Laurie S. Sherman is available for residencies, workshops, lectures, ritual demonstrations, acting and improv instruction, and production consultation. She is happiest sleeping in her own bed — but for a play or a ritual, she will do her best to come.
A full two-week residency in which Laurie arrives, casts, rehearses, and brings a readers theater or ritual performance to at least an invited dress rehearsal. Residencies often work with new, original material. The community leaves with a living piece of theater — and the knowledge of how to do it again.
If you need a weekend or a few weekdays, Laurie can workshop a play or ritual with your group — developing material, shaping performance, and building ensemble. Flexible in length and format, these intensives are designed for communities, congregations, theater companies, and educational institutions.
Laurie is available to direct and help produce performances — from full productions to staged readings. She is currently producing near her home in Southern Arizona and is willing to travel for the right project. If you have a play or ritual that needs a director, reach out.
A popular keynote presenter in communications-related fields since 1977, with a worldwide speaking tour beginning in 1978. Laurie has lectured across every state in the country and around the world. Topics include ritual, Jewish feminist theater, the mechanics of erasure, conflict and community, and the creative life.
Laurie demonstrates ritual — how it is built, how it is held, and how it transforms a room. Available for congregations, clergy, and communities. She also consults with clergy on ritual planning, development, and production, drawing on decades of practice and her work with the Hineni Circle Project.
Laurie teaches acting using a method she developed for herself over sixty years of performance — grounded in the body, the breath, and the truth of the moment. Available for individual students and small groups.
Improv as a discipline, a creative practice, and a way of being in the room. Laurie teaches improvisation for actors, directors, educators, and anyone who wants to be more fully present in their work and their life.
For fifty-five years Laurie has taught the creative arts — dance, poetry, music, directing, and acting. She brings the same rigor and warmth to teaching that she brings to the stage. Available for schools, universities, community programs, and private students.
Laurie lectures and teaches throughout Southern Arizona and is available to travel nationally and internationally for residencies and productions. For workshops, a weekend or a few weekdays may be enough. Rates are available upon request.
To book Laurie for a residency, workshop, lecture, or consultation, write to her directly.
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