Sandbox Artists Collective
The Sandbox Artists Collective is a membership based collective of working theatre professionals formed as a place for mid-career artists to explore their craft in the company of their peers. It was originally created in the fall of 2008 by Freehold's Theatre Lab in an effort to continue to push for a renaissance of new, courageous and experimental work in our artistic community.
Member Projects - work by members including but not limited to new play readings, solo performances and ensemble created pieces.
Gymnasiums - opportunities for members to "work out" together, exploring movement, sound, writing for the stage etc. in new ways
Book Club - a monthly gathering for the purpose of reading and listening to a play out loud
Productions - in the future the Sandbox will act as producing body for full-scale productions of member projects.
Membership in the collective is by invitation. The Sandbox has Leadership, Programming, Communications and Membership committees that serve as the administration of the group. A fundraising arm is under development which will be under the umbrella of Freehold Theatre's 501(c)3.
Mission
We are a collective of Seattle theater professionals who dare each other to create through mutual cooperation and support. We work, play, and experiment with purpose. We form a center from which we expand and return, recruit and rally, and exceed our individual potentials.
Members of the Sandbox Artists Collective: Megan Ahiers, Eric Ray Anderson, Scot Auguston, Shawn Belyea, Gordon Carpenter, Lynne Compton, Liza Comtois, Rosalynn De Roos, Vincent Delaney, Rik Deskin, Craig Doescher, AJ Epstein, Zoe Fitzgerald, Allen Fitzpatrick, Renata Friedman, Kate Gavigan, Ben Gonio, Jose Gonzales, Ki Gottberg, Liza Halpern, Gin Hammond, Stephen Hando, Sarah Harlett, Elizabeth Heffron, Kathy Hsieh, Elise Hunt, Tim Hyland, Tracy Hyland, Reginald Andre Jackson, Cyrus Khambatta, Marya Sea Kaminski, Darragh Kennan, Mik Kuhlman, Lori Larson, Leslie Law, George Lewis, Anita Montgomery, Todd Moore, Paul Mullin, Brennan Murphy, David Natale, Peter Dylan O'Connor, John Paulsen, Kaleo Quenzer, Matt Smith, Robin Lynn Smith, Amy Thone, Dan Tierney, Annette Toutonghi, Juliet Waller Pruzan, Seanjean Walsh, Cynthia Whalen, Kate Wisniewski, Owen Yen, Gin Yevdjevich, Richard Ziman
To find out more about the Sandbox Artists Collective, go to: Sandbox Artists Collective's website
Studio Classes
a theatrical training program with courses that range from introductory acting classes to master classes for working professionals.
Theatre Lab
a forum in Seattle for mature artists to research and develop new work and to re-interpret classics.