Internationally published, Laura Thoma is a queer, trauma-informed, proud "late bloomer" playwright. Laura began her artistic career as a dancer and choreographer, dancing with people like Fernando Bujones and at places like The White House. She taught at both Roosevelt University and Columbia College while performing in regional theatre. After a career-ending injury, Laura found her way back to her sacred space through writing. 

She has developed her work with Chicago Dramatist, Cape May Stage, Chestnut Street Playhouse, Eden Prairie Players, Marist College, Stage Door Theatre, Drama Works, and Legacy Theatre. Laura has been a playwright in residence with The Pawling Theatre Exchange, where she developed her play Magpie. Laura was thrilled to be chosen to attend both the National Playwrights Symposium and the Kennedy Center Summer Playwriting Intensive in 2022. Most recently, her monologue turned short film Me, Myself, and I has garnered awards from film festivals around the globe, including London, Paris, and Bali.