Laura Vlach Licata
Laura Licata is a Southwest Florida actor, director and theater advocate. Her acting credits include Neil Simon’s Rumors for New Phoenix Theatre. Her directing credits include staged readings of Julia, Stop KISS, and The Routine, all at Laboratory Theater of Florida.
Laura also does important work advancing the interests and elevating the performance skills of actors and artists throughout the State of Florida. In this capacity, she serves on two art councils within Lee County’s schools (under the direction of Dr. Santini), serves 
on the curriculum committee of FATE, is a co-coordinator for HSMTA and is the District 6 Chair for the Florida State Thespians (a post she’s held five years running).
The Florida State Thespian Festival is the world’s largest high school theater competition, giving more than 7,000 enthusiastic high school thespians and their drama troupes an opportunity to show their stuff alongside other schools from 
around the state each year. Over the course of three days, schools compete for mainstage awards in a series of public productions of various plays. The festival provides a great platform to showcase the work of budding thespians and encourage friendly competition in a fun learning environment. The experiences that participants gain shape the way they enter the world of theater following their departure from the education system. Recognizing that live theater is imperfect, the festival helps young artists develop their theatrical skills early so that they can go on to create their own incredible theater experiences in the future.
June 28, 2019.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.