I’m fascinated by the stories we tell ourselves, and how those stories shape our lives. I believe in theatre as collaboration; as the bringing together of people. The best work challenges our ideas without pandering to what feels good or dismissing other points of view. I am excited by the juxtaposition of classical and contemporary, and am often guided by the question - how can we tell familiar stories in unfamiliar ways?
(Official Bio)
Sarah Byrons is a multidisciplinary theatre maker with a background in the creation of new and devised work, as well as extensive training in Shakespearean verse and performance. Now based in the DMV, Sarah received her BFA in Drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, with a focus on performance and playwriting, and has studied playwriting in both New York and London.
Sarah is a founding member of the Hudson Valley Performing Arts Laboratory, an organization based in New York’s Hudson Valley region which provides collaboration and engagement opportunities for local performing arts professionals, hobbyists, and organizations through affordable educational programming and the creation of new ensemble-based work. Sarah’s work developed by the Lab includes Medea (by Medea), Hawk’s Landing, and Performing Art.
Outside of the Lab, Sarah has worked as a teaching artist, bringing an actor's perspective to English classrooms studying Shakespeare's plays. She has served as a reader for a variety of curated lists and new works festivals, as well as a judge for the Helen Hayes Awards, which recognize excellence in professional theater in the Washington, D.C. area.
She is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild.
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