lara jane dunatov

Actor (2001 - Present)

 

One of the original members of spurn, she has been with the group since the beginning in 2001.  Lara Jane has also appeared with many other sketch and improv groups such as Now That You’ve Seen Me Naked, The Underground, and Lost Cat.  Short film credits include The Albatross Motel written and directed by Jarret Belucci, Mr. Unlucky & Courtyard.  Recently she was very lucky to work with David Pogue on his pilot for Discovery Times called It’s All Geek To Me.  But… Can she sing you ask?  YES!!! 

 

See Lara's reel here!

 

Recent musicals include the hysterically funny Desiree of Beverly Hills written by the amazing Peter Morris and music by Matt Eisenstein and 2005 NY Fringe Festival Participant Genius Famous - You can buy the original cast recording at CD Baby!  How awesome, right?!  Also, using her lovely voice, she just completed a voice over for all the TV & internet promos for SHOUT!, a new mod musical.  And because she is truly a gamer at heart…  It’s worth mentioning that she had the awesome opportunity to appear as a contestant on the game show Wheel of Fortune!

 


 Now, how on Earth did she ever learn to do these sorts of things?  Lara Jane received a BFA from Hofstra University and has taken multiple classes at The School for Film & Television.

 

LJD's links

 

David Pogue: www.davidpogue.com

Peter Morris: www.petercharlesmorris.com

Mat E.: www.mateisenstein.com

Genius Famous: www.geniusfamous.com

CD Baby: www.cdbaby.com

SHOUT!: www.shoutthemodmusical.com

WoF: www.wheeloffortune.com

Hofstra: www.hofstra.edu

SFFT: www.sft.edu

 

 

List of web sites I like to peruse

 

www.strindbergandhelium.com

www.naughtysecretaryclub.com

www.mypapercrane.com

www.kidrobot.com

www.hungrygirl.com

www.lesliesegrete.com

www.jkrowling.com

www.mugglenet.com

 

 

What I’m listening to now (in no order)

 

The Shins

Mates of State

The Strokes

YYY’s

Bloc Party

Interpol 

 

 

Recipe’s

 

LJD’s Third Date, "Seal The Deal" Meal

 

This is a recipe I like to make when I’m dating a respectable guy whom I deem fuck-worthy.  A little work goes into this, so really just use it for guys you want to impress.  It’s not my recipe.  But it’s damn good.

 

Ingredients:

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

½ cup shredded parmesan cheese

1 clove garlic – finely chopped (I love garlic & tried to use more last time.  Don’t.  Trust me.)

4 Teaspoons butter – Real butter, I know.  I don’t break out the “I Can’t Believe How Many Chemicals are in this Fake Butter” until the “trying to impress” stage is over.

4 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto

10 ounces sliced whole milk mozzarella – I cheated last time and used part-skim.  Come on.  He got me to use the real butter.  I can only bend so far….in the kitchen anyway!  Yeow!

1/3 cup white wine – I think a pinot works best to cook with.

¼ cup olive oil

1 pinch black pepper.

 

I really like making this meal.  It’s super fun hands on action, which hopefully won’t be all the hands on action for the evening, if you catch my drift!  Goodtimes.  Ok!

 

 Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325.

  2. Pound the chicken breasts flat.  I think it’s easiest to put each chicken breat in a large ziplock bag while pounding.  Not only is it easier, but a little less messy.  Pound using one of those kitchen mallots that has the side wit the teeth and the flat side.  I alternate using both, but especially the flat side.  And try to pound with outward movements to really thin and flatten these suckers.  Once flat, coat with parmesan cheese on both sides.  Place a pinch of garlic on the center of the cutlet, followed by a pat of butter.  Then place a thin layer of prosciutto and a layer of cheese and roll it up!  Fasten with two toothpicks.  Repeat with all breasts.

  3. in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish mix wine & oil.  Place the rolled up chicken in the pan.  If there’s any prosciutto left over, I like to put a little slice on top of each roll.  Also maybe a little more parmesan cheese – depends on how loopy I am because I’ve usually had two glasses of wine by this point.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.  That’s what the directions say, but it’s usually 35 – 40 minutes for my oven.

 

 I usually serve this with a sliced cherry tomato, basil, mozzarella salad tossed with a balsamic reduction.  Once I tried serving it with polenta.  Once.  The last time I made mashed potatoes.  Garlic bread would be good.  I think I might make risotto next time.   Any takers???