Sarah Sullivan
Theater Educator & Artist
 617-759-1151  sullivism@yahoo.com  www.sullidrama.com 
Education
M.F.A. – University of California, Irvine
B.A. – Smith College, Northampton MA
1996
1988
Education Employment History & Course Work
Westtown School – West Chester, PA
2014 – 2015
Theater Manager
Resonsible for the training and supervision of students 6 th – 12th grade in after school backstage programs.
Responsible for all budgeting and scheduling of Theater Arts facilities. Responsible for Lighting and Sound Design
for all K-12 Theater Arts productions, as well as Scenic Design and Technical Direction for all Upper School Theater
Arts productions. Supervisor for A/V Club.
Groton School, Groton MA
Scenic Designer, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Theater Design
Avon Old Farms, Avon CT
Groton School, Groton MA
Production Designer - Macbeth
Production Designer – The Tempest
Scenic Designer, Hairspray
Scenic Artist, Romeo & Juliet & The Miracle Worker
North Broward Preparatory School – Coconut Creek, FL
2013-2014
2013-2014
2012 – 2013
Middle School/High School Theatre Teacher
Courses Taught Stage Craft – Students learn and apply the basic principles of drawing, scenic painting, set construction,
lights, sound, and costumes. Focus on developing students’ creative problem solving skills.
 IB Drama – International Baccalaureate Degree Program – Foundation in theatre in the making, theatre in
performance, and theatre in the world. The critical study of the theory, history and culture of theatre
through work shopping, visual projects and scripted performance. Emphasis is placed on the importance of
working as a member of a collaborative team.
 MS Advanced Drama – Performance based course of combined 6th through 8th grade students that helps to
develop the confidence of the individual through the work and support of an ensemble. Physical and vocal
methods of training are developed and students work together to create original pieces of theater as well as
working on scripted scenes.
 Co – Sponsor - Jr Thespians, Troupe 88298 – extra-curricular Middle School drama club.
Groton School - Groton MA
2008-2012
Technical Director/Theater Designer - Responsible for the supervision and training of students in the
construction and design of scenic, lighting, costume and sound aspects for four drama productions and two dance
productions over course of school year. Responsible for outside production hires and production budgets.
Courses TaughtTheater and the Creative Process – 2009 - 2012
 Team taught course focusing on short performance pieces generated through improvisation techniques.
Functioning as a “playlab” the class studies the elements of words, movement, design, music and spectacle
integrating these elements in the preparation of weekly presentations.
Tutorial in Advanced Performance Studies – 2010-2012
 Director Open Admissions, with course work focusing on the dramaturgical research.
 Scenic Design - research and projects for The Effect of Gamma-Rays on Man-in the-Moon Marigolds.
Video Production – 2011
 Techniques of video production with emphasis placed on documentary work, and production of audition reel
for college application process. Instruction on Final Cut Pro software.
Collaboration with Introduction to Engineering Course – Fall 2010
Integration of principles of physics & mechanical engineering to design moving scenery for Once on this Island.
American School in London - London, UK
2007-2008
Middle School/High School Drama Teacher/Technical Director
 Responsible for supervision of new theatrical systems (lighting, sound, a/v) into newly renovated theater.
 Responsible for the technical direction, scenic and lighting design for all K-12 Drama productions
Courses Taught Technical Theater Production - Full year course centered on the construction and implementation of all
scenic, and lighting aspects for three drama productions over course of school year.
 Theater Design - Semester course focused on the introduction to Scenic, Costume and Lighting Design.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols
1998-2007
Head of A/V and Film & Video Program
Technical Director/Designer - Responsible for the supervision and training of students in the construction and
design of scenic, lighting, and sound aspects for four drama productions over course of school year.
Courses Taught  Film & Video – 9- Semester long Freshman arts elective digital video production course focusing on
methods of communication through use of moving image – instruction on use of iMovie editing software.
 Film & Video - Full year digital video production course that uses film history timeline to explore
communication through moving image. Study of methods of communication as actor and director–
Instruction on use of Final Cut Pro HD software.
 Advanced Film & Video- Full year digital video production course studying early 20th century Russian
film-makers and their development of the use of montage and non-linear methods of storytelling.
 Independent Study – Scenic Design- senior course
Random Fridays Producer - film festival of student work held “randomly” three to four times a year.
Keene State College – Keene, NH
1997-98
Adjunct Faculty – Sabbatical replacement position.
Courses taught Introduction to Theatre – Team taught course - responsible for theatre history sections.
 Design for the Performing Arts – Project oriented course exploring scenic, costume and lighting design.
 Scenic Design – Mid-level, project oriented course exploring scenic design and architectural elements.
 Costume Design – Mid level, project oriented costume design course.
Acting Manitou – Oakland ME
2011
 Theater performing arts camp for students ages 11-17, producing five shows in three spaces, built over three
weeks – performed in one day at culmination of camp.
Production Co-ordinator and Scenic Designer Supervision of all production departments and the co-ordination of all production schedules as well as
scheduling and running all production meetings and facilitating all technical rehearsal communication.
 Responsible for the scenic design, painting and construction of all scenic elements.
 Taught painting and construction classes to campers aged 11-17.
Theater Employment History
WGBH Public Television - Boston MA
Scenic Artist & Carpenter
 Zoom, Children’s Television Series.
 Timelab - 2000, Television Set for History Channel.
 ESPN Baseball Tonight, Anchor Desk retro-fit.
1997-98
Protovision, Inc. - Northborough MA
2000-02
Scenic Artist & Sculptor
 Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe - Traveling exhibit produced for Smithsonian
Museum, now on permanent display at NASA’s Goddard Flight Center, Greenbelt MD.
 Dig Nubia - Portable archaeology exhibit - Education Development Center & National Science Foundation.
 Solar System - Three-dimensional scale model on permanent display for Springfield Science Museum, MA.
Stage West – Springfield, MA
1988-1991
 Scenic Charge Artist/Assistant to Resident Scenic Designer- AEA LORT C - seven-eight show season.
Free Lance Scenic & Lighting Designer 1988-present
 Professional - Longbeach Playhouse (CA); Seaside Music Theater (FL); Lyric Stage of Boston, Boston MidSummer Opera, Boston Playwrites Theatre, Gloucester Stage, Opera Aperta, New Rep, Worcester Foothills
Theatre, Threshold Theater, Summer Theater at Mt. Holyoke, StageWest (MA); Peterborough Players,
Raylynmoor Opera, Monadnock Music, American Stage Festival (NH), Northern Stage (VT).
 Educational – Avon Old Farms School, Choate-Rosemary Hall (CT), Boston College, Groton School,
Performing Arts School of Worcester , Mt. Holyoke College Summer Theater (MA), Keene State College (NH).
Scenic Artist, Carpenter & Properties 1988-present
 Theater – Escondido Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse (CA); Goodspeed Opera House, University of Hartford
(CT); Boston Playwrites Theatre, Lyric Stage of Boston, Merrimack Repertory Theater, Worcester Foothills
Theater (MA).
Professional Memberships – TCG, USITT.
Sarah Sullivan