Sarah Rose Graber is an actress, director, and teaching artist based in Chicago, IL. Originally from Miami, FL, she moved to Chicago to attend college at Northwestern University where she received her BS in Theatre. While in school she performed with the long form improv troupe The Titanic Players and the sketch comedy group Wizzer in addition to directing and acting in many plays. She received her acting certificate at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London which piqued her interest in the international theatre scene. This led to Graber winning the Circumnavigator Scholar Grant in which she traveled completely around the world to England, South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius, Western Australia, New South Wales, New Zealand, and Argentina to study the way theatre is used to encourage social change in other countries.
Hailed by the Chicago Theatre Blog as ”one of the finest comedic actresses in Chicago,” Graber has performed with Northlight Theatre, The Pavement Group, Strawdog Theatre, Metropolis Performing Arts Center, Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, Adventure Stage Chicago, and the Factory Theater. In addition to performing on the stage, she works with her four-legged furry friends at the Noble Horse Theatre as a rider and dancer in their season and can also be seen in the comedy webseries Pop Culture Shock, created with her comedy partner Casey Pilkenton and director Tim Brayton, in which they explore what’s hip in pop culture and embrace it head on!
Sarah Rose Graber has been working as a professional teaching artist for six years and has taught classes, workshops, and directed camps and shows for youth at Northlight Theatre, Adventure Stage Chicago, Metropolis Performing Arts Center, the Chicago Humanities Festival, National High School Institute Theatre Program at Northwestern University, Neighborhood Bridges, ARTS Berwyn, Dream Big Productions, Village Players, and numerous schools in the Chicago area.
Graber is a proud company member with the Factory Theater, creating original work, and Adventure Stage Chicago, making theatre for young audiences.
