Lara Simpson

Lara has performed professionally as a singer and actor in the Boston area since 2004. Favorite roles include Empress Rizzala in Dorimar Productions' 2008 world premiere of the musical Among the Stars, and Sister Chantelle in the Fudge Theatre Company's New England premiere of the musical Bare, for which she received the 2008 IRNE Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical.

She is currently thoroughly enjoying her second season as an actor with the ACME Improv Company, and is in the process of recording her first album of original music. Ms. Simpson first worked with Director JulieAnn Govang in 2007 when she played Miss Sherman in Fame: the Musical. She is pleased to repeat the experience in To Kill a Mockingbird, her first show with the Concord Players.