Laurie Portocarrero is an actor, storyteller, drama teacher and director living in upstate New York. She has trainings in the Chekhov method of acting, Spacial Dynamics, and speech formation, having studied and taught movement, drama and speech in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. A long-time associate member of The Actors’ Ensemble, Walking the Dog Theater, and Threefold Mystery Drama Group, she has been seen in many productions ranging from Shakespeare to Thornton Wilder to Kahlil Gibran, as well as playing Maria in Rudolf Steiner’s four mystery dramas. Laurie tours widely with colleague Glen Williamson in their two-person pieces, including the original script, Fire in the Temple, and played Marie Steiner in the September 2023 full production of Fire in the Temple. For seven years Laurie taught The Art of Acting course through Threefold Educational Foundation in Spring Valley, NY. She directs the summer children’s camp Drama for the Little Folk, and teaches drama and storytelling to academy students in special needs communities.