Susan Laubach

Playwright, actor
New York, New York USA

Where do you look for inspiration?  Books, subway rides, memories

What’s your favorite book / movie / line from a play / pop culture guilty pleasure / cocktail?
Book:  “East of Eden”
Movie:  “Tales of Hoffman” 
Line from a play:  “the sex scenes and nudity are just natural”  “So’s diarrhea but I don’t want to watch” – “Butterflies are Free”
Pop culture guilty pleasure:  TV show NCIS, McDonald’s ice cream cones
Drink:  red wine

What play or production changed your life? Anna Deavere Smith’s piece on Crown Heights.
Is there anything you still dream of doing?  Singing, playing the piano in a solo show (I don’t do either very well)
I feel most like myself when I ….am around theatre people
What is your best escape?  A good book
What’s the one thing nobody knows about you?  I have 5 children including 2 sets of twins, a boy in between, all born in 3 1/2 years, one set fraternal, one identical – no fertility drugs.

Susan Laubach recently returned to theatre after 15 years in the investment business, I’ve written, performed 5 solo shows at Cheryl King’s Stage Left, plus one evening of two handers. Studying with Austin Pendleton @ HB Studio, AEA,SAG, PH.D (U. of Virginia).