Laura Campbell ’08 Stars in ‘Molly Bloom: Redux’
Acting alumna Laura Campbell ’08 is currently starring in an innovative new performance piece, Molly Bloom: Redux.
In partnership with the Contemporary Irish Arts Center of Los Angeles, The Limbic Arthouse presents this new theatrical performance of the 18th chapter of Ulysses. The performance comes in time for the 2023 celebration of Bloomsday, the annual day dedicated to the commemoration and celebration of the Irish writer James Joyce.
Molly Bloom: Redux offers a new interpretation of the iconic material:
“For the last 100 years, the passionate critiques of Molly Bloom and her unpunctuated ‘8 sentences’ have shown us more about who we are as a society than any truth about the woman herself,” reads the show's description. “Each decade seems to have a different take on Mrs. Bloom. Prostitute? Slut? Feminist Icon? The definitions of her change as societal norms ebb and flow. By bringing Molly to life on stage in 2023 we hope to show her off in all her humanity and hold that mirror back up to ourselves to ask ‘who are we now’?”
The show utilizes a combination of live performance, film, and literature for an experience unlike any other. Former Adjunct Film Professor Bradford Barnes is the director of this unique performance piece.
Performances will be held at the Limbic Arthouse in Hollywood, CA, June 16-23, 2023.
Tickets for the show are available here.
Laura Campbell was born in Northern Ireland and relocated to the United States at 10 years of age. She attended Tulane University in New Orleans where she received her degree in Theatre Studies, International Relations, and Conflict Resolution. Campbell went on to get an MFA in Acting from Columbia University. For her thesis performance at Columbia, Campbell worked with Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus to adapt and stage a production of James Baldwin's Another Country.
As a theatre professional, she has worked locally and regionally in theaters across the country from The Clurman in her solo performance off-Broadway to multiple turns at the Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre in Houston. She can be seen on the small screen in a recurring role on ABC’s Quantico, as well as many guest star roles on major television shows such as Law & Order, The Good Wife, and Blue Bloods. On the big screen, you can catch her playing opposite Vince Vaughn in Benedict Andrews’ Seberg, which stars Kristen Stewart and Jack O’Connell. Campbell is a co-founder of Dynamo Studio, a female driven production company creating theatre and film to catalyze conversation around social issues. She also heads up the events team for Film Fatales, a non-profit advocating for all marginalized genders in the film industry.