Lara has been a stage and production manager for over 25 years. Lara has stage managed all over the great state of Colorado with Curious Theatre Company, The Catamounts, Give 5 Productions, Sasquatch Productions, Colorado Shakespeare Festival and many others. She was the production stage manager for the Off Broadway musical Sessions for over 800 performances. She has also worked extensively in the Chicago area at Steppenwolf, Next Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and many more. Lara holds an MFA in stage and production management from the University of Missouri - Kansas City and is currently on faculty in the department of theatre and dance at CU Boulder.