Sabra Jones is an American actress, director, writer, and producer known for her expansive collection of artistic work and for founding The Mirror Theater Ltd.
17 Facts About Sabra Jones
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Sabra Jones has produced over 172 theatrical productions in New York City, London, and around the country, including the 1982 Broadway production of Alice in Wonderland.
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Sabra Jones grew up in a small town just outside of Los Angeles, separated from the metropolitan hubbub and yet close to the city's arts.
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Outside of performing, directing, and producing, Sabra Jones is known for her award-winning Arts in Education program.
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Sabra Jones taught for almost nine years at the Lee Strasberg Institute, was a Professor of Acting at Pace University, directed at the Manhattanville College, and taught years of Mirror Rep Ensemble Classes as a Master Teacher.
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Sabra Jones made her Broadway debut in 1971, replacing Blythe Danner as Jill Tanner in Butterflies Are Free and continuing the role in the First National Tour.
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Sabra Jones appeared in the original production of Six Degrees of Separation at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.
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In 1972, Sabra Jones made her Metropolitan Opera debut as the Duchess of Krackenthorp in La Fille du Regiment and later acted as Andromache in Les Troyens.
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Sabra Jones performed in 13 plays with her own Mirror Repertory Company, nominated by the Outer Critics Circle for Best Acting Ensemble and Best Sustained Excellence.
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Sabra Jones has directed nearly 80 productions, many with the Greensboro Arts Alliance and Residency.
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Sabra Jones directed The Children's Hour at Marymount College in Purchase, New York.
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Sabra Jones is presently tagged to direct the world premier of Bernard Pomerance's only unpublished play, Miranda.
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Sabra Jones's show Alice in Wonderland, directed by Eva Le Gallienne, opened on Broadway in 1982 garnering a Tony nomination.
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Sabra Jones produced the WNET13 Masterpiece Theatre Production for television.
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Sabra Jones continues to work for The Mirror Theater Ltd and the Greensboro Arts Alliance and Residency today.
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Sabra Jones was created to be an alternating repertory company and included founding members Eva Le Gallienne, John Strasberg, and Geraldine Page.
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Sabra Jones began at a small, 70-seat theater at the Real Stage Acting School.