Putting Myself Out There

As a person who loves to write and then share those words with people, it’s no surprise that I often find myself on stage or in print. It all started with a “Intro to Hollywood Screenwriting” night class at Austin Community College in late 2017, and has continued snowballing from there.

As of July 2022, I am now a contributing writer to one of my favorite places online; Reductress! I have a few one-liners live right now, and that number will continue to grow.

I performed in Mortified Austin in December 2018 at The North Door!

I performed in three live Mortified shows! Below are some of the highlights from those shows, including some of the drawings that were projected on a hilariously-oversized 20’ x 30’ wall of The North Door. 👀

Mortified Opening from Laura Messer on Vimeo.

If you want to know more about my mortifying childhood writing and my adult Mortified performances, HMU and we can chat about Hanson, Cracker Barrel, and the best kinds of gems & minerals. Also, I might appear on the Mortified podcast, so tune in to see if you can hear more about ~the most boring kid ever~!

I started attending lots of classes, workshops, and festivals in 2017 and haven’t stopped. I want to spend my life writing things that make my life better and that entertain as many people as possible. I also pitch a lot of my writing, whether it’s scripts, prose, or jokes. And sometimes it wins!

I shared some of my most embarrassing stories on stage with an improv troupe in Austin called Sweet Lightning that they turned into skits. It was one of the funnest nights of my storytellin’ life.

I told a fun story recently at Bulb Story Slam and learned that I am very physically expressive when I’ve got your attention. 👋👋