Actor, Writer, First Person Historical Interpreter

Sharing stories, true and imagined

Actor, Writer, First Person Historical Interpreter

Sharing stories, true and imagined

About LAURA

Brief Background

Laura has loved acting since she was a child growing up between Charlottesville, Virginia, and Salisbury, England. Drawing on training from both sides of the Atlantic, she has performed with regional theater companies across the USA, on national tours, and on TV and film. She is also a playwright, and writes and performs one-woman historic character portrayals for educational groups around the world. Laura holds an MFA from The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting at The George Washington University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College in Boston.

Available for Projects

Laura is always delighted to undertake new roles on stage or screen, and to share her historic character portrayals, both in person and online. Please see the Living History Portrayals page of her website for more details on her first person historical interpretation programs.

Current Projects

Laura is delighted to present a virtual performance of "The Adventures of Louisa Catherine Adams," at 7:15pm on July 8th, for History At Play's HAP n' CHAT series. Register for the livestream program here: https://www.eventbee.com/v/hap-n-chat-louisa-adams/event?eid=274200003#/tickets