Lara received a BFA from Ryerson University (Toronto, CA) in Performance Production.

Stage management credits in Toronto include Unity: ‘1918’, ‘The Four of Us’, ‘Boys from the Burbs’, ‘Fragment’, ‘As You Like It’ and ‘Tribute to Des McAnuff’.

Credits in London ‘Waiting for Waiting for Godot’ (St. James Theatre); ‘Run the Beast Down’ (The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury; The Finborough); ‘1984 LIVE’ (UCL); ‘Permanence’ (Tarragon Theatre, CA)