Sara Zatz

Sara Zatz is the Artistic Director, Engagement, where she leads the company’s community engagement programs. Since joining the company in 2002, she has led the Undesirable Elements series, working with a wide range of partner organizations, from regional theaters to community-based arts organizations, and has had the privilege of collaborating with hundreds of community members to bring their life stories to the stage. She has co-created and produced dozens of works in the series and overseen the creation and implementation of in-school arts education and training programs to share the methodology of Undesirable Elements with other artists and community members. Recent productions include Generation Rise and Generation NYZ (with Kirya Traber; New Victory), (Un)Conditional, with individuals living with chronic illness (Profile Theatre), Inside/Out: Voices from the Disability Community and Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity (national touring). In addition to Pink Fang, she has worked with the Henson International Festival of Puppet Theater, the composer Tan Dun, and Lincoln Center Festival. She has spoken and presented workshops on community-engaged theater at many conferences and universities.