Laura is graduate of Shenandoah University and Conservatory of Music Musical Theater program, and holds a masters degree in Theatre Education from Emerson College. She studied Meisner Technique at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, and Shakespeare with Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA. As an actor, favorite credits include: Annette in God of Carnage, Karen in Dinner with Friends, Rona Lisa Peretti in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Flavia in Noises Off. Laura is the artistic director and founder of Dreamland Stage Company and has directed its productions of The Diary of Anne Frank, Peter Pan, Polkadots, The Cool Kids Musical, To Kill a Mockingbird, James and The Giant Peach, Dr. Dolittle, Goosebumps, The Musical, Blue, HIgh School Musical, and this season’s production of The Lion King. Additional directing credits include: The Drowsy Chaperone, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Elf, The Musical, The Lion King, Brigadoon, The King and I, and The Pajama Game for Nantucket Public Schools. Oliver!, Peter Pan, Rounding Third, Cinderella, Madeline’s Christmas, Really Rosie, and Love, Loss, and What I Wore for Theatre Workshop of Nantucket. Laura recently served on the panel to rewrite The Massachusetts Frameworks for Theatre, and is a recipient of The 2011 Advocacy for Children Award. She is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, the American Alliance for Theatre in Education, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and TYA USA.