Lex Laas is this month’s GCJD Alumni of the Month. Laas is residing in Houston as a professional actor and director represented by the Page Parks Agency. He recently appeared on HBO’s The Leftovers.
Upon graduation in May 2015, Laas assisted on the Arkansas New Play Festival which brought local actors, Broadway veterans, and Tony nominated playwrights together for two weeks of new and fresh work. During his stay in Northwest Arkansas, Laas was cast as Puck in a professional production of A Midsummer Nights Dream.
During his time at Sam Houston State University, Laas was an occasional guest writer for The Houstonian, was a DJ for 90.5 The Kat, and was cast in several productions with the Department of Theatre and Musical Theatre. Laas also made his Directorial Debut with “The Story Telling Ability of A Boy”, which garnered a meritorious achievement award for direction and was invited to bring select scenes to the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival.
“From when I was the tiniest of tots, I’ve traveled all over the world, from Mexico, Jerusalem, Kansas, Egypt and everywhere in between, thus igniting my fascination with different cultures and lifestyles. GCJD helped me take that want for something more and put it into action. Raising awareness of what goes on in this world is important in any job market, being informed of our surroundings is the first step to change, GCJD truly helped me to step back and look at the world with a more critical eye.”
Check out last month's GCJD Alumni>>
Global Center for Journalism and Democracy
Dan Rather Communications Building, Room 201, Huntsville, TX 77340