sarah eismann

founding artistic director

About

Shakespeare is my passion. I have been performing professionally for over 13 years in New York, New Jersey, Minnesota, and California. I am an exuberant teaching artist with over 20 years of teaching experience. Changing the world one student at a time is a motto I live by. For more info about me and what I do please see my website: saraheismann.com Specialties: Shakespeare in performance, Long and Short form Improv, pre-school students, and I juggle

Country

united states

City

new york

Industry

performing arts

Skill

theatre, acting, teaching, improvisation, shakespeare, movement, curriculum design, public speaking, musical theatre, performing arts, short films, arts administration, creative writing, drama, playwriting, plays

Experience

swim instructor

jewish community center of san francisco

2006-10 - 2009-9 · 3 yrs

Teach swimming through a Red Cross curriculum ages infant to adult.

actor

pear avenue theatre

2005-1 - 2007-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

tutor

kaplan test prep

2004-8 - 2009-9 · 5 yrs 2 mos

Private SAT/ACT tutor to high school age students.

teaching artist

leap...imagination in learning

2008-3 - 2009-9 · 1 yr 7 mos

Teach acting (character development, improv, ensemble work, etc.) with ages 6-18 Work with school teachers to incorporate state curriculum.

teaching artist

clap arts

2008-3 - 2009-9 · 1 yr 7 mos

Teach acting (character development, improv, ensemble work, etc.), voice, movement, and Shakespeare performance skills (scansion, operative words, etc.) with ages 6-18 Direct various student productions.

teaching artist

marin shakespeare company

2008-1 - 2009-9 · 1 yr 9 mos

Teach acting (character development, improv, etc.) and Shakespeare performance skills (scansion, operative words, etc.) with ages 6-18 Direct Shakespeare and various student productions.

teaching artist

california shakespeare theater

2007-9 - 2009-9 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Teach acting (character development, improv, etc.) and Shakespeare performance skills (scansion, operative words, etc.) with ages 4-18 Direct Shakespeare and various student productions.

teaching artist

solano youth theatre

2007-7 - 2009-9 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Teach acting (character development, improv, etc.) and Shakespeare performance skills (scansion, operative words, etc.) with ages 6-18 Lead director of three production sites. Direct Shakespeare and various student mainstage productions.

actor and teaching artist

san francisco shakespeare festival

2005-8 - 2007-8 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Perform in hour long Shakespeare school tour. Teach acting (character development, improv, ensemble work, etc.), voice, movement, and Shakespeare performance skills (scansion, operative words, etc.) with ages 6-18 Direct student Shakespeare productions.

company member and teaching artist

california theatre center

2003-9 - 2005-4 · 1 yr 8 mos

Performed school and family series shows during the school year and adult theatre during the summer. Worked in the scene shop building sets, and props, and in the office doing administrative work. Taught performance skills: acting, voice, movement, and Shakespeare to ages 6-18.

founding artistic director

manhattan shakespeare project

2010-3 - Present · 16 yrs 7 mos

March 2010 – present – Manhattan’s All-Female Shakespeare Company, dedicated to fostering the growth of the female artist. Produced Summer Free Shakespeare in the Parks, Annual Emerging Female Voices Playwrights’ Fest, Summer New Works Project, and Shakespeare Scholars – Free Educational Shakespeare Tour. For Shakespeare Scholars, developed curriculum for pre-show workshops.