMINENT DOMAIN
ANGELS THEATRE COMPANY MARCH 20-30, 2025
Johnny Carson Theatre, Lied Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln, Nebraska
Congratulations to the cast and crew of the first professional production of Eminent Domain! We couldn’t imagine a better, more dedicated cast, directed by Timothy Scholl. This emotional play was in good hands.
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