Director. Actor.

Based in Los Angeles, Saffron Quinn is pursuing a B.A. at Sarah Lawrence College, New York, for theater and film studies. Recently, she has attended the National Theater Institute’s 2020 Theatermakers Summer Program and is now attending their semester Advanced Directing program.

She currently attends the British American Drama Academy in London for their acting intensive.

SAFFRON QUINN

LA | NYC | MS

 Résumé

DIRECTING EXPERIENCE

OCTOBER 2021

  • Cabaret, Prod: Eugene O’Neill Theater Center

  • House Plant, by Sarah Einspanier; Prod: Eugene O’Neill Theater Center

  • Natasha, Pierre And The Great Comet Of 1812, Prod: Eugene O’Neill Theater Center

AUGUST 2021

  • The Show Ends When The Stoop Breaks*, by Cris Eli Blak, Virtual Unfinished Works Festival; Prod: One Egg No Batter Productions

JULY 2021

  • Theatre: A Love Story*, by Caridad Svich, WTFringe 2021; Prod: Women’s Theatre Festival

APRIL 2021

  • The Brightsides*, by Cris Eli Blak, Lightning Round Festival; Prod: Rainy Day Artistic Collective

FEBRUARY 2021

  • Pocketbook*, by Cris Eli Blak, Pro-Black One Acts Festival; Prod: Affirmation Theatre Company.

DECEMBER 2020

  • Capacity*, by Chanel Blanchett, Sarah Lawrence College; Prod: GradWorks.

NOVEMBER 2020

  • Tequila Herself*, by Shea Stanley, Occupy The Stage; Prod: Women's Theatre Festival

JULY 2020

  • December 23rd*, by Devised Theatre Group; Prod: Eugene O’Neill Theater Center  

  • Cross*, by Kevin Connaughton; Prod: Eugene O’Neill Theater Center

  • Ninja Tea The Musical*, by Kenjiro Lee; Prod: Eugene O’Neill Theater Center

  • Elements*, by Gretta Marston, Matthew Meehan, and Abby Wilson; Prod: Eugene O’Neill Theater Center

  • Wish Me Luck*, by Laurie Tanner, Theater Is The Cure; Prod: Logan Squared 

  • Alien Out*, by Laurie Tanner, Theater Is The Cure; Prod: Logan Squared

*Virtual Productions

ASSISTING EXPERIENCE

FEBRUARY 2021

  • Assistant Director, A Study Of Bad Accents, by Natania McLeod Roberts, New Zealand Fringe Festival, Dir: Natania McLeod Roberts 

FEBRUARY 2020

  • Assistant Director, Ricky and Ready, by Colleen O'Doherty, The Secret Theater (NY), Dir: Carolynn Cecillia 

  • Production Assistant, Ybor City, by Anita Gonzales, The Players Club (NY), Dir: Vernice Miller

ACTING EXPERIENCE

Stage Acting

  • Mouthful of Birds | Doreen, Agave | British American Drama Academy (London, UK)

  • Into The Woods | Cinderella | Eugene O’Neill Theater Center (CT)

  • Fefu And Her Friends | Fefu | Eugene O’Neill Theater Center (CT)

  • Treehouse | Skylar | Melancholy Players (NY)

  • When The Sun Rises | Zawadi | Bard College at Simon’s Rock (MA)

  • The Question Game | Lee | TransTheatreFest (WI)

  • Terminal | Ezra | CSU Fullerton (CA)

  • Flush | Flush | Sarah Lawrence College (NY)

  • Exit Here | Olivia | Sarah Lawrence College (NY)

  • A Study Of Bad Accents | Elena | Lucid Body House (NY)

Film Acting

  • The Newlywed Show: Princess Edition | Snow White | Dir: Nikita Mungarwadi (LA)

  • Muti | Department Representative | Dir: George Callo (MS)

Voice Acting

  • Bitro | Liz | Sarah Lawrence College (NY)

  • You See Me Now? | Mae/Juliet | Sarah Lawrence College (NY)

  • Passerby | Marissa | Sarah Lawrence College (NY)

EDUCATION & TRAINING

  • B.A. Sarah Lawrence College: Theatre/Film Studies (expected May 2023)

  • National Theater Institute: Theatermakers Program (Directing Track 2020)

    • Teachers: Oliver Butler, Jessi Hill, Kym Moore, Roy Alexander Weise, Will Detlefsen, Forrest McClendon, Michael Berresse

    • Masterclasses: Leigh Silverman, Rachel Chavkin, Melia Bensussen

  • National Theater Institute: Semester Program (Advanced Directing, Fall 2021)

  • British American Drama Academy: Semester Program (Acting, Spring 2022)

  • The Kennedy Center: Directing Intensive (June 2022)

    • Teachers: Kelsey Mesa, Sharifa Yasmin, Raymond Caldwell, Nicole A. Watson, Pirronne Yousefzadeh, Natsu Onoda Power, Will Davis, Martine Kei Green-Rogers, Rhiana Yazzie, Emily Preis


NEWS

 

INVITATION. SURPRISE. MISCHIEF.

“With a love of surprise and a touch of mischief, I explore how immersion can extend the invitation for collaboration with audiences in exciting innovative ways.”

TOGETHER we actively create,

TOGETHER we form space,

TOGETHER we play!