SARAH RICHARDSON - MUSIC DIRECTOR
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Sarah is a Métis, award winning music director, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, singer, actor, dancer, and educator located in Halifax, NS.
Sarah has been studying music since the age of five with the Royal Conservatory of Music. She began with piano, followed by voice, flute, and viola, while recently picking up bass and accordion as well.
She won a Merritt Award for Musical Direction for Chester Playhouse’s production of “Ruthless: The Stage Mother of All Musicals”, and a nomination for HEIST’s production of “New Waterford Boy” and Neptune Theatre’s “Alice in Pantoland”. She also received a nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of Lucille Renaud in Neptune Theatre and b current’s co-production of “Controlled Damage”.
Sarah is a founding member of Whale Song Theatre. She was a member of the inaugural year of Neptune Theatre’s “Chrysalis Project”, assistant musical directing on “Shakespeare in Love” and the Canadian Regional Premiere of “The Color Purple”.
Since then, Sarah has worked as a Music Director for several theatres on productions such as “Matilda the Musical”, “Elf: the Musical”, “Heathers: the Musical”, “Peter and the Starcatcher”, “9 to 5: the Musical”, “Assassins”, ‘Company”, “Les Misérables: School Edition” and the Canadian premiere of “My Side of the Country” She is also the Music Director and Arranger for “Rumour Has It: the Songbook of Adele” and “Alice in Pantoland”.
Sarah was the Associate Music Director of Mirvish Productions’ “Six the Musical”.
Sarah is also a part of the powerhouse vocal trio, DivaStation, and the lead singer of the Blackrats.