Elayne LeTraunik

 

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Actress, director, hip baby boomer Exclusively represented by Gray Talent Group, Chicago 312/666-5404

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Representative Roles

"Nuts" by Tom Topor
(Chicago Premiere)
Played CLAUDIA

"Extremities" by Wm. Mastrosimone
(Chicago Premiere)
Played MARJORIE

"Marranos" by David Mamet
(World Premiere)
Played LIZAVETTA

"Beyond Therapy"
by Christopher Durang
(Featuring Carmen Roman
and Skip Sudduth)
Played PRUDENCE


REVIEWS:

EXTREMITIES

"LeTraunik (is) quite wonderful in the pivotal role of Marjorie." - Suzanne Weiss, Pioneer Press

"Elayne LeTraunik makes Marjorie a memorable character, instilling in her both the rage and pain that will make people long remember the shattering events..." - Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune


NUTS

"Elayne LeTraunik as Draper is small, slight, attractive; tough in her brutal cynicism but vulnerable in her desperation to resist all efforts to turn her into a cipher." - Richard Christensen, Chicago Tribune

"Elayne LeTraunik plays the role to perfection... She exhibits an easy control of this difficult role, drawing upon considerable skill to charge the theater with explosive intent." - Eugene Lieberman, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

"As the battered but unbreakable defendant who refuses to curb her self-wounding dagger of a tongue, Elayne LeTraunik knows a bravura role when she bites into one. She's sharp as a tack and saner than anyone else in the room."- Dick Saunders, Chicago Sun-Times

TV COMMERCIALS:

"Lifelock" Principal     Komnenich Films

"Rush Copley Hospital"  Principal   Komnenich Films

"Culver's Restaurants"   Patron   One World Productions

  "Identity Study"   Principal   Stone Road Prods.

"Animal Kingdom" Principal

INDUSTRIAL FILMS:

"Attorney's Liability and Assurance Society    Principal

 "Recycled Paper Products" Principal

"My Surgical Experience" Principal
(Lutheran General Hospital)

FILMS

"Memory Lane"        Betty       Columbia College Student Film 

"If You See"              Angela   Columbia College Student Film 

"Rain Dogs"             Betty       Columbia College Student Film

"One Good Deed"  Susan      Columbia College Student Film 

TRAINING:

University of Illinois at Chicago BA in Liberal Arts with majors in Theater and History. Graduated with honors

Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England

OTHER SKILLS:

Auditions columnist for Performink Newspaper (Chicago Trade paper for actors)
Weekly columnist for Chicago Sun Times
Contributor to Plays and Players Magazine, London

 

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Elayne LeTraunik as Claudia in the Chicago Premiere of "Nuts" by Tom Topor

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Elayne LeTraunik as Marjorie in ths Chicago Premiere of "Extremities" by William Mastrosimone