Laura Schroeder (born 1995) lives and works in Vienna. After completing her architecture studies in Aachen and Paris, she worked in the competition department at Kühn Malvezzi (Berlin), as an editor for the art magazine Monopol, and at the Volksbühne Berlin. Interested in conceptual work and physical presence in theatre, she began studying stage design in 2019 with Anna Viebrock and Nina von Mechow at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. She has contributed as a stage design assistant to several productions at LE Studio Film und Bühne. Her first independent set designs were created at the Volkstheater Vienna.