Plays by Laura Leininger-Campbell
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Eminent Domain
When Rob MacLeod’s family farm is threatened by construction of a pipeline underneath it, the event will light a fuse, threatening to divide the family he loves. On the surface, Eminent Domain exposes the hard-fought battle between family farms and corporate energy. Dig a little deeper, and the greater struggle is revealed: a Heartland way of life without its next generation.
Our most crucial resource is not the land—it is our kin, our clan, and our heritage.
RECOGNITION
- 2016 Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference Finalist
- Best Drama: Omaha Entertainment Awards
- Best Original Script: Omaha Entertainment Awards
photo courtesy of Omaha Playhouse
Reviews of Eminent Domain
“Once in awhile you see a play that is uncomfortable. It’s too real. I am not sure when I last saw a production that felt more like eavesdropping than being entertained. I can’t find words to express how impressed—how moved—I was by her words. She is a brilliant writer. This is a well crafted, well thought out work that goes beyond a good story. This is a piece that matters.” — Christrine Swerczek, Broadway World
“Leininger-Campbell does not hold back from offering up the very best and the very worst that can happen in life. She does this so wonderfully through the Midwest family farm setting. Leininger-Campbell has impressed me with her rich story-telling and ability to deliver a compelling, thought-provoking experience. Thought-provoking, memory-invoking, talk-about-it-for-weeks-afterward good.“ — Amber Nore, Lincoln Theatre Alliance
“This is live theater at its most powerful, moving, engaging and transcendent. There was not a false moment or movement in the entire piece, and for that credit goes not only to Leininger-Campbell but to director Amy Lane, the rest of the production crew and a superb cast that was spot-on perfect.” — Leo Adam Biga, My Inside Stories
Buried Phoenix
In 1994, three generations of artists intersect in New York’s chaotic Millinery District when Lark, an aspiring actress, takes a job with eccentric hat designer Beatrice Price. Lark’s odyssey in gritty Manhattan will introduce her to a group of dynamic women that will challenge her and inspire her the rest of her life.
What makes a successful artist? Is it genius, or is it encouragement? How will traumatic misfortunes manifest within what we create? Buried Phoenix illuminates a poignant journey through the eyes of five defiant women, all struggling to make their voices heard.
RECOGNITION
- 2026 Omaha Entertainment & Arts Awards: six nominations, including Best New Script, and Best Drama
- Finalist, Ashland National Playwrights Festival 2023
- Finalist, Seven Devils 2023 Play Foundary 2023
- Semi-finalist, Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference 2023
- Quarter-finalist: Screencraft Stage Play Contest 2023
- Runner-up, 2021-22 Henley Rose Playwright Competition
Terminal
Flight 537 to Springfield is experiencing delays, and the passengers waiting in Gate 23 are experiencing each other. Will their humanity outlast the mechanism of modern-day air travel?
A timely and hilarious satire that explores the irrationality of modern-day air travel, along with the pressures that threaten our own rational views of each other. Terminal captures a compelling snapshot of our humanity in the one crucible that equals us all: an airport.
RECOGNITION
- 2021-22 Henley Rose Playwright Competition runner-up
- Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference semi-finalist
- Great Plains Theater Conference Playlab selection
Worms
RECOGNITION
- ScreenCraft Stage Play Contest quarterfinalist
- Chosen as a 2019 PlayLab entry in the Great Plains Theater Conference
L'Chaim, co-written with Marie Amthor Schuett
RECOGNITION
- Theater Arts Guild Awards Outstanding New Script 2017
Jewel of the Seven Stars
RECOGNITION
- Joslyn Literary Festival selection 2014
Poisonous Beauty
RECOGNITION
- Joslyn Literary Festival selection 2012
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