Laura Robards is a New York based actor, director and vocalist. She comes from a long line of performer’s most notably her paternal grandfather, two time academy award winner Jason Robards Jr. As a result, she took to the stage at an early age. In recent years, Laura has performed new work by Mcarthur Genius Ishamel Reed, workshopping and originating several roles for him in shows including The Conductor, The Slave Who Loved Caviar and The Shine Challenge. Laura had a supporting role in the 2024 film Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point which premiered last summer at the Cannes film festival and was chosen by New Yorker Critic Richard Brody as the second best film of 2024. Her directorial debut, experimental V.R. short Pursuit & the Elusive, screened at film festivals in several countries and will be available to screen in the metaverse this summer. She is a principal in the upcoming Unholy Communion starring Vincent Kartheiser and Adam Bartley which will also be released in the summer of 2025. She is a proud graduate of Smith College.