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HAIR COLOR: Ginger
VOCAL RANGE: (IF ANY): Mezzo-Soprano/Belter
BIOGRAPHY:
Sabrina Caputo is an actor, singer, mover, and writer based in Brooklyn, New York. They received a BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in the Spring of 2023, graduating Magna Cum Laude and with recognition for Outstanding Achievement in Studio. She spent the majority of her studies in the Experimental Theatre Wing, devising, flailing, and warbling. Favorite projects in ETW include playing Hawkins in Men On Boats, composing for and acting in Nine Studies for a Dance Opera, and the culmination of her education, her senior thesis Elephant & Piggie: We Are in a Play! In this production, which was written, directed, and designed by Sabrina, they played the titular role of Gerald the Elephant. She looks forward to portraying Piggie this Winter at the Hudson Guild Theatre as part of the New York Theatre Festival. While at NYU, Sabrina also spent a semester in Berlin, studying Stanislavski, Michael Chekhov, and Brecht, where they created and produced a devised version of Brecht’s Baden-Baden Lehrstück. Other projects of note include writing, composing, and ultimately performing in the NYU Reality Show, performed at Radio City Music Hall, and Offstage, a cabaret of original songs produced by Tisch New Theatre.
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
Education/Training
B.F.A. Drama: New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Experimental Theatre Wing – Outstanding Achievement in Studio Award for NYU Tisch
Stanislavski, Brecht, and Beyond: An Integrated Approach to Acting in Berlin
Carnegie Mellon University Pre-College Program
University of the Arts Pre-College Program
Acting: Kevin Kuhlke, Andy Arden-Reese (Grotowski), Catherine Coray, Tina Shepard (Commedia),
Harry Fuhrmann (Brecht), Friederike Hirz (Stanislavski), Pandora Scooter (Meisner)
Voice and Speech: Jonathan Hart (Embodied Voice), Doug Paulson, Lisa Sokolov, Benji Goldsmith,
Jack Eppler, Myxolydia Tyler, Eric Fotre Leach, Susanne Eggert (Brecht)
Movement: Kelly Maurer (Suzuki), Bradley Ellis (Contact Improv), Pat Hall (Afro-Haitian Dance),
Sean Donovan, Dominique Chiout (Michael Chekhov), Nicolas Noreña (Viewpoints), KJ Holmes,
Indah Walsh (Modern Dance), Barney O’Hanlon
Other: Rosemary Quinn (Self-scripting), Enrico Stolzenburg (Post-Brechtian Devising)
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Crochet, Knitting, Piano, Ukulele, Flute, Piccolo, Music Composition, Double jointed fingers and shoulder