The Monarques are a folk music group dedicated to spreading the message of hope, faith, and God's love through a unique sound inspired by folk gospel and early rock n' roll. A husband and wife duo often spotlighting special guests, their traveling music ministry features original music and testimony along with classic hymns and spirituals. In addition to their Christian ministry, they also perform a variety of 50s/60s/70s classic rock and folk songs interspersed with original music in the same style, spreading a message of love with their joyful and uplifting spirit at coffeehouses, music festivals, and other venues across the country. 

Laura and Steve Monarque met onstage, performing in the rock show Destinations at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City, where they found a shared passion for music and storytelling. Between them they have many years’ experience in music, theater, television and film. Laura has performed  across the country in professional regional theaters, including the original tour of Broadway musical A Night with Janis Joplin at Arena Stage and Cleveland Play House, and alongside indie folk band Blitzen Trapper in their original musical at Portland Center Stage. As an actor, Steve has appeared in many well-known films including Sixteen Candles and No Small Affair, and numerous TV shows, notably as series regular Johnny Ventura in the syndicated cult favorite Friday the Thirteenth: the Series, and a special MTV video for the popular song "25 or 6 to 4", by rock band Chicago.

In recent years Steve and Laura have focused on creating and producing high-end, family-friendly content for both live performance and film through their company MonaVision Films. Recent projects include the award-winning made-for-TV film “Simpler Times”, written and directed by Steve, in which they performed alongside Jerry Stiller and the late Anne Meara. Laura co-wrote the theme song with Jerry, and the film is distributed and programmed by ShortsTV International and is available on major streaming platforms including Amazon Prime Video and AppleTV.  Steve’s play Get a Life, a story of spiritual redemption in which a suicidal rock n’ roller meets his guardian angel through a Karaoke machine, is currently in development in New York City. The 14-song score is written by Steve and performed by The Monarques.