Sadie Epstein-Fine
Director. Choreographer. Writer. Editor.
2022
LITTLE MIS(S)GENDER workshop by Teiya Kasahara- Director
Eraser (Playwrights Canada Press)- Playwright
Sugar Plum workshop (Sugar Plum Collective/Nightwood Theatre)- Co-Director/Playwright
2021
I am William (Stratford Festival)- Assistant Director to Esther Jun
Sugar Plum workshop (Nightwood Theatre)- Director/Playwright
The Last Five Years workshop (Stratford Festival)- Director
Queerspawn Digital Storytelling Project (ArQuives)
2020
Eraser : A New Normal (Theatre Direct) - Director/Choreographer/Playwright/Creator
Spamalot (Stratford Festival) - Assistant Director to Lezlie Wade (cancelled because of COVID-19)
2019
Eraser* (Why Not Theatre's Riser Project) - Director/Choreographer/Playwright/Creator
Mama Mia (Lawyer Show- Nightwood Theatre)- Director
Grace (Nightwood Theatre)- Assistant Director to Andrea Donaldson
Worry Warts (Convergence Theatre) - Assistant Director/Creator to Julie Tepperman
The Queen in Me (Nightwood Theatre/Theatre Gargantua) - Associate Director to Andrea Donaldson
The Stray Sheep Cabaret by Catt Filipov (Groundswell Festival, Nightwood Theatre) - Director
Cleave (Forward March Festival- Theatre Direct)- Director
2018
Spawning Generations: Rants and Reflections on Growing Up with LGBTQ+ Parents** (Demeter Press) - Editor
Mother Load by Brian Cope and Charles Hayter(Rhubarb Festival- Buddies in Bad Times)- Director/Dramaturg
Mikveh (Harold Green Jewish Theatre)- Fight Consultant
Unholy by Diane Flacks (Nightwood Theatre) - Fight Coordinator and Assistant Director to Kelly Thornton
Imp by Curtis the Brinke (Filament Incubator) - Fight Coordinator
2017
SCAT (Toronto Fringe) - Director/Playwright/Choreographer/Creator
King Lear (Canadian Stage) - assistant director to Alistair Newton
strangers, babies (Theatre Panik) - assistant director to Paul Lampert
2016
Tire Swing by Curtis the Brinke (Filament Incubator/Epigraph Collective) - Director
This One Time When (Playground Festival, York University) - Director/Choreographer/Creator
2015 & Prior
BRANTWOOD: 1920-2020 By Julie Tepperman/Mitchell Cushman (Theatre Sheridan) - Assistant Director & Guest Performer
Freda and Jem's Best of the Week by Lois Fine (Buddies in Bad Times) - Performer
The Common Ground: A Musical Dissertation by Ken McNeilly (Toronto Fringe Festival) - Choreographer/Assistant Director/Producer
The 10/10/10 Project (Bismuth Theatre) - Choreographer
*Nominated for 5 Dora Awards in the Theatre for Young Audience Category: Outstanding Direction, New Play, Production, Ensemble, Design
**Nominated for LAMBDA Literary Award (anthology) and Forward Indies Awards (anthology and LGBT non-fiction)
Residencies and Theatre Administration
Nightwood Theatre- Intern Artistic Director (2017-2019)
- Artist in Residence (2021-2022)
Shakespeare in the Ruff- Co-Education Coordinator (2022)
Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre- Queer, Jewish Incubator Participant (2022)
International Centre for Arts for Social Change- FUTURE/Forward communitee-engaged arts mentee (2021)
Ten Oaks Project- Artist in Residence (2017)
Theatre Direct- education coordinator/associate artist (2016-2017)
Teaching
SOLE- High School Drama Workshop (2019)
Cityview Alternative School- Devised Theatre Program Coordinator, Drama Week Director (2008-2016)
The Linden School- Stage Combat Workshops (2013 & 2016)
Musical Stage Company- One Song Glory Trainer (2021 & 2022)
Training
York University - Bachelor of Arts, Specialized Honours, Theatre
Rapier Wit - Intermediate Actor Combatant
Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement - Ballet Advanced Foundations, YMI Dancing Company Member
Metro Movement - Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Theatre Jazz
Contemporary Dance Masterclass with Bangarra Dance Company (Canadian Stage) 2019
Contemporary Dance Masterclass with Yang Zhen (Canadian Stage) 2019
Masterclass with Lukas Avendano: Instillation for the Human Body (Rutas Festival, Aluna Theatre) 2018