Laura Wayth trained at the American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University and theMoscow Art Theatre School Institute in Russia. She has worked internationally as an acting teacher and coach in Italy, Morocco,China, Poland, London, and Greece. She was a 2019­2020 Fulbright Senior Scholar to Poland, a 2011­2012 Fulbright Senior Scholarto Romania, a 2002­2003 Fulbright Fellow to Russia, and will be a Fulbright Senior Specialist to Taiwan in 2025. Prof. Wayth isthe author of three books onActing: A Field Guide to Actor Training,The Shakespeare Audition(Applause Books) andBreaking Down Your Script:A Step­by­Step Process for the Actor(Nick Hern Books). She is Professor of Acting and Coordinator of Actor Training at San Francisco StateUniversity and a guest acting instructor at the American Conservatory Theatre’s STC and Studio ACT.