Sara Friedman

Adjunct Lecturer, Stage Management
Department of Music & Theatre
Sara Friedman.
Education

MFA, Production Technology and Management, Carnegie Mellon University

BA, Union College

About

Sara Friedman is a performing arts professional and arts administrator with experience in stage management, production management, touring operations, communications and nonprofit leadership. She spent more than a decade in New York City working as a professional stage manager and as a communications and creative operations manager for a national nonprofit organization. 

After returning to the Capital Region, Sara continued stage managing for regional theatre companies, serving on the boards of several community nonprofits, and working with Mills Entertainment in Saratoga Springs as Production Manager and Tour Manager for national productions, and later General Manager for the company’s touring operations. 

She is currently the Managing Director of Lake George Dinner Theatre, returning to the organization where she first began her career. Sara has taught Stage Management and Theatre Management workshops at Union College and SUNY Adirondack. 

She holds a BA from Union College and an MFA in Production Technology and Management from Carnegie Mellon University.