ABOUT LAURA…

New York-based theatre director, Laura Josepher, has been directing, teaching, and coaching professionally in New York City for the past thirty years. Her most recent directing credits include THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Cape Fear Regional Theatre in North Carolina, THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY at Redhouse Arts in Syracuse, NY, MURDER FOR TWO at Cape Fear Regional Theatre, GODSPELL, and THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at The International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT); EDGES at Den Danske Scenekunstskole in Fredericia, Denmark; and the new musical SEARCHING FOR ROMEO at the NY Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF).

Along with co-author David Sisco, she wrote the books, Mastering College Musical Theatre Auditions: Sound Advice for the Student, Teacher, and Parent and Performing in Contemporary Musicals.

Other credits include a workshop of Tom Gualtieri and David Sisco's musical FALLING TO EARTH at Syracuse University, David Sisco's BAIT 'n SWISH for the Left Out Festival, Garth Wingfield's DATING GAMES at the Theatre Row Studio Theatre, NY and The Elephant Theatre in L.A., DIRTY BLONDE, THE TURN OF THE SCREW and I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE at Stages in Houston, ANNA CHRISTIE at Gallery Players, SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES for Lilli Theatreworks, and HUGHIE at Provincetown Rep. For Rattlestick Productions: WINNING and the award winning CAR POOL. Operas: LA BOHEME, COSI FAN TUTTE, HANSEL AND GRETEL, DIE FLEDERMAUS, and GIANNI SCHICCHI at Quisisana Resort. Assistant Director for Laurie Anderson's, SONGS AND STORIES FROM MOBY DICK (co-directed by Ms. Anderson and Anne Bogart), Associate Director for BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS directed by Scott Schwartz.

Laura has a Master of Arts in Educational Theatre, and a Bachelor of Music, both from New York University. She is an Equity stage manager, a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab, and a Member of SDC.  She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.

Laura Josepher