Sara Becker

Sara Becker joined the School of Drama in January 2019. She was previously the head of the undergraduate acting program at the University of Houston’s School of Theatre and Dance, where she received a Teaching Excellence Award in 2014.

Credentials

  • Head of the Voice and Text department at American Players Theatre, where she has coached for 14 seasons
  • Voice and text with Oregon Shakespeare Festival
  • Former head of the undergraduate acting program at the University of Houston’s School of Theatre and Dance

Career Highlights

  • Voice and Text coaching the Shakespeare History Play cycle at The Guthrie Theatre
  • Voice and Text coaching with Ping Chong on his adaptation of "Throne of Blood" at Brooklyn Academy of Music
  • Leading the Voice and Text department at American Players Theatre

Awards, Recognitions & Honors

  • Teaching Excellence Award, University of Houston’s School of Theatre and Dance, 2014

Education

M.F.A.University of Wisconsin-Madison

B.A.Fordham University