Laura Hunter Drago

Laura Hunter Drago is a producer living in Los Angeles, California. Originally from a small town in Virginia, Laura grew up performing in theatre both in school and professionally. She trained as an actress at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied at the Atlantic Theatre Company School and the Lee Strasberg Institute. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, the Assistant Editor-in-Chief of Ms. in the Biz, a website founded by Helenna Santos that provides resources for female entrepreneurs in the entertainment industry, and co-founder of New Girl Pictures with one of her best friends from her high school theatre days, Samantha Macher. Their production company focuses on getting women into positions both in front of and behind the camera early in their careers. Her first feature film, To the New Girl, which was made by an all-female cast and creative team, is released on VOD on August 11, 2020.

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The Industry is in Crisis, But Make Something Anyway

By Laura Hunter Drago | May 23, 2024

The Industry is in Crisis, But Make Something Anyway

Despite all the challenges creatives face at the moment, Laura Hunter Drago is finding a way to get her work out there.

From Competition to Collaboration: How Championing Women in Film Changed My Perspective

By Laura Hunter Drago | August 11, 2020

From Competition to Collaboration: How Championing Women in Film Changed My Perspective

Laura Hunter Drago, whose film To the New Girl is out today, on her transformative journey from actress to producer.