Lusia Strus
Latest News on Lusia Strus:
BWW Review: SEAGULL at Steppenwolf Theatre Company (May 9, 2022)
Steppenwolf Theatre Opens SEAGULL in the New Ensemble Theater Through June 12 (May 9, 2022)
Video: Go Inside Rehearsals for SEAGULL at Steppenwolf (Apr 26, 2022)
BWW Review: SEAGULL at Steppenwolf Theatre Company (May 9, 2022)
Steppenwolf Theatre Opens SEAGULL in the New Ensemble Theater Through June 12 (May 9, 2022)
Video: Go Inside Rehearsals for SEAGULL at Steppenwolf (Apr 26, 2022)
BIO
Lusia Rozalia Strus (born December 13, 1969) is an American writer and stage and film actress with Neo-Futurists. Strus is noted for her role as Adam Sandler's assistant (Alexa) in 50 First Dates, as well as for playing eclectic characters and sometimes incorporating unusual accents in her roles. Her career has spanned theatre and stage for nearly two decades. She had a recurring role on Nickelodeon's Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide as Dr. Xavier. Strus played Janine in Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, and plays Rachel in Jason Lew's and Gus Van Sant's Restless. She had a recurring role in Wayward Pines (2015), and played Letty's mother Estelle on Good Behavior from 2016 to 2018.
She made her Broadway debut as Sheryl Sloman/Irene Grant/Others in Enron and Reidun Nordsletten in Elling. Off-Broadway, she has starred as Ute in The Retributionists (Playwrights Horizons); and regionally, as Santa Battaglia in A Confederecy of Dunces (Huntington Theatre), Bette in The Undeniable Sound of Right Now (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater), Becca in The Commons of Pensacola (Northlight Theatre), Mrs. Claus in The Truth About Santa (Kraine Theatre), and Jacquenetta in Love’s Labor’s Lost (Chicago Shakespeare Theater).
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STAGE CREDITS
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2010
Reidun Nordsletten (Saint Tome (Sao Tome) and Principe)
(St. Louis, MO (Regional))
(Standby)
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2010
Sheryl Sloman
Congresswoman
Irene Grant
Sheryl Sloman
Congresswoman
Irene Grant
Movies
Stir of Echoes
[ 1999 ] Sheila
[ 1999 ] Sheila
Danny's Wish
[ 2001 ] Cindy Rackley
[ 2001 ] Cindy Rackley
The Secret
[ 2001 ] Olenka
[ 2001 ] Olenka
Soul Survivors
[ 2001 ] Stern Nurse
[ 2001 ] Stern Nurse
Design
[ 2002 ] Delilah
[ 2002 ] Delilah
No Sleep 'til Madison
[ 2002 ] Loraine
[ 2002 ] Loraine
50 First Dates
[ 2004 ] Alexa
[ 2004 ] Alexa
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous
[ 2005 ] Janine
[ 2005 ] Janine
Moonpie
[ 2006 ] Maureen
[ 2006 ] Maureen
Restless
[ 2011 ] Rachel Cotton
[ 2011 ] Rachel Cotton
The Mend
[ 2014 ] Beatrice
[ 2014 ] Beatrice
Kelly & Cal
[ 2014 ] Mitzi
[ 2014 ] Mitzi
Everyday Miracles
[ 2015 ] Maggie Mae Welles-Cooper
[ 2015 ] Maggie Mae Welles-Cooper
Buffaloed
[ 2019 ] Frances
[ 2019 ] Frances
TV Shows
Claws
Brenda
Brenda
Good Behavior
Estelle
Estelle
Jack in a Box
Gloria
Gloria
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Dr. Xavier
Dr. Xavier
Videos
VIDEO: First Look - Michelle Dockery Returns for Season 2 of TNT's GOOD BEHAVIOR
by Caryn Robbins - 2017-08-16 15:01:29
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes with THE UNDENIABLE SOUND OF RIGHT NOW's Margo Seibert and More
by Stage Tube - 2015-03-09 16:54:22
News
BWW Review: SEAGULL at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - May 9, 2022
Yasen Peyankov’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s SEAGULL proves a wry vehicle to showcase the talents of many of his fellow Steppenwolf ensemble members who haven’t graced the stage since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Peyankov’s adaptation is direct, self-aware, and rife with dry (extremely dry) humor. The ennui that pierces SEAGULL is deeply and obviously felt throughout this adaptation of the text. References to Chekhov’s native Russia abound in Peyankov’s script, but the language feels modern and direct.
by Rachel Weinberg - May 9, 2022
Yasen Peyankov’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s SEAGULL proves a wry vehicle to showcase the talents of many of his fellow Steppenwolf ensemble members who haven’t graced the stage since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Peyankov’s adaptation is direct, self-aware, and rife with dry (extremely dry) humor. The ennui that pierces SEAGULL is deeply and obviously felt throughout this adaptation of the text. References to Chekhov’s native Russia abound in Peyankov’s script, but the language feels modern and direct.
Steppenwolf Theatre Opens SEAGULL in the New Ensemble Theater Through June 12
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2022
Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, opens its stunning new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell—the centerpiece of its recently unveiled Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center—with ensemble member Yasen Peyankov's extraordinarily funny and lyrical adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Seagull, now through June 12, 2022.
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2022
Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, opens its stunning new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell—the centerpiece of its recently unveiled Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center—with ensemble member Yasen Peyankov's extraordinarily funny and lyrical adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Seagull, now through June 12, 2022.
Video: Go Inside Rehearsals for SEAGULL at Steppenwolf
by Alan Henry - Apr 26, 2022
Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater company, is opening its stunning new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell with ensemble member Yasen Peyankov’s extraordinarily funny and lyrical adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Seagull, April 28–June 12, 2022.
by Alan Henry - Apr 26, 2022
Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater company, is opening its stunning new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell with ensemble member Yasen Peyankov’s extraordinarily funny and lyrical adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Seagull, April 28–June 12, 2022.
Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for SEAGULL at Steppenwolf
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 13, 2022
Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater company, is opening its stunning new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell with ensemble member Yasen Peyankov’s extraordinarily funny and lyrical adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Seagull, April 28–June 12, 2022.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 13, 2022
Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater company, is opening its stunning new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell with ensemble member Yasen Peyankov’s extraordinarily funny and lyrical adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Seagull, April 28–June 12, 2022.
Steppenwolf to Open New Ensemble Theater With SEAGULL, Starring Jeff Perry
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 22, 2022
Steppenwolf Theatre Company is opening its stunning new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell—the centerpiece of its recently unveiled Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center—with ensemble member Yasen Peyankov’s extraordinarily funny and lyrical adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Seagull, April 28–June 12, 2022 (opening May 8).
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 22, 2022
Steppenwolf Theatre Company is opening its stunning new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell—the centerpiece of its recently unveiled Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center—with ensemble member Yasen Peyankov’s extraordinarily funny and lyrical adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Seagull, April 28–June 12, 2022 (opening May 8).
TNT Cancels GOOD BEHAVIOR
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 6, 2018
'Good Behavior' as been cancelled by TNT after two seasons, according to Variety.
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 6, 2018
'Good Behavior' as been cancelled by TNT after two seasons, according to Variety.
Season Two of TNT's Hit Drama Series GOOD BEHAVIOR Premieres 10/15
by BWW News Desk - Oct 15, 2017
Award-winning actress Michelle Dockery will be back on the bad side when she returns as thief and con artist Letty Raines, whose life is always one wrong turn or one bad decision away from implosion in the hit TNT drama GOOD BEHAVIOR.
by BWW News Desk - Oct 15, 2017
Award-winning actress Michelle Dockery will be back on the bad side when she returns as thief and con artist Letty Raines, whose life is always one wrong turn or one bad decision away from implosion in the hit TNT drama GOOD BEHAVIOR.
VIDEO: First Look - Michelle Dockery Returns for Season 2 of TNT's GOOD BEHAVIOR
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 16, 2017
Award-winning actress Michelle Dockery returns as thief and con artist Letty Raines in the hit TNT drama GOOD BEHAVIOR. Get a first look below!
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 16, 2017
Award-winning actress Michelle Dockery returns as thief and con artist Letty Raines in the hit TNT drama GOOD BEHAVIOR. Get a first look below!
Season Two of TNT's Hit Drama Series GOOD BEHAVIOR Premieres 10/15
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 27, 2017
Award-winning actress Michelle Dockery will be back on the bad side when she returns as thief and con artist Letty Raines, whose life is always one wrong turn or one bad decision away from implosion in the hit TNT drama GOOD BEHAVIOR.
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 27, 2017
Award-winning actress Michelle Dockery will be back on the bad side when she returns as thief and con artist Letty Raines, whose life is always one wrong turn or one bad decision away from implosion in the hit TNT drama GOOD BEHAVIOR.
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Michelle Dockery Stars in TNT Original GOOD BEHAVIOR
by - Dec 21, 2016
On the next episode of TNT's GOOD BEHAVIOR titled "It Still Fits Bitch," Letty Raines (Michelle Dockery) reverses roles with her mother when she has to bail Estelle (Lusia Strus) out of jail, raising the question of who is better able to raise Jacob
by - Dec 21, 2016
On the next episode of TNT's GOOD BEHAVIOR titled "It Still Fits Bitch," Letty Raines (Michelle Dockery) reverses roles with her mother when she has to bail Estelle (Lusia Strus) out of jail, raising the question of who is better able to raise Jacob
BWW Review: Mark Blum and Mare Winningham Encounter SoCal Suburbia in RANCHO VIEJO
by Michael Dale - Dec 10, 2016
Dan LeFranc's RANCHO VIEJO, now receiving its world premiere in a handsome Playwrights Horizons production featuring a terrific cast, is one of those three-hour long plays that may find you tempted to flip through your program at any time for a clue as to what the heck is going on.
by Michael Dale - Dec 10, 2016
Dan LeFranc's RANCHO VIEJO, now receiving its world premiere in a handsome Playwrights Horizons production featuring a terrific cast, is one of those three-hour long plays that may find you tempted to flip through your program at any time for a clue as to what the heck is going on.
Photo Flash: RANCHO VIEJO Celebrates Opening Night at Playwrights Horizons
by BWW News Desk - Dec 8, 2016
Playwrights Horizons presents Rancho Viejo, the world premiere of a new play by Dan LeFranc (The Big Meal at Playwrights, Sixty Miles to Silver Lake, In the Labyrinth) and directed by three-time Obie Award winner Daniel Aukin (Placebo, This at Playwrights; Fool For Love; Bad Jews; 4000 Miles; [sic]). The production opened on December 6 at the company's Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street) and will play through Friday, December 23. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities below!
by BWW News Desk - Dec 8, 2016
Playwrights Horizons presents Rancho Viejo, the world premiere of a new play by Dan LeFranc (The Big Meal at Playwrights, Sixty Miles to Silver Lake, In the Labyrinth) and directed by three-time Obie Award winner Daniel Aukin (Placebo, This at Playwrights; Fool For Love; Bad Jews; 4000 Miles; [sic]). The production opened on December 6 at the company's Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street) and will play through Friday, December 23. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities below!
Photo Flash: First Look RANCHO VIEJO at Playwrights Horizons
by Ashlee Latimer - Nov 26, 2016
We never meet young Richie and Lonna, whose marriage is on the rocks. But miles and miles away, in the affluent southwestern suburb where their parents live, this couple's separation is disturbing the tranquility of a community they've barely met. In Dan LeFranc's comedy of anxiety and awkward neighbors, the residents of Rancho Viejo drift from one gathering to the next, wrestling life's grandest themes while fending off existential despair - set against the lustful, yearning strains of a distant bolero.
by Ashlee Latimer - Nov 26, 2016
We never meet young Richie and Lonna, whose marriage is on the rocks. But miles and miles away, in the affluent southwestern suburb where their parents live, this couple's separation is disturbing the tranquility of a community they've barely met. In Dan LeFranc's comedy of anxiety and awkward neighbors, the residents of Rancho Viejo drift from one gathering to the next, wrestling life's grandest themes while fending off existential despair - set against the lustful, yearning strains of a distant bolero.
TNT Original Series GOOD BEHAVIOR Snapped Up by Stan & Soho in Anz
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 14, 2016
Fans of intense drama in Australia and New Zealand will be able to enjoy Turner's latest TNT Original, GOOD BEHAVIOR, courtesy of video content platform, Stan Australia, and Sky New Zealand's SoHo channel.
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 14, 2016
Fans of intense drama in Australia and New Zealand will be able to enjoy Turner's latest TNT Original, GOOD BEHAVIOR, courtesy of video content platform, Stan Australia, and Sky New Zealand's SoHo channel.
Playwrights Horizons Now Accepting Lottery Entries for $5 tickets to 1st Preview of RANCHO VIEJO
by BWW News Desk - Oct 31, 2016
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) begins accepting entries today, Monday, October 31, for the LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to their world premiere production of RANCHO VIEJO.
by BWW News Desk - Oct 31, 2016
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) begins accepting entries today, Monday, October 31, for the LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to their world premiere production of RANCHO VIEJO.
Photo Coverage: Meet the Company of Playwrights Horizons' RANCHO VIEJO
by Jennifer Broski - Oct 11, 2016
Playwrights Horizons will soon presnt Rancho Viejo, the world premiere of a new play by Dan LeFranc (The Big Meal at Playwrights, Sixty Miles to Silver Lake, In the Labyrinth) and directed by three-time Obie Award winner Daniel Aukin (Placebo, This at Playwrights; Fool For Love; Bad Jews; 4000 Miles; [sic]). Commissioned by Playwrights Horizons, Rancho Viejo will be the third production of the theater company's 2016/2017 Season.
by Jennifer Broski - Oct 11, 2016
Playwrights Horizons will soon presnt Rancho Viejo, the world premiere of a new play by Dan LeFranc (The Big Meal at Playwrights, Sixty Miles to Silver Lake, In the Labyrinth) and directed by three-time Obie Award winner Daniel Aukin (Placebo, This at Playwrights; Fool For Love; Bad Jews; 4000 Miles; [sic]). Commissioned by Playwrights Horizons, Rancho Viejo will be the third production of the theater company's 2016/2017 Season.
Full Cast for RANCHO VIEJO Announced - Mark Blum, Bill Buell and More!
by Christina Mancuso - Oct 7, 2016
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced complete casting for RANCHO VIEJO, the world premiere of a new play by Dan LeFranc (The Big Meal at Playwrights, Sixty Miles to Silver Lake, In the Labyrinth) and directed by three-time Obie Award winner Daniel Aukin (Placebo, This at Playwrights; Fool For Love; Bad Jews; 4000 Miles; [sic]). Commissioned by Playwrights Horizons, RANCHO VIEJO will be the third production of the theater company's 2016/2017 Season.
by Christina Mancuso - Oct 7, 2016
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced complete casting for RANCHO VIEJO, the world premiere of a new play by Dan LeFranc (The Big Meal at Playwrights, Sixty Miles to Silver Lake, In the Labyrinth) and directed by three-time Obie Award winner Daniel Aukin (Placebo, This at Playwrights; Fool For Love; Bad Jews; 4000 Miles; [sic]). Commissioned by Playwrights Horizons, RANCHO VIEJO will be the third production of the theater company's 2016/2017 Season.
Michelle Dockery to Star in New TNT Original Drama Series GOOD BEHAVIOR
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 11, 2015
TNT has added two new original dramas to its 2016 slate. Good Behavior, starring Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) and Argentine-Spanish actor Juan Diego Botto in an adaptation of the Letty Dobesh novels by Wayward Pines author Blake Crouch
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 11, 2015
TNT has added two new original dramas to its 2016 slate. Good Behavior, starring Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) and Argentine-Spanish actor Juan Diego Botto in an adaptation of the Letty Dobesh novels by Wayward Pines author Blake Crouch
BWW Review: A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES Weighs in at Boston's Huntington Theatre
by Jan Nargi - Nov 20, 2015
Jeffrey Hatcher's stage adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A CONFERERACY OF DUNCES, now in its world premiere at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston, feels like a lost opportunity. Much like its obnoxious and oversized central character Ignatius J. Reilly, a slovenly, unemployed 30-year-old still living with and supported by his sweetly doting mother, the play is a lumbering behemoth that is often equal parts boring and boorish.
by Jan Nargi - Nov 20, 2015
Jeffrey Hatcher's stage adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A CONFERERACY OF DUNCES, now in its world premiere at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston, feels like a lost opportunity. Much like its obnoxious and oversized central character Ignatius J. Reilly, a slovenly, unemployed 30-year-old still living with and supported by his sweetly doting mother, the play is a lumbering behemoth that is often equal parts boring and boorish.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Lusia Strus been in?
Lusia Strus has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.
How many West End shows has Lusia Strus been in?
Lusia Strus has not appeared in the West End.
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