Seth Sharp - Director
Seth Randolph Sharp 354-849-0451 (CELL) / [email protected] (E-MAIL)
Education: B.A. in Theater Studies from Yale University; New Haven, Connecticut
Director / Playwright – “Harlem Sophisticate” (Summer 2004)
Loftkastalinn Theater, Reykjavik, Iceland
Director - “Ain’t Misbehavin’” (Spring 2004)
Annie Fisher Auditorium, Hartford, CT
Director - “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” (Spring 2004)
Inside Broadway, Weehawken High School, Weehawken, NY
Director / CMS Benefit Concert (Spring 2004)
8th Avenue Studios, New York, NY
Director – “Ain’t Misbehavin’” (Summer 2003)
Loftkastalinn Theater, Reykjavik, Iceland
Director / Choreographer – “Smokey Joes Café” (March 2003)
Inside Broadway, Weehawken High School, Weehawken, NJ
Director / Choreographer – “The Wiz” (Summer 2002)
Henry Street Settlement, Harry de Jur Playhouse, The Urban Youth Theater
Director - “MaskUnMask” (Fall 2001)
Henry Street Settlement, Recital Hall, The Urban Youth Theater
A night of one-acts, including “The Happy Journey” by Thornton Wilder
Director / Choreographer - “Once on This Island” (Summer 2001)
Henry Street Settlement, Harry de Jur Playhouse, The Urban Youth Theater
A revival of the Tony-nominated production by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.
Director - “Plays 2001: A Theater Odyssey”(Winter 2001)
Henry Street Settlement, Recital Hall, The Urban Youth Theater
A night of five original works by members of the Urban Youth Theater
Director - “Unexpected - Four One Acts” (Winter 2000)
Henry Street Settlement, Recital Hall, The Urban Youth Theater
A night of one-acts, including “Hello, Out There,” by William Saroyan, performed by the Urban Youth Theater. This production received an exemplary review in the New York Times on December 8, 2000.
Director - “Negro Kitchen Theatre”
Nuyorican Poets Café, New York City, NY
A staged reading of an original work that satirizes the state of African-American Theater.
Director / Producer - “Still Here: An Exploration of Homelessness”
Yale University, African-American Cultural Center, WERC Theater Company
Two one-act plays (Dutchman, by LeRoi Jones and Still Here, by Seth Sharp and Stephanie Clarke) exploring a link between physical homelessness and cultural invisibility. This production was heralded in the Yale Daily News.
Director / Producer - “The Mojo and the Sayso”
Yale University, Nicholas Chapel, WERC Theater Company
A theater of the absurd piece written by, Aishah Rahman, evoking jazz as a form of human communication. This play was lauded in the Yale Daily News and the Yale Herald.
Director - “The Baltimore Waltz”
Yale University, Audubon Performing Arts Center, WERC Theater Company
A comedy written by Tony-award winning author, Paula Vogel.
Director - “Spunk”
Yale University, African-American Cultural Center, WERC Theater Company
A musical comedy by George Wolfe, based on the writings of Zora Neale Hurston.
Director - “Combination Skin”
Yale University, African-American Cultural Center, WERC Theater Company
A mock game show which explores miscegenation, by Lisa Jones (daughter of Amiri Baraka).
Director - “The Zoo Story”
Yale University, Calhoun Cabaret, WERC Theater Company
One of author Edward Albee’s most famous works. This production received a great review in the Yale DailyNews.
Director - “Day of Absence”
Yale University, African-American Cultural Center, Heritage Ensemble Theater Company
A satirical farce by Douglas Turner Ward, founder of the Negro Ensemble Theater Company.
Education: B.A. in Theater Studies from Yale University; New Haven, Connecticut
Director / Playwright – “Harlem Sophisticate” (Summer 2004)
Loftkastalinn Theater, Reykjavik, Iceland
Director - “Ain’t Misbehavin’” (Spring 2004)
Annie Fisher Auditorium, Hartford, CT
Director - “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” (Spring 2004)
Inside Broadway, Weehawken High School, Weehawken, NY
Director / CMS Benefit Concert (Spring 2004)
8th Avenue Studios, New York, NY
Director – “Ain’t Misbehavin’” (Summer 2003)
Loftkastalinn Theater, Reykjavik, Iceland
Director / Choreographer – “Smokey Joes Café” (March 2003)
Inside Broadway, Weehawken High School, Weehawken, NJ
Director / Choreographer – “The Wiz” (Summer 2002)
Henry Street Settlement, Harry de Jur Playhouse, The Urban Youth Theater
Director - “MaskUnMask” (Fall 2001)
Henry Street Settlement, Recital Hall, The Urban Youth Theater
A night of one-acts, including “The Happy Journey” by Thornton Wilder
Director / Choreographer - “Once on This Island” (Summer 2001)
Henry Street Settlement, Harry de Jur Playhouse, The Urban Youth Theater
A revival of the Tony-nominated production by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.
Director - “Plays 2001: A Theater Odyssey”(Winter 2001)
Henry Street Settlement, Recital Hall, The Urban Youth Theater
A night of five original works by members of the Urban Youth Theater
Director - “Unexpected - Four One Acts” (Winter 2000)
Henry Street Settlement, Recital Hall, The Urban Youth Theater
A night of one-acts, including “Hello, Out There,” by William Saroyan, performed by the Urban Youth Theater. This production received an exemplary review in the New York Times on December 8, 2000.
Director - “Negro Kitchen Theatre”
Nuyorican Poets Café, New York City, NY
A staged reading of an original work that satirizes the state of African-American Theater.
Director / Producer - “Still Here: An Exploration of Homelessness”
Yale University, African-American Cultural Center, WERC Theater Company
Two one-act plays (Dutchman, by LeRoi Jones and Still Here, by Seth Sharp and Stephanie Clarke) exploring a link between physical homelessness and cultural invisibility. This production was heralded in the Yale Daily News.
Director / Producer - “The Mojo and the Sayso”
Yale University, Nicholas Chapel, WERC Theater Company
A theater of the absurd piece written by, Aishah Rahman, evoking jazz as a form of human communication. This play was lauded in the Yale Daily News and the Yale Herald.
Director - “The Baltimore Waltz”
Yale University, Audubon Performing Arts Center, WERC Theater Company
A comedy written by Tony-award winning author, Paula Vogel.
Director - “Spunk”
Yale University, African-American Cultural Center, WERC Theater Company
A musical comedy by George Wolfe, based on the writings of Zora Neale Hurston.
Director - “Combination Skin”
Yale University, African-American Cultural Center, WERC Theater Company
A mock game show which explores miscegenation, by Lisa Jones (daughter of Amiri Baraka).
Director - “The Zoo Story”
Yale University, Calhoun Cabaret, WERC Theater Company
One of author Edward Albee’s most famous works. This production received a great review in the Yale DailyNews.
Director - “Day of Absence”
Yale University, African-American Cultural Center, Heritage Ensemble Theater Company
A satirical farce by Douglas Turner Ward, founder of the Negro Ensemble Theater Company.