Sarah Jane Schostack

CURRENT: Literary Associate for HighTide Theatre

Sarah Jane Schostack (she/her/hers) is an American director, dramaturg, and creator originally based in NYC. She focuses in new plays and musicals, revitalised productions of forgotten material and audience immersing experiences. Her work seeks to inject the world with mystery and magic amongst realism. She also has extensive experience as a theatre and acting teacher for students from a variety of ages and ability levels.

She is thrilled to be joining the UK theatre community and is eager to meet new, vibrant artists and collaborators.

She holds an BA in Drama with Theatre Arts Distinction from Ithaca College and an MFA in Theatre Directing (Distinction) from Birkbeck College, University of London.

New Musical Observing Fellow, National Alliance of Musical Theatre 2019
SDC Associate Member

Credits

DIRECTOR/DRAMATURG, Divided (R&D) by Ella Dorman-Gajic, Bathway Theatre Woolwich, 1 Week, 2023
DIRECTOR, Letters from the Future by Luke Wright, First Light Festival/New Wolsey New Writers Week, 1 Week, 2022
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Habibti Driver, The Octagon Theatre (Bolton), 4 weeks, 2022
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Last Five Years (West End), The Garrick Theatre, 4 weeks, 2021
DIRECTOR, 12 Days of Christmas, New London Barn Playhouse, Virtual, 2021
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Barbarians, Guildhall School of Music and Drama Silk Street Theatre, 3 nights, 2021
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Gone Too Far!, Guildhall School of Music and Drama Studio, 1 week, 2021
DIRECTOR, "Light of the World" Music Video, John W. Engeman Theatre of Northport, Virtual, 2020
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Taylor Mac's "The Fre", The Flea Theatre, Closed in previews due to COVID, 2020
DIRECTOR, Frozen Jr., John W. Engeman Theatre of Northport, 5 weeks, 2020
DIRECTOR, Spring Awakening, John W. Engeman Theatre of Northport, 4 performances, 2020
DIRECTOR, It's a Wonderful Life, Sheboygan Theatre Company, 4 weeks, 2019
DIRECTOR, Singin in the Rain Jr, Ngau Chi Wan Center, 4 performances, 2019
DIRECTOR, Suessical Jr, Lost Nation Theatre, 3 performances, 2018
DIRECTOR, James and the Giant Peach, Barrington Stage Company, 3 weeks, 2018
DIRECTOR, Urinetown the Musical, Lost Nation Theatre, 4 weeks, 2018
DIRECTOR, What I Left Behind (World Premiere), Hudson Guild Theatre, WinterFest, 2018
DIRECTOR, Junie B Jones the Musical, Cider Mill Playhouse, 2 weeks, 2016
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, School of Rock Jr, NewArts Newtown Musicals, 1 week, 2016
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Wizard of Oz, NewArts Newtown Musicals, 1 week, 2016
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Lion King Jr, NewArts Newtown Musicals, 1 week, 2015
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Liberty Smith, NewArts Newtown Musicals, 1 week, 2015
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, Scenes from a Marriage, New York Theatre Workshop, 2 months, 2014
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 101 Dalmatians the Musical, NewArts Newtown Musicals, 1 week, 2014
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, A Rockin Midsummer Night's Dream, NewArts Newtown Musicals, 2 weeks, 2014
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Stone Will Roll, New York Theatre Workshop, Workshop Reading, 2014
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Trip to Bountiful, Hangar Theatre, 4 weeks, 2012

Training

MFA Theatre Directing, Birkbeck University of London (Distinction)
BA Drama with Theatre Arts Distinction/Magna Cum Laude, Ithaca College
Moscow Art Theatre Semester, Moscow Art Theatre School