Laura Clark Hansen and Paul Hansen

Laura Clark-Hansen and Paul Hansen are the co-founders of Cornerstone Productions LLC. The SUPPORTING PLAYERS© TRAINING and the TIPS Curriculum were developed by Laura and Paul to educate teachers, counselors, coaches and students in the skills necessary to create interesting educational role plays. In addition they co-authored and present QUEST?IONS I & II, their educational programs for grades 4 through 12 which focus on prevention education and healthy choices.

Laura has worked in the field of educational entertainment for the past 15 years. Past credits include work with The Children's Theatre Company, The Great North American History Theatre and the Guthrie Theatre. She is one of the founders of Recovery Productions, a theatre company nationally renowed for its' presentation, HIGHer EDUCATION, a one act play about date rape and substance abuse on college campuses. Paul is the sole author of THE NEXT LEVEL, Cornerstone's program for college athletes, coaches and administrators.

Paul and Laura are both Theatre and Education graduates of the University of Wisconsin. Paul received his teaching degree from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater and Laura received her degree from the UW, Madison. In addition Laura earned a Masters Degree in Human Development from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.

For further information on Cornerstone Productions LLC, Laura Clark Hansen, or Paul Hansen please call us toll free at 1-800-962-2477 or email us at CornerstoneProductionsLLC@comcast.net




Laura Clark Hansen Curriculum Vitae
Laura Clark-Hansen: Education Outreach Director & Training Coordinator
Cornerstone Productions LLC
Box 28217
Minneapolis, MN 55428
1-800-962-2477
CornerstoneProductionsLLC@comcast.net

Educational and Academic Development:
2002 M.A. Human Development - St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, Mpls, MN
1995 Course Work re: Chemical Dependency Counseling - Hazelden Treatment Ctr., MN
1992 Course Work re: Epidemiology and Addiction - University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
1980’s Guthrie Theatre Extended Acting Classes-Mpls, MN
1980’s Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop-Improvisational Theatre Coursework-Mpls, MN
1979 B.A. Theatre, University of Wisconsin, Madison. WI

Theatre Company Production Experience:
1990-Present Cornerstone Productions / Co-Founder / Education Outreach Director
1980-1990 Recovery Productions / Co-Founder / Co-Producer / Performer


Plays Authored/Co-Authored and Produced
1997 Playwright The Next Level - Co-Author/Co-Producer/Co-Performer
1995 Playwright QUEST?IONS II - Co-Author/Co-Producer/ Performer
1992 Playwright QUEST?IONS - Author / Producer / Performer
1990 Playwright HIGH-er EDUCATION / Co-Author/Co-Producer/Performer
1988 Playwright Hops and Barley Present Life on the Rocks /Co-Author/Co-Producer/ Co-Performer

Guest Lecturer/Presenter: 1990-Present
NCEA National Catholic Educators’
NMSA National MIddle School Association Annual
NODA National Orientation Directors Association
NCAA National College Athletic Association Lifeskills Coordinators
CEYA Center for the Education of the Young Adolescent
American School Counselor’s Association
National Peer Helpers Association
Search Institute Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Conference
National Youth Crime Prevention Conference
TREND St. Louis (Turning Resources and Energy in New Directions)
Midwest Regional School Social Workers
MEA/MFT Minnesota Education Association/Minnesota Federation of Teachers
NWEA Northwest Wisconsin Education Association
WEAC Wisconsin Education Association
AIMS Association of Illinois Middle Schools
WAMLE Wisconsin Association for Mid Level Education
MAMLE Minnesota Association for Mid Level Education
MWAMLE Midwest Association for Mid Level Education
Illinois School Social Workers
Wisconsin School Psychologists
Wisconsin School Counselors Association
Minnesota School Counselors Association
South Dakota School Counselors Association
IDEA Illinois Drug Education Association
MPRC Minnesota Prevention Resource Center Program Sharing Conference
South Dakota Athletic Association Conference
Wisconsin Athletic and Activity Director Association
DARE of Illinois

Professional Development Acting/Original Script Development Work/Improvisation:
1990’s Land Stewardship Project-Stillwater, MN Actress/Educator
Original Script Collaboration/Actress/ Planting in the Dust
Community Presentation Facilitator - United States and Canada
1990’s Playwrights Center - Minneapolis, MN - Acting Company
Original Script Development
Six Blocks Uptown
The Allgood Boy
1985-1990 Troupe America - Company Actress
Nunsense
1980-1990 Great North American History Theatre- Actress - St. Paul and Chicago Servant’s Christmas
Plain Hearts
The Lady Knight
Down to Earth
1982-1983 Children’s Theatre Company - Actress -Minneapolis, Minnesota
Harriet the Spy
1979-1982 Fireside Playhouse Company Actress - Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
Fiddler on the Roof - Golde (Yente)
Hello Dolly - Dolly
The King and I - Lady Thiang
South Pacific - Bloody Mary

Laura Clark-Hansen is the co-founder of Cornerstone Productions, a theatre company dedicated to producing creative educational entertainment for schools and communities. Laura has worked in the field of educational entertainment for the past 15 years. The SUPPORTING PLAYERS TRAINING and the TIPS TRAINING were co-created by Laura and her husband/business partner Paul Hansen to educate teachers, counselors, coaches and students in the skills necessary to create interesting educational role plays. In addition to her work with Cornerstone, Laura is one of the founders of Recovery Productions, a theatre company nationally renowned for its' presentation, HIGHer EDUCATION, a one act play about date rape and substance abuse on college campuses. Together Laura and her husband Paul have co-authored and performed numerous educational programs which focus on character education and healthy choices. The couple also co-authored THE NEXT LEVEL, Cornerstone's program on women and sports. Laura holds a Bachelors’ Degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and has recently completed her Masters Degree in Human Development at the University of St. Mary’s in Minneapolis. Laura and her husband Paul are the co-authors of SUPPORTING PLAYERS a training manual for organizations desiring to build community peer education acting troupes.