last updated: July 24, 2010
September 28th - October 6th, 2010 "He was dubbed 'the next Dylan, the next Springsteen' by the man who discovered them both. So why have you never heard of Ned Massey?" Sarah will be assistant directing this wonderful new rock musical Bloodties as part of this year's NYMF - New York Musical Theater Festival. Directed by Scott C. Embler. Click the logo for more details! |
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June 17th - July 1st, 2010 Sarah will be reading the role of "Bell" in Matthew Keuter's Bridgeboy as part of The Active Theater's annual play development reading series. Our goal, as a company, is to work with up and coming playwrights to help develop a script with the intention of including it in our next season. If you have a script you would like to submit for consideration, please send it along with a synopsis and casting breakdown to submissions@theactivetheater.com |
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June 7th, 2010 Sarah will be joining Theresa McCarthy, Pearl Sun, Sarah Corey, and Lianne Marie Dobbs for a one night only performance of Katya Stanislavskaya's Women on Love sponsored by Planet Connections. A portion of the proceeds will go to Share Africa. Please come out and support this worthy cause! Click the logo for tickets and more information. |
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May 6th - 16th, 2010 Sarah is thrilled to again be playing "Leigh" in William Donnelly's Magnetic North, making its NYC debut at the Workshop Theater on 36th st. Produced by The Active Theater and Greg Schaffert, and directed by Jeremy Dobrish, the cast also includes Christian Campbell, Scott Richard Foster, and Heather Lee Harper. Click the logo for tickets and performance calendar. Or check out the press releases on BroadwayWorld.com and Playbill.com! |
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April 24th, 2010 Sarah has been asked by the Harbor Lights Theater Company of Staten Island to be part of a one-night-only gala event honoring Stephen Schwartz! Show starts at 8pm at the St. George Theater, tickets $35 and up. Click the logo for more details! |
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April 2nd, 3rd & 16th, 2010 Sarah is assistant directing a world premiere opera entitled Margot Alone in the Light as part of Opera Mission's "Opera in Flight" at the Gershwin Hotel and Galapagos Arts Space. Click the logo for details! |
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February 4th - 14th, 2010 Sarah will again be playing "Susie" in Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots at Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City. Directed by Richard Maltby, Jr., the rest of the cast includes Kristy Cates, Stephanie Morse, Brian Crum, Michael Marcotte, and Jay Montgomery. Read the announcement on BroadwayWorld.com. Click the logo for tickets and more information! |
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January, 2009 RESPECT, which Sarah assistant directed at Act 2 Playhouse in Ambler, PA has moved to Society Hill Playhouse in downtown Philadelphia for an open ended run! Congrats ladies! |
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November 24th - December 27th, 2009 Sarah will be at Syracuse Stage for the holidays this year, helping to bring Louisa May Alcott's time-honored classic Little Women to life. She will playing the unruly, creative, and unconventional sister "Jo". Watch a preview video of the show on youtube. Or watch another video on OTN. Click the logo for more information, or check out the reviews and photos! |
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September, 2009 Sarah has officially joined the staff of The Active Theater here in New York City. She will serve as the head of member promotion. Click the logo to visit the official website of this exciting and innovative new theater company! |
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August, 2009 A few small projects this month. First, Sarah is shooting an independent film called Three Brothers about an Irish Mafia family. She plays the lone sister among the 3 brothers. Then, she is also reprising her role as "Susie" in a brief workshop of Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots to be directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. here in NYC. |
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June 23rd - July 4th, 2009 Sarah is thrilled to again be a part of Daniel Zaitchik's musical Picnic at Hanging Rock. In the wonderful hands of director Joe Calarco, it will be workshopped this summer at the Eugene O'Neill National Music Theater Conference. Click the logo to learn more about the show and listen to some audio samples. Or check out the articles on Playbill.com and Behind The Curtain. |
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June 1st & 3rd, 2009 After LOVING her first real assistant directing gig, Sarah has decided to pursue it further. She is ADing with director Scott C. Embler on a staged reading of a wonderful new play called Fun and Games, by Joshua H. Cohen. Click the logo for details on the presentations at Shetler Studios, June 1st and 3rd. |
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April/May, 2009 Sarah is thrilled to be stretching her artistic muscles in a different way this month. She is Assistant Directing RESPECT at Act 2 Playhouse in Ambler, PA with one of her former directors, Bud Martin. Performances begin May 5th. Click the logo for more information. |
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April 24, 2009 Sarah is performing in an evening of songs by Katya Stanislavskaya at the Laurie Beechman Theater. She will be joining Lauren Lebowitz, Jane Pfitsch, and Allison Posner. Show starts at 8pm, $10 cover, $15 food/drink mininum. For reservations, please call 212-695-6909. |
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March 24 – April 5, 2009 Sarah will be able to check one of her dream roles off her list! She will be playing "Eponine" in Les Misérables at Houston's Theatre Under the Stars. Directed by Fred Hanson, the cast will also star Rob Evan as Jean-Valjean, Robert Hunt as Javert, Andrea Rivette as Fantine, Leah Horowitz as Cosette, Anderson Davis as Marius, Ed Watts as Enjolras, Ed Dixon as Thénardier, and Mary Gutzi as Madam Thénardier. Visit the TUTS website for more info by clicking on the logo. Or see the announcements on Playbill.com, BroadwayWorld.com, and Theatermania.com. |
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Oct. 21 – Nov. 16, 2008 Sarah will be returning to Ambler, PA in a new play called Magnetic North by William Donnelly at Act 2 Playhouse. She will be playing "Leigh" and her wonderful boyfriend Brad Heikes will be playing her husband "James". Philadelphia actors Christie Parker and Paul Felder are also in the cast. Directed by Bud Martin. Read the announcement on Playbill and on BroadwayWorld, or read the interview with Brad and Sarah. |
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September 4 – 28, 2008 Sarah will be playing "Ado Annie" in OKLAHOMA! yet again, but this time at the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, PA. It will be directed by Michael Mitchell and choreographed by Tyce Diorio. Click here for a preview video. Or click the logo to visit the Fulton website. |
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June 13 - July 13, 2008 Sarah will be playing "Erin" in Married Alive at the Act 2 Playhouse in Ambler, PA for the summer. The cast also includes Kevin David Thomas, Rosemary Loar, and Neal Mayer. Read the announcement on Playbill! It's a little less than 2 hours from NYC and about half an hour from Philadelphia, so come check it out if you're in the area! click here for more information and tickets. |
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April 9, 2008 Set your Tivos for Guiding Light on CBS. Sarah is making her network television debut playing a pregnant woman in a bathroom (it's a scene with Ava, for those of you who watch the show). Blink, and you might miss it! But don't worry, you can watch it on the "media" page... |
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March 30, 2008
Sarah was part of the recent Paul Gemignani Tribute Concert at the YM-YWHA of North Jersey in Wayne, NJ. Check out the announcement on Playbill.com! (photo with Ali Ewoldt) |
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January 10th - 26th, 2008 Come see Sarah in Oedipus at Colonus at the Handcart Ensemble down on 14th St! Directed by Karen Kirkham, the cast includes Ned Butikofer, Susanna Florence, Michael Graves, Peter Judd, Nick Moran, Ralph Petrarca, Emily Rogge, Laurie Schroeder, and Allison Schubert. Click the logo for more information and how to buy tickets! |
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November/December, 2007 Sarah will be a part of Daniel Zaitchik's new musical Picnic at Hanging Rock, which will be workshopping at Lincoln Center next month. Directed by Joe Calarco, the cast includes: Celia Keenan-Bolger, Barbara Walsh, Megan McGinnis, Bobby Steggert, Emily Walton, Whitney Bashor, Carey Anderson, Laila Robins, Charlie Brady, Veronica J. Kuehn, Anne Letscher, Katherine McClain, Nicole Van Geisen, John Thomas Waite, Lynne Wintersteller, and Cortney Wolfson. Sarah will also be shooting 2 short films next month: an independant film called On the Prowl, directed by Vaughn Stewart, and a student film call The Goldfish, directed by Soojung Kwon. |
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October
27, 2007 The Rocky Horror Show concert has become an annual tradition at the Riverspace in Nyack (formerly the Helen Hayes Theatre). So Sarah joined Neil Berg & friends to play "Columbia" again this year. It featured Ray McLeod as "Frank'n'furter", Rita Harvey as "Janet", Kevin Reed as "Brad", Michael Park as "Rocky", Carter Calvert as "Magenta", and Danny Zolli as "Rif Raf". |
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September
8 & 9, 2007 The pilot Sarah shot in June, The Band, has been accepted into the New York Television Festival. It will be screening Sept. 8th and 9th at New World Stages. It was produced by KC/LD Entertainment, Kevin A. Calhoun & Loretta DeStefano, and directed by James Gardner. The cast includes: Andria Viktoria Kozica, Wil Petre, Sarah Shahinian, Virginia Crawford, and Mark Christine. Click here to reserve a ticket, and in the meantime, WISH US LUCK! |
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July 26 - August 19, 2007 Dayton Beach, Florida is where Sarah will be this Summer, playing "Susie" in a new Stephen Schwartz musical called SNAPSHOTS. This 6 person cast will be performing at Seaside Music Theatre and working with Mr. Schwartz himself! So if anyone is in Florida, come check it out! |
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May, 2007 Sarah is performing in two things this month. The first is a reading of a new musical by her good friend Daniel Zaitchik. This will be on Wednesday, May 16th at Ars Nova. Secondly, Sarah will be singing a few songs in her friend and former on-stage lover Daniel Robinson's cabaret at the Duplex on Monday, May 28th at 9:30pm. Tickets are available at the Duplex's website if you'd like to come by for a few drinks and a few good songs! |
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December 8-10, 2006 Sarah has just been cast as "Quinn" in a workshop of a new musical called Tully (In No Particular Order) by Joshua William Gelb and Stephanie Johnstone. It will perform in New York City December 8th, 9th & 10th at the Theatre for the New City. They will also be recording a demo CD. Click the logo for more details. |
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October
28, 2006 Sarah was asked to perform the role of "Columbia" in a concert version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show for the Grand Re-opening of the former Helen Hayes Theatre in Nyack, NY. It was a blast! It featured Ron Bohmer as "Frank'n'furter", Rita Harvey as "Janet", Brad Little as "Brad", Michael Park as "Rocky", and Danny Zolli as "Rif Raf". |
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June 15 - August 5, 2006 Reprising roles seems to be a common theme this year, as Sarah will be playing "Belle" again in Disney's Beauty & the Beast this summer at the Broadway Palm West Theatre in Mesa, Arizona. Click here for tickets and details. |
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January 22 - May 7, 2006 Sarah will be reprising her role as "Ado Annie" on the National Tour of OKLAHOMA! for the last 3 months of its journey on the road. So all of you who missed it the first time around, this is your last chance to see it! Check the official website for schedule and ticket details. |
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December 5, 2005 Sarah will once again be singing for the World Aids Day Fundraiser for the Joey DiPaolo Aids Foundation. This year, they are doing a concert of The Secret Garden, featuring Laura Benanti, Michael Arden, Celia Keenan-Bolger, David Canary, and many more. |
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July 6 - August 28, 2005 Sarah just returned from playing "Belle" in Disney's Beauty and the Beast at La Comedia Dinner Theatre in Springboro, Ohio, with Shane Tanner as "the Beast" and Thomas C. Rainey as "Gaston". It was a wonderful production with a very talented cast, but the working environment was not so great. I would discourage fellow actors from working there. |
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May 18 - June 11, 2005 Evita at Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, NY starred Lisa Brescia, Dan Cooney, and Jonathan Hammond. Sarah played one of Eva's sisters, a Buenos Aires dancer, and an Aristocrat. It was a wonderful experience, both onstage and off. Click here for production photos and details. |
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January 14 - 30, 2005 Sarah played "Heidi" in the Philadelphia premiere of I SING! a new musical, with Melinda Bass, Jared Gertner, Michael Philip O'Brien, and Jonathan Shade. Click the photo for more details. |
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November
29, 2004 The Pippin concert to Benefit the Aids Fund raised nearly $93,000. It starred Rosie O'Donnell, Ben Vereen, Terrence Mann, Billy Porter, Darius DeHaas, Julia Murney, Michael Arden, Kate Shindle, Laura Benanti, Cameron Mathison...the list goes on. Sarah was in the chorus. Click here for more information and pictures of the star-studded event. |
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September 23 - October 3, 2004 Sarah was part of the inaugural season of the New York Musical Theatre Festival in Brian Lowdermilk's The Woman Upstairs, starring Alison Fraser and Kate Shindle. |
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November 2003 - August 2004
Sarah originated the role of "Ado Annie" in the First National Tour of the 2002 Broadway Revival of OKLAHOMA! Check out the Press page for reviews. photo
credit: Joan Marcus |
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