Lawrence Arancio's impressive acting and directing career has spanned numerous stages across the United States, including New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Los Angeles.
Notably, he has appeared in over three dozen plays, such as "The Usher's Ball," "Drawer Boy," "Awake and Sing," "School for Scandal," "Otherwise Engaged," "Ivanov," "The Nerd," "The Normal Heart," "The House of Blue Leaves," "Good," and "Table Manners."
As a director, his recent credits include two new musicals, "The Trouble with Doug" and "Pages," both with the CAP21 Theatre company, as well as "A Different Moon" and "Yellowman" at Penguin Rep.
In addition to his performance and directing work, Lawrence Arancio is a dedicated educator, having taught acting at the BFA Molloy/CAP21 conservatory, NYU/Tisch, HB Studio, and Columbia College Chicago.
As a writer, his literary contributions include short stories and poetry published in esteemed journals such as The Iowa Review, Escape Into Life, Poetry East, Atlanta Review, Sycamore Review, Rosebud, and others.
His original plays, "Mystery in Space," "Alcimero," and "Sing for your Supper," have been produced in New York and Chicago.
Lawrence Arancio holds an MFA degree from the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul and was a founding member of the Next Theater Co. in Chicago.
In his personal life, he has been married to the talented actress Ann Dowd for a long time and they have three wonderful children together.
