Sandra Nordgren / Intern Supervisor & Producing Artistic Director
Sandra developed this Internship Program in 2003, and has recruited and mentored over 450 interns through all phases of theatre: playwriting, script evaluating, acting, directing, stage management, producing, lighting, sound, marketing, public relations, etc .
Sandra has been involved in both theatre and film production since 1980. She was Corporate Comptroller for major film editing and production companies and Production Auditor for CBS-TV's "Pee-wee's Playhouse" as well as TV specials and pilots shown on CBS-TV, ABC-TV, NBC-TV, HBO, and Showtime.
In 1981, Sandra co-founded the Classical Theatre Ensemble, producing classical theatre at NYC historical landmarks, most notable the 500-year-old medieval morality play Everyman, produced in the knave of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
Her New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest is an international contest seeking socially conscious scripts that not only entertain, but promote new awareness. The contest, now in its 12th year, has had 19 final round scripts read at TSRC from which five poignant scripts were produced: "Conversation with a Kleagle" - three times, "Ruby’s Story" - two times, "A Human Shield", "Cry Wolf!" and "Survival Skills."
As Producing Artistic Director at 13th Street Repertory Company and Merit Theater and Film Group, Sandra has produced the following, all by new American playwrights:
- well over 100 plays + the 59 short plays noted below
- 175 readings
- 11 short play festivals for a total of 76 plays
- 13 script development workshops
Having studied creative writing at NYC's New School University and New York University, she has written several screenplays and is currently collaborating with Rudy Gray, turning "Conversation with a Kleagle" into a screenplay.
Among other theatrical plays, Sandra, along with Sean Coveney, wrote a full-length play in quadrameter entitled "Old Witch Blinda on Smeltzburg Hill" which is in workshop development. Her play "The Flower" was part of the Vision and Voices Short Play Festival in NYC. "The Ice Cream Man Cometh ... Profit or Madman, You Decide", which she co-wrote, has had two productions at the rep and will have a third in May.
Her adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" has had 14 productions in NYC and numerous productions around the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The play is published in the U.S. by Brooklyn Publishers in Odessa TX, and has been translated into French by French playwright Christian Palustran and into German by German playwright Christian Michalak. The French version has been published in France and may be purchased on amazon.com.fr. It has been performed in Switzerland at the Atelier-Theatre, "Les compagnons du Coteau" in Paris-France, in Lyon-France and in Belgium. Review from NYTheatre.com: "There are only two versions of A Christmas Carol that are a must-see: the production at Madison Square Garden and Sandra Nordgren’s adaptation!”
In 2010, Sandra wrote a radio-play adaptation of "A Christmas Carol." The radio-play was aired 24 times on Christmas Day on GrayceNYCRadio.com.
To help those affected by the World Trade Center tragedy, Sandra was on the Volunteer Organizations Against Disaster Task Forces for Spirituality and Mental Health.
Sandra received a Certificate of Appreciation from Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Her name was added to the Wall of Tolerance in Montgomery, Alabama for her "important contribution to the ongoing fight against hatred and intolerance in America."
AFFILIATIONS:
Sandra is a member of the League of Professional Theatre Women, National Association of Professional Women, the New York Coalition of Professional Women in the Arts & Media, and New York Women in Theatre and Film.
Sandra has been involved in both theatre and film production since 1980. She was Corporate Comptroller for major film editing and production companies and Production Auditor for CBS-TV's "Pee-wee's Playhouse" as well as TV specials and pilots shown on CBS-TV, ABC-TV, NBC-TV, HBO, and Showtime.
In 1981, Sandra co-founded the Classical Theatre Ensemble, producing classical theatre at NYC historical landmarks, most notable the 500-year-old medieval morality play Everyman, produced in the knave of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
Her New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest is an international contest seeking socially conscious scripts that not only entertain, but promote new awareness. The contest, now in its 12th year, has had 19 final round scripts read at TSRC from which five poignant scripts were produced: "Conversation with a Kleagle" - three times, "Ruby’s Story" - two times, "A Human Shield", "Cry Wolf!" and "Survival Skills."
As Producing Artistic Director at 13th Street Repertory Company and Merit Theater and Film Group, Sandra has produced the following, all by new American playwrights:
- well over 100 plays + the 59 short plays noted below
- 175 readings
- 11 short play festivals for a total of 76 plays
- 13 script development workshops
Having studied creative writing at NYC's New School University and New York University, she has written several screenplays and is currently collaborating with Rudy Gray, turning "Conversation with a Kleagle" into a screenplay.
Among other theatrical plays, Sandra, along with Sean Coveney, wrote a full-length play in quadrameter entitled "Old Witch Blinda on Smeltzburg Hill" which is in workshop development. Her play "The Flower" was part of the Vision and Voices Short Play Festival in NYC. "The Ice Cream Man Cometh ... Profit or Madman, You Decide", which she co-wrote, has had two productions at the rep and will have a third in May.
Her adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" has had 14 productions in NYC and numerous productions around the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The play is published in the U.S. by Brooklyn Publishers in Odessa TX, and has been translated into French by French playwright Christian Palustran and into German by German playwright Christian Michalak. The French version has been published in France and may be purchased on amazon.com.fr. It has been performed in Switzerland at the Atelier-Theatre, "Les compagnons du Coteau" in Paris-France, in Lyon-France and in Belgium. Review from NYTheatre.com: "There are only two versions of A Christmas Carol that are a must-see: the production at Madison Square Garden and Sandra Nordgren’s adaptation!”
In 2010, Sandra wrote a radio-play adaptation of "A Christmas Carol." The radio-play was aired 24 times on Christmas Day on GrayceNYCRadio.com.
To help those affected by the World Trade Center tragedy, Sandra was on the Volunteer Organizations Against Disaster Task Forces for Spirituality and Mental Health.
Sandra received a Certificate of Appreciation from Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Her name was added to the Wall of Tolerance in Montgomery, Alabama for her "important contribution to the ongoing fight against hatred and intolerance in America."
AFFILIATIONS:
Sandra is a member of the League of Professional Theatre Women, National Association of Professional Women, the New York Coalition of Professional Women in the Arts & Media, and New York Women in Theatre and Film.