Joel Gori (Mr. Laurence)

Joel Richard Gori is the artistic director of the Metamorphosis Performing Company. He has been a rostered movement-theater artist with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts for over 30 years. He founded the Reading Theater Project in 2003 and is a member of their creative team. He also performs with Fotis & Fotis & Friends, a comedy-improv troupe. He was the recipient of the Berks Arts 2024 Pagoda Award for Excellence in the Arts.