Sarah Gancher '01

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Sarah Gancher’s writing has been seen on stages including London’s National Theatre, Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre, Budapest’s Quarter6Quarter7 Festival, The Public Theatre, New York Theater Workshop, Steppenwolf, La Jolla Playhouse, Hartford Stage, RoundHouse (DC), Seattle Rep, Ars Nova, The Flea Theatre, and NYC SummerStage. Honors include the New York Stage and Film Founders’ Award, The Edgerton Foundation New Play Award, several Lortel, Drama Desk, and Drama League nominations, and the AR Gurney Prize. Co-writer of The TEAM’s Mission Drift, directed by Rachel Chavkin (Edinburgh International Festival Fringe Prize, Scotsman Fringe First, Herald Angel; international tour.) Time Warner Fellow at Women’s Project Lab, Playwrights’ Realm Writing Fellow, alumna of P73 and Ars Nova Play Group. She frequently partners with devising ensembles including NYC’s The TEAM, Colorado’s Telluride Theatre, Portland’s Hand2Mouth, and Blue Man Group. She is a current resident at New Dramatists. MFA: NYU.