S. M. Sander

S. M. Sander (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based playwright whose work has been developed and/or produced at Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Columbia University, |the claque|, DC Arts Center, Florida Studio Theatre, Inkwell Theatre, Kennedy Center, Lark, NYSF, Page 73 Productions, The Public Theater, Project Y, Raven Theater and Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival. She’s a Core Writer at the Playwrights Center, a Colt Coeur Resident Artist, a New Georges Affiliated Artist and alumnus of the Dramatist Guild Fellowship, Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group, and P73’s Interstate 73. Residencies: MacDowell, Millay, SPACE at Ryder Farm, Stillwright (Erik Ehn’s Silent Retreat) and Yaddo. Finalist: ATL’s Heideman Award, Clubbed Thumb’s Biennial Commission, Ingram New Works Fellowship, Jerome...

S. M. Sander (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based playwright whose work has been developed and/or produced at Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Columbia University, |the claque|, DC Arts Center, Florida Studio Theatre, Inkwell Theatre, Kennedy Center, Lark, NYSF, Page 73 Productions, The Public Theater, Project Y, Raven Theater and Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival. She’s a Core Writer at the Playwrights Center, a Colt Coeur Resident Artist, a New Georges Affiliated Artist and alumnus of the Dramatist Guild Fellowship, Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group, and P73’s Interstate 73. Residencies: MacDowell, Millay, SPACE at Ryder Farm, Stillwright (Erik Ehn’s Silent Retreat) and Yaddo. Finalist: ATL’s Heideman Award, Clubbed Thumb’s Biennial Commission, Ingram New Works Fellowship, Jerome Fellowship, Juilliard, Leah Ryan FEWW Prize, P73’s Fellowship, Playwrights Realm Fellowship, Premier Stages, Trustus Theatre Festival, Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab and Source Theater Festival. Nominations: Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, NTC’s Stavis Award and Williamstown's Weissberger Award. MFA: University of Iowa.

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Scripts

Before Times

by S. M. Sander

Cast Size
5
Genre
dark comedy,
drama

In Brooklyn, a young nanny witnesses an untimely death. In the aftermath, unlikely friendships are formed between a teacher, a chef, a hotel executive, and a mischievous ghost.

In Brooklyn, a young nanny witnesses an untimely death. In the aftermath, unlikely friendships are formed between a teacher, a chef, a hotel executive, and a mischievous ghost.

We Handled That Well

by S. M. Sander

Cast Size
3
Genre
drama

Lydia, a graduate student pursuing her PhD in Mathematics, and August, a tech entrepreneur, are a happily married couple embarking on a new chapter of their lives. But when they rent out their spare bedroom to Ivy, an undergraduate dance major, her presence has them both questioning just how happy they really are.

Lydia, a graduate student pursuing her PhD in Mathematics, and August, a tech entrepreneur, are a happily married couple embarking on a new chapter of their lives. But when they rent out their spare bedroom to Ivy, an undergraduate dance major, her presence has them both questioning just how happy they really are.

Sycamore

by S. M. Sander

1
Cast Size
6
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama

Set in a world where all the rules have changed, Sycamore is a poignant and frequently funny examination of sibling rivalry, sexual and gender identity, and the importance of neighbors.

Set in a world where all the rules have changed, Sycamore is a poignant and frequently funny examination of sibling rivalry, sexual and gender identity, and the importance of neighbors.

Playgrounds

by S. M. Sander

1
Cast Size
4
Genre
dark comedy,
drama,
tragedy

Justine leaves a dark chapter behind and moves to Brooklyn to work as a nanny for her cousin Cynthia. Finding refuge in a small community of female care-givers, she tries to ignore the tension in Cynthia’s home that threatens her own healing. When Justine finally chooses to speak up, for the sake of a child, her past and present converge in a vicious nightmare.

Justine leaves a dark chapter behind and moves to Brooklyn to work as a nanny for her cousin Cynthia. Finding refuge in a small community of female care-givers, she tries to ignore the tension in Cynthia’s home that threatens her own healing. When Justine finally chooses to speak up, for the sake of a child, her past and present converge in a vicious nightmare.