OFFICIAL BIO

Laura ‘LA’ Sottile, an award winning performer, singer, director, composer, published author and guide.  Produced and performed several original satires and recently published a short story called “Lilith Lies” in the Redwood Writers Anthology. For five years as a humorist, she has written for “Foolish Times” Paper in Monterey, Ca. Currently completed “TRASHEDIES”

TRAINING

San Francisco New York Los Angeles 

Advanced Acting Techniques 

Meisner Technique  ~ Jim Jarrett

Shelton Studios ~ Wendell Phillips & Jean Shelton 

Sedway Studios  ~  Script Analysis

Marlene Ryan ~ The Method Madness

Shari Carlson ~ Advanced Acting 

Cliff Osmond ~ Advanced Film Technique

Ed Hooks ~ TV commercial

Samantha Paris ~ Voice Over

American Conservatory Theater ~Voice & William Shakespeare

Berkeley Repertory Theatre ~  Comedy Masks

Improvisation/Solo Character Development 1990 - 2019

Gary Austin, founder of "The GROUNDLINGS" & Second City, Michael Gellman.  (Best Time I ever had!)

SF COMEDY CLUB ~ Improv + ComedyWriting

NYC COMEDY INSTITUTE ~ STEVEN ROSENTHAL

ANN GALJOUR - SCRIPT WRITING

GRACE WALCOTT - SOLO performance 

The MARSH w/ Charlie Veron & David Ford

IMPROV: BATS, IMPROVWORKS, JIM CRENNA, NEXT STAGE

*College of Marin, CA Drama Major/Music Minor

*Certified Creative Coach 2006 New Ventures West, San Francisco, CA