Acting. Directing. Voice. Dialect.
Lisa Anne Porter has performed with numerous repertory companies and Shakespeare festivals throughout the country. She originated the role of Suzanne in Eureka Day, which went on to win the 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.
She has coached voice and dialect in over 80 productions nationwide. She is currently the Voice and Dialect Coach for the national tour of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. In San Francisco, she was the Associate Resident Director for John Tiffany’s production of Let the Right One In as well as the final Resident Director for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Prior to the closing of the MFA program at the American Conservatory Theatre, Lisa served as the Head of Acting and Dialects and was core faculty there for over 10 years. This past year, she taught on the faculties of the Graduate Program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Shakespeare and Company, Hunter College and The Barrow Group.
Performance
Recent Work
Lisa is currently playing Suzanne in a remount of the original cast production of Eureka Day at Marin Theater Company. The SF Chronicle describes her performane as "a knockout...it's as if Porter metamorphoses. Layers of entitlement, defense mechanisms and bluster peel away. What's left is a raw, pulsing organ of hurt and need."She has a wide acting range and works easily in many styles from Shakespeare to Beckett, from farce to kitchen sink contemporary. Here is a sample of Tracey from Sweat at Center Repertory Company.
Directing
Lisa was most recently the Resident Director for Let the Right One in at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Curran Theatre.
Voice and Dialect Coaching
Lisa is currently the Voice and Dialect Coach for the national tour of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. She recently coached Legacy of Light at the McCarter Theatre and Born With Teeth at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Training and Workshops
She is currently teaching in the Barrow Group in NYC. Last spring, she taught in the graduate acting program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Hunter College and the winter month-long workshop at Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA. She is developing a training studio in NYC for Spring of 2026.