Layna Fisher is a theater-maker, director, and producer with a specific emphasis on clown/variety, site-specific performance, physical theater, and the creation of original works. Her artistic approach centers around creating spectacles in public spaces, devising theater pieces, and fostering community connections through art. She believes in harnessing individual uniqueness to construct and embody the stories we carry, fostering a stronger bond with ourselves and others. And hopefully make people laugh so so hard.

Layna has taught performance around the US including NY, Orlando, Wisconsin and LA. Internationally, she has taught in Doha, Qatar, and for several years in Sierra Leone - where she created and taught workshops and built theater projects. Several of the programs worked with former rebels seeking healing through the arts.

As a performer, she specializes in Shakespeare and devised pieces. She has been a member of esteemed groups such as Studio 42, Stolen Chair, Telluride Rep, Faux-Real, and her own company: Lawnfish Productions. Through her company, she produced several acclaimed solo shows, a bunch of short plays and pieces (I lost count) and many site specific pieces and original variety shows.

As a Director, recent credits include: Assistant Director alongside Chris Bayes for the Yale and NYTW production of 'For the Honey You Gotta Say When;' The Cintas Fashion Show 2023; the 40th Anniversary live production of 'Thriller;' and a multicultural flash mob for SWVL's IPO.
Producer credits include: Tribeca FIlm Festival, Sierra Leone International Film Festival, Doha TFF Film Festival, Howl Arts Festival, Underground Zero Arts Festival, Ariel Dorfmans ‘Widows’ with Hal Brooks, and many devised theater pieces in and around NY.

She has held residencies with The Field, Chashama, and the Atlantic Center for the Arts. She has extensive training with Raina Von Waldenburg and Christopher Bayes, the Actors Center, and the Pit. In 2022/23, she successfully completed the Pandemonium Teacher Training program and apprenticed under Chris Bayes. She previously attended the performing arts high school Dr. Phillips, as well as AADA, and the Oxford School of Drama and has studied in LA a bunch over the last 2 years. So fun!