About Me

Laura Michelle McDonald is a recent graduate from Circle In The Square Theatre School’s Conservatory, 2023. She was born in the city where the heart of her first love resides, in Manhattan, NY. Her roots are in New York, but New Jersey is where she was raised.

As a child, she was acting before she understood what it was. If she were playing “house” she took her role of mother seriously. She channeled in what she saw not just from her own mother, but from mothers around her. She would observe the way people moved and talked, and would improvise monologues in the mirror for fun, mimicking life stories as if they were her own. She had no idea that what brought enjoyment to her at age 5 would soon be the journey of her life.

Once she grasped what acting was and that it could be a career, it has been her pursuit in life ever since. But it wasn’t until she was in her church’s Christmas play in 2014 that she knew that this was the career God destined for her. Her father had preached a sermon, that God impregnates everyone with a gift, and one day they will give birth to it. A few weeks later, opening night, in the midst of performing she gave birth to her gift. God confirmed to her that what she had been longing for since she was young will come to pass as long as she stays the course.

From that night on, she's been staying the course. Being involved in theatre as well as film and receiving training. She played Ismene in Antigone at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Most recently was Phoebe in As You Like It, directed by Mark Barford. She had the pleasure of working with Times Square Church for both their Easter and Christmas films, Silent Night: Christmas and Three Days Later, directed by David Ham. After graduating from Circle, she also worked with writer and director, Zion Walker, on her short film, Before I Go.

With the world at her fingertips, she is eager to continue doing the work. Auditioning, performing in new and old pieces, workshops, and taking classes when she can. She is also currently seeking representation. She is ready to do the work and excited to see where God takes her.