Sari Caine is an award-winning writer & performer, co-founder/co-Artistic Director of Slightly Altered States theater company & Artistic Director of the new 20,000 square-ft media & performance venue in Long Island City, NYC The Arc. She also teaches writing, acting, & chess (www.sarichesscoach.com). A former scholastic chess champion, Sari has taught chess in NYC schools since she was 13 and for the last 7 years has specialized in teaching special needs children which has furthered her deep investment in changing the way Autism is portrayed in media and entertainment. She also fosters and creates productions that include neurodiverse casts and creative teams. Her work as a producer and stories reflect the diverse world we live in, in processes that are inclusive of those whose stories are being presented and often feature special needs individuals as well as those with physical handicaps.
She is most interested in how we look at the world, each other, and our own lives; how we connect, communicate, and learn. Or fail to. And try to. Rinse, repeat.
Equally at home and inspired by the simple process of storytelling as she is by the purposed mixing of media and genres, Sari writes non-fiction and personal essays, plays, and film/TV. Plays include Mr. Landing Takes A Fall (The Flea), Sanctuary (The Arc), If U Luv Me (Symphony Space), The Chess Lesson (IRT), The Thing About Dan (IRT), The Pickle Jar Play (Jimmy's No. 43), and short plays: If U Luv Me (Symphony Space), Brunch! (St Clement's Theater), The Proposal (Dixon Place Theaer) Ty Rex, Dog Dreams, & The Wildest Ones. Her work has been developed at The Flea, Dixon Place, Symphony Space, Space at Ryder Farm, The Lark, IRT, Jimmy's No. 43, and Athena Theater. B.A. in Utopias and Dystopias from NYU/Gallatin, M.F.A. in Playwriting from Hunter College, where she was mentored by Tina Howe, Arthur Kopit, and Samuel D. Hunter. She wrote a chess book series for children and is working on a collection of personal essays entitled Hail Mary To Kentucky that she also turned into a podcast soon to be released and, in the time of the Coronavirus, performs Sunday nights at 8 on Facebook Live because she can't really figure out Instagram....
She is most interested in how we look at the world, each other, and our own lives; how we connect, communicate, and learn. Or fail to. And try to. Rinse, repeat.
Equally at home and inspired by the simple process of storytelling as she is by the purposed mixing of media and genres, Sari writes non-fiction and personal essays, plays, and film/TV. Plays include Mr. Landing Takes A Fall (The Flea), Sanctuary (The Arc), If U Luv Me (Symphony Space), The Chess Lesson (IRT), The Thing About Dan (IRT), The Pickle Jar Play (Jimmy's No. 43), and short plays: If U Luv Me (Symphony Space), Brunch! (St Clement's Theater), The Proposal (Dixon Place Theaer) Ty Rex, Dog Dreams, & The Wildest Ones. Her work has been developed at The Flea, Dixon Place, Symphony Space, Space at Ryder Farm, The Lark, IRT, Jimmy's No. 43, and Athena Theater. B.A. in Utopias and Dystopias from NYU/Gallatin, M.F.A. in Playwriting from Hunter College, where she was mentored by Tina Howe, Arthur Kopit, and Samuel D. Hunter. She wrote a chess book series for children and is working on a collection of personal essays entitled Hail Mary To Kentucky that she also turned into a podcast soon to be released and, in the time of the Coronavirus, performs Sunday nights at 8 on Facebook Live because she can't really figure out Instagram....
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