About Me
First and foremost, I consider myself a multi-hyphenate artist.
I started doing theatre when I was eight years old and auditioned for a local production of Annie. When I was cast as little orphan Molly and I sang under the stage lights for the first time, I knew this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Although I grew up in California, my mother was raised in New York and together we would travel with me to the city to see as many shows as we possibly could. Since then, I have worked in all aspects of theatre. I’ve swept and mopped floors, painted sets, organized props, worked as an administrative assistant, hung and cabled electrics, even gone on a scavenger hunt for tie-line.
I was always a writer, too. Having grown up with a journalist as a father, both my parents voracious readers and competitive Scrabble players, I became enamored with words from an early age. A fondness for the New York Times crossword and for making up stories in my diary became a burgeoning interest in playwriting. My love for writing flourished at Sarah Lawrence, where I learned from some amazing and insightful professors who taught me that my crazy ideas were worth exploring and my love of observing people and relationships was worth cultivating into creativity.
My passion for sound began as a Covid hobby — a remote sound/media class offered at SLC seemed like an easy way to continue to create art away from the stage. When I took a class entitled American Spectacle at Columbia, the great Lynn Nottage taught my cohort that storytelling can break barriers with technology and innovation, and I began building sound into my plays, enhancing my work as a writer.
Because I am a young artist, I continue to discover, investigate, and learn. This portfolio of my work is ever-growing as I continue to unearth who I can become as a theatre-maker.
Zoe Stanton-Savitz
zoefayss@gmail.com // (650) 868-8558
New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/77633/zoe-stanton-savitz
Website: https://www.zoestanton-savitz.com/
EDUCATION
2023-2026 —— Columbia School of the Arts (New York, New York), MFA in Playwriting
2019-2023 —— Sarah Lawrence College (Bronxville, New York), BA in Liberal Arts; concentration in Writing and Theatre Arts
Fall 2022 —— Advanced Studies in England (Bath, England), semester abroad
WORK EXPERIENCE
August 2026-Present —— Stage Door Associate, Theatre Row Building for the Arts (New York, New York)
June 2026-Present —— Production Stage Manager, Triple Espresso, Theatre Mogul (National tour)
March 2026-June 2026 —— Personal Assistant to Playwright Martyna Majok, Girl, Interrupted, The Public Theatre (New York, New York)
September 2023-June 2026 —— A/V Student Coordinator, Lenfest Center for the Arts, Columbia University (New York, New York)
September 2023-June 2026 —— Operations Crew Member, Schapiro Theatre, Columbia University (New York, New York)
June 2025-September 2025 —— Sound Intern, Two Gentlemen of Verona, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival (San Francisco, California)
June 2024 —— Festival Production Assistant, Tribeca Festival (New York, New York)
May-August 2023 —— Stage Management Apprenticeship, Gloucester Stage Company (Gloucester, Massachusetts)
June-July 2022 —— Retreat Intern, La Mama Umbria International Playwright Retreat (Umbria, Italy)
May-June 2022 —— Production Assistant, American Academy of Dramatic Arts (New York, New York)
May-August 2021 —— Editorial Intern, Math Magazine (remote, based in New York, NY)
May-August 2021 —— Editorial Intern, Tessler Agency (remote, based in New York NY)
March-June 2021 —— Media Editing Intern, Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble (remote, based in New York, New York)
October 2019-May 2021 —— Undergraduate Writing Assistant, Sarah Lawrence College (Bronxville, NY)
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
SOUND DESIGN
2026 —— Hope — Hypothetical Productions — Dan Plehal
2026 —— Bad Books — Gloucester Stage Company — Bevin O’Gara
2026 —— Gate Shut Panic — Harlot Productions — Keira Dig
2026 —— The Wolves — The New School — Miguel Bregante
2026 —— Alala and the Scarman(A1) — Columbia University — Emilio Maxwell Cerci
2026 —— FEMM —Columbia University — Delia Dumont
2026 —— Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 — Columbia University — Emilio Maxwell Cerci
2026 —— Little Katie — Harlot Prod./The Tank — Alex Olesky
2026 —— The Slide is the Negative — JCS Theatre — Paul Smithyman
2025 —— Hector & Cheo (film) — Zacha del Rosario — Kevin Wu
2025 —— The Skriker — Columbia University — Delia Dumont
2025 —— The Bakkhai — Columbia University — Harry Brook
2025 —— The Bog Queen — Columbia University — Dennis Olivera
2025 —— Coriolanus — Nocturne/Dixon Place — Louis Blachman
2025 —— Selkie Woman — Columbia University — Delia Dumont
2024 —— The Seagull — Columbia University — Brittany Vi-King
2024 —— Recruiting Tomorrow’s Army Today! — The Tank — Alex Olesky
2024 —— Butterflies — Columbia University — Emilio Maxwell Cerci
2024 —— Three Sisters — Columbia University — Brennan Urbi
2024 —— Rachel Berry Saved my Life — Columbia University — Brittany Vi-King
2024 —— The Seagull — Columbia University — Emilio Maxwell Cerci
2024 —— Spew’s Little Baby — LimeFest/The Tank — Tessa Bagby
2024 —— The Munchies — DarkFest/The Tank — Brennan Urbi
2024 —— Con — Spin Cycle/JCS Theatre — Paul Smithyman
2024 —— Scrubland — Columbia University — Miguel Bregante
2024 —— The Queen of the Living Room — Columbia University — Chaesong Kim
2024 —— Ivera — Columbia University — Delia Dumont
2024 —— Sorry Sorry Okay Sorry — Columbia University — Talia Feldberg
2024 —— Alley Between the Houses — Columbia University — Brennan Urbi
2024 —— Meg—Columbia University — Catalina Beltrán
2024 —— On the Evolutionary Function of Shame —Columbia University — L.D. Kelley
2023 —— Strange and Splendid — Synecdoche Works/The Chain — Miguel Bregante
2023 —— Dancing at Lughnasa—Columbia University — Miguel Bregante
2023 —— The Horsemen: Terror Lies in Chaos—Psycho Clan — Timothy Haskell
2023 —— Nightmare Dollhouse — Psycho Clan — Timothy Haskell
2023 —— The SpongeBob Musical Jr. — Gloucester Stage Company — Dylan Kerr
2023/22 —— The Rise and Fall...of Jean Claude Van Damme — Psycho Clan — Paul Smithyman
2023 —— Blooming Iris — Melancholy Players — Emma Jayne Smith
2023 —— Urinetown(A1) — Sarah Lawrence College — Lauren Reinhart
2022 —— Hit the Wall — Spin Cycle/JCS Theatre — Timothy Haskell
2022 —— Director’s Workshop Festival — Sarah Lawrence College
2022 —— Disaster! The Musical —Sarah Lawrence College — Bryelle Burgus
2022 —— It’s a Pleasure to Meet You—Sarah Lawrence College — Katy Snair
STAGE MANAGEMENT
2026 —— Triple Espresso (PSM) — Theatre Mogul — Bill Partland
2024 —— Timon of Athens (PSM) — Elif Collective — Abigail Duclos
2023 —— The Ding Dongs(ASM) —Gloucester Stage Company — Rebecca Bradshaw
2023 —— The Spongebob Musical Jr.(PSM)— Gloucester Stage Company — Dylan Kerr
2023 —— Private Lives(ASM) — Gloucester Stage Company — Diego Arciniegas
2023 —— Are there Penguins in Space?(PSM)—Sarah Lawrence College — Leo Ritteroff
2023 —— Influencer (PSM) — Melancholy Players — Gabriel Snyder
2021 —— Treehouse (PSM) — Sarah Lawrence College — Lydia Simms
2021 —— Mulligan: Graduate solos(PSM) — Sarah Lawrence College (Zoom) — David Neumann
2020 —— Twelfth Night (ASM) — Sarah Lawrence College (Zoom) — Amelia Bethel
WRITING
FULL-LENGTH PLAYS
2026 —— Selkie Woman — Delia Dumont — Manifestival, Diamond Mesh Productions
2026 —— Hazel and Bea in the In-Between(Reading) — Melissa Coleman-Reed — Durango Playfest
2026 —— FEMM —Delia Dumont — Columbia University Thesis Production
2025 —— Agatha(Reading) — Frank Thomson — Lakewood Playhouse, New Voices Fest.
2024 —— The Selkie Woman— Delia Dumont — Columbia University Collaboration Series
2024 —— Rachel Berry Saved my Life — Brittany Vi-King — Columbia University Materials Series
2024 —— Good Numbers (one-act) — Brittany Vi-King — Columbia University Collaboration Series
2023 —— Pennies for Forgotten Words(Reading) — Michelle Cowells — La Mama Manifestation Reading Festival
2022 —— Agatha — Michele Carter-Cram — Sarah Lawrence College New Works Fest.
2021 —— Agatha (Reading) — Emily Aviles — Sarah Lawrence College Reading Series
2021 —— Twice Gone(Reading) — Rachel Saruski — Sarah Lawrence College Residency
RADIO PLAYS
2024 —— Imogen Inside
2024 —— Paradise Valley
2023 —— Changeling
PUBLICATIONS
2023 —— “Flowers for She Who Wants to See Them” — Bridge House Annual Anthology, Gifted
2023 —— “How to Fit in at SLC” — The Croaker, Volume 7
2023 —— “I Will Not Unplug” — The Croaker, Volume 7
2023 —— “Flowers for She Who Wants to See Them” Wicked Shadow Press, Murder on her Mind Anthology vol. 2
2023 —— “Flowers in the Snow” — Fresh Words, Contemporary One Minute Plays vol. 4
2022 —— “Fire and Brimstone Incorporated” — The Croaker, Volume 6
2022 —— “Things Didn’t Go As Planned” — The Croaker, Volume 6
2021 —— “Those I’ve Lost” — Love and Squalor, Morning Coffee Volume 1
2021 —— “A Day in the Life of an SLC Straight Boy” — The Croaker, Volume 5
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Commended by the 15th Annual Jewish Playwriting Contest — Hazel and Bea in the In-Between, 2025
Accepted to Rogue Theatre Festival — Selkie Woman, 2026
Accepted to Fresh Fruit Festival with All Out Arts — Selkie Woman, 2026
Long-listed for Distillery New Works Festival — Hazel and Bea in the In-Between, 2025
Semi-finalist for TNT Pops! Playwriting Competition — Agatha, 2025
Semi-finalist for 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival — Twice Gone, 2025
Athena’s Read and Rant Series — Hazel and Bea in the In-Between, 2024
Semi-finalist for Normal Ave's NAPSeries playwriting festival — Letters from the Dead, 2023
Semi-finalist for Think Tank Theatre’s 2023 TYA Playwrights Festival — Agatha, 2023
Winner of the David Lindsay-Abaire Award for Excellence in Playwriting— Sarah Lawrence College, 2023
Semi-finalist for the Fresh Fruit Festival with All Out Arts — Letters from the Dead, 2022