Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff is a freelance writer and playwright. As a journalist, her work appears in many national outlets including The Washington Post, The New York Times, HuffPost, and others. With a background in theatre and journalism, she loves creative endeavors, artistic people, and Early Grey tea. She lives near Princeton, New Jersey with her husband and two children. Follow her at @writeonsarah and www.writeonsarah.com or email: sarahvander@icloud.com or her new venture about her historic home in Maine: The Judges House.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at McCarter Sings!
December 14, 2016
December 14, 2016
The reimagined production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at McCarter Theatre is an entertaining mix of big and small, loud and quiet, poignant and irreverent. Most of all, it is good for the soul: delivering the cathartic joy of Scrooge's transformation with a playful nod to Dickens' Victorian England and the community of Princeton.
BWW Review: DISGRACED at McCarter Theatre is an A-List Dinner Party You Don't Want to Miss!
October 17, 2016
October 17, 2016
Dinner party conversation goes deep, touching off unresolved notions of cultural, religious, and racial identities, between guests and within.
BWW Review: Forgiveness Shines in BATHING IN MOONLIGHT at McCarter Theatre
September 17, 2016
September 17, 2016
Memory, love, and beauty play powerful roles in this story of a priest who falls in love with the beautiful pianist Marcela (Hannia Guillen) but not out of love with his vocation and calling for the church.
BWW Review: ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD and Pondering at Princeton Summer Theater
July 28, 2016
July 28, 2016
ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD but TOM STOPPARD's wit is always alive. Princeton Summer Theater season continues.
BWW Review: ASSASSINS at Princeton Summer Theater Captivates!
June 19, 2016
June 19, 2016
Fans of this musical will not be disappointed
BWW Preview: Choreographer Mary Barton and Beethoven Triumph in ARB's MASTERS OF DANCE AND MUSIC!
April 5, 2016
April 5, 2016
ARB presents world premier of Mary Barton's work in MASTERS OF DANCE AND MUSIC!
BWW Reviews: THE PIANO LESSON at McCarter is a Must-See!
January 20, 2016
January 20, 2016
Jade King Carroll directs an all-star cast in August Wilson's powerful play at McCarter Theatre.
BWW PREVIEW: Ballet Dance Moms Master Hair for ARB NUTCRACKER
December 2, 2015
December 2, 2015
Mastering the choreography of perfect hair keeps ballet dance moms on toes with ARB and Princeton Ballet School's production of THE NUTCRACKER.
BWW Preview: Ballet Dance Moms Master Hair for ARB NUTCRACKER
November 17, 2015
November 17, 2015
Mastering the choreography of perfect hair keeps ballet Dance Moms on toes with ARB and Princeton Ballet's THE NUTCRACKER.
BWW Preview: OUR TOWN Returns Home with Freshness at Princeton Day School
November 4, 2015
November 4, 2015
OUR TOWN with Stan Cahill in the role of Stage Manager takes cast and audience through the halls of Princeton Day School seeking the timeless and fleeting moments of life.
BWW Review: SONG FOR THE DISAPPEARED is Evocative at Passage Theatre
October 12, 2015
October 12, 2015
Tanya Saracho's 'Song for the Disappeared' opens The Passage Theatre's 30th season and continues its mission to create and produce 'topically relevant' new plays.
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