Laura J. Cole

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Height: 5’6”, Weight: 130

Eyes: Blue, Hair: Blonde

Stage (selected credits only)

Macbeth / Lady Macbeth / The Shakespeare Tavern
Troilus and Cressida / Cassandra / The Shakespeare Tavern
A Midsummer Night’s Dream / Titania/Hippolyta / The Shakespeare Tavern
The Winter’s Tale / Hermione/Satyr dancer / The Shakespeare Tavern
Hamlet / Gertrude / The Shakespeare Tavern
As You Like It / Rosalind / The Shakespeare Tavern
A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur / All 4 ladies U/S / The Alliance Theatre
Henry IV parts 1 & 2, / Lady Percy/DollTearsheet/Rumor
Rebel Soldier / The Shakespeare Tavern
Much Ado About Nothing x 4 / Beatrice / The Shakespeare Tavern
The Taming of the Shrew x 4 / Kate / The Shakespeare Tavern
Macbeth / Lady Macbeth U/S (P) / The Shakespeare Tavern
Twelfth Night / Viola / The Shakespeare Tavern
Macbeth / Lady Macduff/Young Siward
Donalbain/ Witch / The Shakespeare Tavern
A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur / All 4 ladies U/S / The Alliance Theatre
The Garden Of Riki Tiki Tavi / Riki Tiki Tavi / Theatre In The Square
A Streetcar Named Desire / Nurse/Flower Seller / The Shakespeare Tavern
Twelfth Night / Viola / Offshoot Productions
The Canterbury Tales / Alison/Miller’s Daughter / Theatre Gael
Arcadia / Chloe U/S / The Alliance Theatre
As Bees in Honey Drown / Bethany/Ginny/Amber / Actor’s Express
Merry Wives of Windsor x 3 / Mistress Ford / The Shakespeare Tavern
God of Vengeance / Basha / 7 Stages and Jewish Theatre of the South, Dir by Joseph Chaikin
Romeo and Juliet / Juliet / Ga Shakespeare Festival tour
The Comedy of Errors / Luciana / The Shakespeare Tavern
Land of Little Horses / Jessica / Art Attack
A Girl’s Guide to Chaos / Cynthia / Art Attack
Tarts / Claire / Art Attack
Power Lunch / The Woman / Art Attack
Sexual Perversity in Chicago / Joan / Art Attack
Death of a Salesman / Letta / Theatre in the Square
PsychoBeach Party / Chicklet / Art Attack

Training

Education / Shakespeare & Company: Text Teacher trainee, Structure of the Verse WS, 2-Teaching Shakespeare WS, Month-long Intensive
Linklater Voice Progression, Alexander Technique
Actor’s Express--Shakespeare scene study and Meisner Technique with
Chris Coleman and Luann Purcell
B.S. Acting- Northwestern University
Acting / Tina Packer, Michael Hammond - Shakespeare & Company
Bud Beyer, Dawn Mora - Northwestern University
Master Classes / Patrick Tucker -Original Shakespeare Company
Buzz Miller -American Dance Machine, Martha Graham Dance Company
Choreography / Lynne Blom, Susan Lee -Northwestern University
Voice / Michael Monroe- AtlantaGa
Dian Lawler-Johnson- Atlanta, Ga.

Special Skills

Experienced acting teacher, extensive choreographic experience; modern, jazz,

musical comedy and period dance, experienced movement for actors coach

Acting and dance improvisation, gifted seamstress, directable, large mouth bass imitation