Sarah Marshall
1318 35th Street, NW, #4
Washington DC 20007
202-965-3751
marshals@georgetown.edu
Education/Training
B.F.A., Theater Arts, Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham Alabama
Studio Theater Acting Conservatory Full Curriculum (3 year program)
Folger Theater Conservatory, Shakespeare Training
Professional Experience
1980-Present
Actress, Teacher, Playwright, Director
1993-Present
Adjunct Faculty Georgetown University
1991 Present
Company Member Woolly Mammoth Theater Company, Washington, DC
1982-1986
Company Member Round House Theater Company , Silver Spring MD
Teaching Experience
Georgetown University – Washington, DC 1993-Present
Currently teaching Acting One, Improvisation And Space, an Improvisation
based acting class focusing on group dynamics and problem solving in a group.
Taught Basic Acting, Characterization, Scene Study, Independent Studies in
Theater, and Performance Workshop.
Georgetown University School for Continuing Ed – 1991-1994
Created Acting Games and Exercises and taught course to adults.
Duke Ellington School Of The Arts – Washington, DC 2005-Present/ 1987-1993
Currently Teach Senior Acting. Taught Acting One, Classical Greek Acting,
Shakespeare, Auditioning preparation, rehearsal and performance techniques.
Directed Main Stage Productions and Assisted Direction and produced
Mainstage Productions. Advised students on college and career choices.
The Theater Lab School - Washington, DC 2000- Present
Coach actors and non-actors in monologue preparation and advise on
professional and career choices. Created and executed Character Workshop for
adults of all levels.
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Woolly Mammoth Theater - Washington, DC 1999
Taught Scene Study for non-actors.
Fillmore Arts - Washington, DC 1987-1993
Taught techniques in Shakespeare to Junior High School students culminating in
performances of scenes monologues and adaptations of Shakespeare’s texts.
Berkshire Theater Festival - Berkshire, MA 1991
Mentored summer interns and created and presented a workshop production
through improvisation based on the student experience of isolation and
loneliness. The presentation was a culmination of ensemble and group exercises
created for the interns.
The Kennedy Center – 1986-1991
Taught acting to ages 5-18 years. Taught Acting Games to Children, Teen Level 2
Acting including ensemble and group problem solving games and techniques as
well as script analysis. Culminated in a performance of scenes and monologues.
Studio Theater Acting Conservatory – Washington, DC 1984-1986
Taught Realism One for adults. Taught Basic Acting Games and Exercises for
Adults. Created an Acting class for Teens with acting experience preparing them
for college auditions and professional acting work.
Round House Theater Acting Program – Silver Spring, MD 1982-1985
Taught Teen Level 1, Adult Level 1 Acting. Taught and prepared teens for
Performance in Performance Workshop culminating in various group
performances based on student work in song dance and using opera and acting
texts in the tradition of Absurd Theater.
Directing
Our Town. Senior Showcase
The Monologue Showcase
Duke Ellington School of the Arts 2005
The Square Root Of One
Double Act
Woolly Mammoth Theater, Washington DC 1994
Double Act
Scena Theater , Washington DC 1991
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This Property Is Condemned
Romeo and Juliet
The Miracle Worker
Sweet Charity (Assistant Director)
Duke Ellington School of the Arts 1988-1993
The Healing
Curved Horizons
Source Theater , Washington DC 1987
Infancy (Touring Show)
Round House Theater, Silver Spring MD 1984
Awards • Honors
Helen Hayes Award- Outstanding Leading Actress
1989
16 Helen Hayes Nominations –Outstanding Leading Actress/Outstanding Supporting
Actress 1988-Present
Shortie Film Festival – judge, Arlington, VA 20004
Outstanding Ten-Minute Play, Washington Theater Festival, 1990
Individual Artists Fellowship - DC Commission on Arts and Humanities 1990,
1988, 1984
Professional Affiliations
Actors Equity Association
Screen Actors Guild
American Federation Of Television and Radio Artists
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