Miriam A. Laube

Miriam A. Laube is a first generation American, actor, director, and educator born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Recent directing credits include As You Like It, at Hudson Valley Shakespeare, King James at the Pioneer Theater, Much Ado About Nothing at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Queen at Theatreworks Silicon Valley, and The Tempest at Santa Cruz Shakespeare. For 16 seasons Miriam was an actor at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, where she had the honor of working with an extraordinary company of artists. Her favorite roles include Cleopatra, Olivia, Hermione, Rosalind and Julia, The Witch in Into the Woods and Vasantasena in The Clay Cart. She is proud to have originated the roles of Gynecia in Head Over Heels, and Cleo in Family Album. Additionally, she served as a Development Consultant at OSF, curating and hosting a bi-weekly interview series. She has worked on Broadway in Bombay Dreams, and Off-Broadway at The Public Theater, St. Ann’s Warehouse, 59E59 Theaters, and the Ensemble Studio Theater. She has worked regionally at Berkeley Rep, Dallas Theater Center, Milwaukee Rep, Baltimore Center Stage, and The Guthrie Theater. She received a Henry Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the original production of The Book of Will at the Denver Center. She also served as the Senior Producer for the first season of the Next Chapter Podcasts Play On Podcast series, producing audio productions of Macbeth, Pericles, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Coriolanus, King Lear, and Twelfth Night. Miriam is honored to be both a Fox Fellow and a Lunt-Fontanne Fellow. She sits on the board of Play On Shakespeare. Miriam currently serves as a text and acting coach at The Julliard School in the Vocal Arts Department.