Sarah Brady is an accomplished actress, storyteller, teaching artist, and writer whose backgrounds in theatre and education shape her dynamic approach to storytelling. She has taught communication and theatre at several universities and transitioned into solo performance work, with her journey taking her across the United States and the United Kingdom, where she cultivated a love for British folklore and history.
Her storytelling spans historical, traditional, literary, and personal genres. She has been recognized with honors including Sunburst Performing Artist of the year by Arts for Learning Virginia and the Cambridge Storytellers Liars Contest. She was also part of a collaborative project that received the Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award from the Military Child Education Coalition for the exhibition, “I Have Three Homes”: Life as an American Military Child in Suffolk, which explored the stories of third-culture kids in England. She has appeared at festivals such as the National Storytelling Festival in Lehi, Utah, and collaborated with organizations including Arts for Learning Virginia, Story Tapestries, Cambridge Storytellers, Epic Tales, the Suffolk Archives, the White Rose Project at Oxford University, Young Audiences New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, Armed Services Arts Partnership, and the International Storytelling Center.
Driven by a deep belief in the power of story to foster empathy and connection, Sarah specializes in uncovering and communicating the emotional heart of each tale she shares.