Amy McLaughlin Lemerande '97
Actress/Theater Owner
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in the small town of Marshfield on the South Shore, Amy was the last of five siblings to attend Boston College where she majored in English and Theatre Arts.  While at BC Amy performed in many productions at Robsham theatre as well as spent the summer of 1996 at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland.  After graduating in May 1997, Amy worked at the Massachusetts Hospital School in Canton where she taught theatre to disabled and terminally ill children for two years.  She then attended Trinity Rep Conservatory in Providence, Rhode Island, and received her M.F.A. in Theatre Arts in May 2002.  While at Trinity, Amy spent her summers teaching drama at Tufts Children’s Creative Arts Camp in Medford, MA.  Upon graduating from Trinity, Amy joined Shenandoah Shakespeare in Staunton, VA, where she met her future husband and partner, Tyrus Lemerande.  In 2003, Amy and Ty founded Knighthorse Theatre Company, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing Shakespeare to students of all ages.  Specializing in one and two person adaptations of Shakespeare, Knighthorse performs at schools, colleges, festivals and communities across the country and around the world.  For a list of productions and workshops visit www.knighthorse.org.

Friday, April 25th
1:45 pm
O'Neill Plaza
Shakespearean Jukebox

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