Laura Stuart Obenauf

Chicago, Illinois, US

Highlights

Unique, versatile voice. Earthy and rich, my voice can range from everday, highly relatable to elite and authoritative: the quirky, slightly raspy, girl next door; to the warm, kind, loving mom; to authoritative and no-nonsense, to meditative, to deeply sensual.

Languages

English (North American), English

Accent

British, England - London (Cockney, Estuary, East End), French, German, Irish, Scottish

Voice Ages

Middle Aged (35-54), Young Adult (18-35)

Special Skills

Animation, Audiobooks, Business, Documentaries, Educational, Internet Video, Movie Trailers, Podcasting, Radio, Telephone, Television, Videogames

Experience

VOICE OVER
Nuvea Skin Care - Spokesperson - mSeed Productions
Cracker Barrel - Rose / Office Manager - BAM Studios
Mist Twist - Caroler/Vocalist - NoiseFloor Sound Solutions
BioLife - Spokesperson - Another Country
SSM Health Systems - Doctor - Arbor Group / Chicago Recording Company (CRC)

TV
Empire #308 - Label Exec - FOX - Dennie Gordon
Chicago P.D. #303 - Business Woman (Lady Pants) - NBC

COMMERCIALS / WEB / INDUSTRIALS
First Alert / One Link - Mom - Octane Media
I-PRECHECK - Spokesperson - Green Room Productions
Blue Cross Blue Shield Members Reward Industrial - Mom - Stephen Alsip
Albank Commercial - Spokesperson - Comcast Spotlight
ACME Hotel - Web Promo - Woman in Shower / on Beach - Rebel Hospitality
Bright Pink Campaign - Spokesperson - p3mediaworks
The Onion DNC 'Gnats on a Bus' - Sandra Hopkin - The Onion Productions
SSM Health Commercial - Doctor - Arbor Group
CulTao Supplements - Spokesperson - Web - Motion Source
Land Air Sea - Inustrial - Mom - New Slate Films
Chicago Mercantile Exchange - Spokesperson - Futures Institute
Franciscan St. James Industrial - Head of Marketing
Build a Bear Workshop Commercial - Mom - RADAR Productions
Are You Ready? - Female Client #2 - Sprout/Sykes Enterprises
Price Waterhouse Coopers Industrial - Mia
The Onion - Web Short 9.24.14 - Annie Feinhouser - The Onion Productions
Life Fitness - Fitness Equipment Demonstrator - Taste Media Group - Thatcher Kamin
Directing Actors Industrial - Lisa - Hollywood Camera Works

THEATRE
Thee Trinity - Lucy (Lucifer) - Polemic Theatre - The Royal George
The Wedding Gift (Staged Reading) - Melody Rutheford - Jane Drake Brody - The Royal George
Million Dollar Quartet - Dyanne - National Broadway Tour
Million Dollar Quartet - Dyanne (U/S - 44 performances) - Broadway in Chicago
The 39 Steps - The Woman - Farmers Alley Theatre
Crimes of the Heart - Babe - Bunbury Theatre
Annie - Grace Farrel - Music Theatre Louisville
Rabbit Hole - Becca - Bunbury Theatre
Blue Plate Special - Della Juracko - Alley Theatre
Oliver! - Nancy - Music Theatre Louisville
Marrying Terry - Janet - Victory Gardens Theatre
Frog Kiss! - Princess Clementine - Stages Festival (Tina Salamone)
The Singin’ Cowboy - Sidesaddle Sal - Stages Festival (Tina Salamone)
She Loves Me - Illona Ritter - Circle Theatre
Tommy - Mrs. Walker - White Horse Theatre Company

Credentials

Education

UNION: Actor's Equity Association (AEA); Non-Union but SAG-AFTRA Eligible

COLLEGE DEGREE
Bachelor of Music - Vocal Performance, Magna Cum Laude University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

VOICEOVER
Acting Studio of Chicago (Norm Boucher / Dave Leffel)

ACTING
Acting Studio of Chicago (Master of Scene Study - Ann Filmer, Louis Contey, Steve Scott, Nick Bowling; Shade Murray; Kurt Naebig - Advanced Scene Study, Monologue Class, Monologue Private Coaching);
Vagabond School of the Arts (On-Camera, Monologue, Scene Study);
Gately-Poole Conservatory (Meisner - Kathryn Gately, Rick Poole);
Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, NYC (Irma Sandrey, Chad Burton, Pennie DuPont)

VOICE
Roberta Duchak, Gregory Harrell, Frances Crawford, Barrington Coleman, Kurt Hansen, Beverley Rinaldi

DANCE
Ballet, Jazz, Tap

Studio

Service Description

Hi! I am a well-trained, experienced voice-over, stage, and on-camera actress with extensive singing training which adds to my voice's uniqueness and versatility. I have a strong approach to text, love to tell a great story, am highly reliable, and easy to work with! I will do my utmost to meet even the tightest timelines and easily assimilate any notes I am given. I'll look forward to working with you!

Voice Over Clients

VOICE OVER
Nuvea Skin Care - mSeed Productions
Cracker Barrel - BAM Studios
Mist Twist - NoiseFloor Sound Solutions
BioLife - Another Country Sound Studios
SSM Health Systems - Arbor Group / Chicago Recording Company (CRC)

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