Sarah O’Brecht

Bio

RBC Apprentice Artistic Director & Kathleen C. Freeman Development Fund Recipient

Sarah O’Brecht is a Toronto-based performer, emerging producer, director and writer from Saint John, New Brunswick. Her theatre credits include 1979 (TNB), NOISES OFF, MAMMA MIA (Neptune), NO MAN IS AN ISLAND (Atlantic Rep), ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, MAMMA MIA, ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (Charlottetown Festival), JERSEY BOYS, CHICAGO (Stage West), GUYS AND DOLLS (Segal Centre), JOHNNY BELINDA (Smile Theatre). Sarah assistant directed BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Globe Theatre) and LUCY MAUD & ANNE (Smile Theatre). On screen, she appeared in MOTHER OF INVENTION, LADY DARB, ADULTING, GOOD WITCH, and WAREHOUSE 13. Sarah wrote, produced, and starred in GOOD WITH HER, a short film directed by Sheila McCarthy. Her writer/director debut short, SHE HER HIM, appeared at the Reelworld Festival. In 2021, Sarah co-produced Theatre Making Movement, a musical theatre development symposium, featuring keynote speaker Susan Stroman. In 2022, Sarah was a guest artist at the Watershed Festival at Queens University and produced RACE CARDS (in Two Acts) for Prime Mover Theatre Co. She is a member of the Monster Collective. @sarahobrecht | www.sarahobrecht.com