Biography
Laura Wayth teaches courses in acting and directing. She trained at the American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University and the Moscow Art Theatre School Institute in Russia. Professor Wayth has taught and coached contemporary and classical acting, directing, voice, and musical theatre at Tufts University, the College of the Holycross, the University of Miami, the University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire, Florida Atlantic University, and San Francisco State University. She was a 2019-2020 Fulbright Senior Scholar to Poland, a 2011-2012 Senior Fulbright Scholar to Romania, and a 2002-2003 Fulbright Fellow to Russia and has been selected as a 2025 Fulbright Specialist to Taiwan. She has worked internationally as an acting teacher and coach in Italy, Morocco, China, Poland, and London. Professor Wayth is the author of three books on Acting: A Field Guide to Actor Training, The Shakespeare Audition (Applause Books) and Breaking Down Your Script: A Step-by-Step Process for the Actor (Nick Hern Books).