SARAH GODWIN

New York, NY

Sarah is a Southern-born singer, songwriter, and actress living in New York. She has performed in numerous productions of Buddy, playing Vi Petty/Hayrider/Snowbird and keys, most recently in the 2020-21 U.S. tour, and at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis (2019).

A native of McMinnville, Tennessee, she graduated from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN with a B.A. in Music, has a certificate in Opera Performance from Accademia dell'Arte in Arezzo, Italy, and a Professional Certificate from AMDA NYC's intensive Integrated Musical Theater Conservatory program.

On stage, Sarah featured in the 2020-21 U.S. National Tour of Buddy, with further productions of the show at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, and Palace Theatre in the Dells. She has also performed at Recent Cutbacks, Amore Opera, Bound for Broadway, Opera Memphis, and the International Festival of the Arts in Arezzo, Italy. She performs live music of all genres on her piano and ukulele in various venues around lower Manhattan. Sarah is currently living in the East Village where she moonlights as a bartender and amateur wine sommelier, while she continues to pursue both stage and film acting and promotes her original music.

She loves pizza, dirty martinis, and spontaneous dance parties.

Height: 5’8’’ / Hair: Red / Eyes: Blue
Voice: Soprano/Belt (F3-D6)

Pics as Vi Petty at the Dutch Apple (2017):

PRODUCTIONS:

Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story - Vi Petty/Hayrider/Snowbird/Keys

Steve Steiner, dir. / U.S. Tour 2020-21

Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story - Vi Petty/Hayrider/Snowbird/Keys

Jeff Stockberger, dir. / Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre

Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story - Vi Petty/Hayrider/Jingle Singer/Keys II
Todd Meredith, dir. / Dutch Apple Dinner Theater

Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story - Vi Petty/Jingle Singer/Snowbird/Keys I
Matt McClure, dir. / Palace Theater in the Dells

KEVIN!!!!! - Choir/Foley/Puppets
Kristin McCarthy Parker, dir. / Recent Cutbacks

Hansel and Gretel - The Sandman
Sarah Moulton Faux, dir. / Amore Opera

NYC SHOWCASES/CABARETS:

Question 1 - TRU Voices Reading - Female ensemble
Joe Barros, dir. / Eugene Gwozdz, musical dir.

Bound for Broadway - Featured soloist
John Forslund, dir.

You’ll Love the Way We Fly!, Evan Pappas, dir.
“Killer Soprano” (Forbidden Broadway) - Lead, William Cox, musical dir.
“In His Eyes” (Jekyll & Hyde) - Lucy

Reality Check, Jason Chaet, dir.
Six Degrees of Separation - Flan Kittredge (female)
When We Were Young and Unafraid - Agnes

FILM/TV
The Bill Nye Film short - Grungy teen
David Alvarado, Jason Sussburg, dir.

EDUCATION
American Musical and Dramatic Academy, New York, NY, Musical Theater Conservatory
Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, B.A. Music - Voice, Piano
Accademia dell’Arte, Arezzo, Italy, Study Abroad - Opera Performance

TRAINING
ACTING - Jason Chaet, Mark Riherd, Sheila Head, Randolf Pearson, Michael Perilstein
MUSICAL THEATRE - Evan Pappas, Justin Bohon, Philip George, Stacy Lee Tilton, Thomas Morrissey
DANCE - Casey Colgan, Gene Castle, Ramon Galindo, Billy Johnstone, Nicole Davey
VOICE/SPEECH - Jacklyn Schneider, Ron Bemrich, Tim Sharp, Carole Blankenship, Chris Neher

SPECIAL SKILLS: Conversational Italian; Diction training in 8 languages; Sight-read; Advanced Piano, ukulele, mandolin; Accents: Southern Ozark, et al.; Bartender; Hula hoop; Licensed driver; Passport

Contact:

Tel: 931-607-8815
Email: sarah.jean.godwin@gmail.com
Web site: www.sarahgodwin.show