Sarah Russell

BIO

Recent regional designs include “The Tempest", "Much Ado About Nothing", "Hamlet" and "A Midsummer Night’s Dream” with Shakespeare at the Castle, "Little Shop of Horrors", “Sister Act”, “Hairspray!”, “Oliver!”, “Fiddler on the Roof”, The Sound of Music", “Bye Bye Birdie”, “Anything Goes” (twice!) and “Pump Boys and Dinettes” at Porthouse Theatre, “Oklahoma!”, “Buddy; the Buddy Holly Story”, “Guys and Dolls” and “Damn Yankees” at the Highlands Playhouse, “Carrie; the Musical”, “Mary Poppins”, “Assassins” and “Showboat” with Near West Theatre, “I Do! I Do!” and “The Elephant Man” with CATCO, “Little Shop of Horrors” with Weathervane Playhouse, “Jekyll and Hyde” at the Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute, “West Side Story”, “The Miracle Worker” and “The Sound of Music” at True North Cultural Arts Center, “Urinetown the Musical” at the Fairmont Performing Arts Conservatory, “My Fair Lady” at the Beck Center for the Arts and “Guys and Dolls”, “Ain’t Misbehavin'" and "Big the Musical” at Stage One Productions in Louisville.

Sarah is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Performing Arts at the University of Mount Union where she also acts as the Costume Designer and Shop Supervisor. She teaches courses in Introductory Theatre Design, Costume Design and Construction, Costume Crafts, Mask Making, Stage Makeup, Professional Prep, Rendering Techniques and Theatre History. Her educational design credits include productions at University of Mount Union, Ashland University, Allegheny College, Cuyahoga Community College, Kent State University and Bowling Green State University. Sarah received her Bachelor of Music from Bowling Green State University and her Master of Fine Arts from Kent State University.