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. She has produced over 172 theatrical
productions in New York City, London, and around the country,
including the 1982 Broadway production of Alice in Wonderland. Jones
has acted on Broadway, at the Metropolitan Opera, in numerous regional
productions, and in select television and film roles. She currently
lives between Manhattan and Vermont, working as the Founding &
Producing Artistic Director for The Mirror Theater Ltd and for The
Mirror’s Vermont chapter, the Greensboro Arts Alliance and
Residency.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 vibrant passage for the arts. At 18, she moved east to
Manhattan and received a BFA from the Tisch School of the Arts.
Shortly after, she landed her first Broadway role, a lead in
Butterflies Are Free. Following this, Jones met and married John
Strasberg--son of Actors Studio Artistic Director Lee Strasberg--and
founded The Mirror Theater Ltd “under the mentorship of Harold
Clurman, Ellis Rabb, Eva Le Gallienne, Alan Schneider, and John
Gielgud.†Though Strasberg and Jones divorced, the company
flourished, expanding into The Mirror Repertory Company (MRC) and
eventually developing the Greensboro Arts Alliance and Residency
(GAAR). Jones' son, Charlie McAteer, is currently co-Artistic Director
for The Mirror. Outside of performing, directing, and producing, Jones
is known for her award-winning Arts in Education program. She 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.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. She also appeared in the original production of
Six Degrees of Separation at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. In 1972,
Jones made her Metropolitan Opera debut as the Duchess of Krackenthorp
in La Fille du Régiment and later acted as Andromache in Les Troyens.
Jones also performed in 13 plays with her own Mirror Repertory
Company, nominated by the Outer Critics Circle for Best Acting
Ensemble and Best Sustained Excellence. Other New York and select
regional credits include Sally and Marsha, Someone, Hot Buttered
Bourbon, Jigsaw, Indiscretions, and Our Town. Jones starred as
Marcella in the 1979 film Night-Flowers and appears on episodes of Law
& Order and Laverne & Shirley.Sabra Jones has directed nearly 80
productions, many with the Greensboro Arts Alliance and Residency. Her
most recent directing credits include The Sound of Music (2012), The
Music Man (2013), The Miracle Worker (2014), Hamlet (2015), and To
Kill a Mockingbird (2016). Her shows with the Greensboro Arts Alliance
and Residency have been called "absolutely delightful", "bold", and
"high quality".
known for her expansive collection of artistic work and for founding
The Mirror Theater Ltd. She has produced over 172 theatrical
productions in New York City, London, and around the country,
including the 1982 Broadway production of Alice in Wonderland. Jones
has acted on Broadway, at the Metropolitan Opera, in numerous regional
productions, and in select television and film roles. She currently
lives between Manhattan and Vermont, working as the Founding &
Producing Artistic Director for The Mirror Theater Ltd and for The
Mirror’s Vermont chapter, the Greensboro Arts Alliance and
Residency.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 vibrant passage for the arts. At 18, she moved east to
Manhattan and received a BFA from the Tisch School of the Arts.
Shortly after, she landed her first Broadway role, a lead in
Butterflies Are Free. Following this, Jones met and married John
Strasberg--son of Actors Studio Artistic Director Lee Strasberg--and
founded The Mirror Theater Ltd “under the mentorship of Harold
Clurman, Ellis Rabb, Eva Le Gallienne, Alan Schneider, and John
Gielgud.†Though Strasberg and Jones divorced, the company
flourished, expanding into The Mirror Repertory Company (MRC) and
eventually developing the Greensboro Arts Alliance and Residency
(GAAR). Jones' son, Charlie McAteer, is currently co-Artistic Director
for The Mirror. Outside of performing, directing, and producing, Jones
is known for her award-winning Arts in Education program. She 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.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. She also appeared in the original production of
Six Degrees of Separation at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. In 1972,
Jones made her Metropolitan Opera debut as the Duchess of Krackenthorp
in La Fille du Régiment and later acted as Andromache in Les Troyens.
Jones also performed in 13 plays with her own Mirror Repertory
Company, nominated by the Outer Critics Circle for Best Acting
Ensemble and Best Sustained Excellence. Other New York and select
regional credits include Sally and Marsha, Someone, Hot Buttered
Bourbon, Jigsaw, Indiscretions, and Our Town. Jones starred as
Marcella in the 1979 film Night-Flowers and appears on episodes of Law
& Order and Laverne & Shirley.Sabra Jones has directed nearly 80
productions, many with the Greensboro Arts Alliance and Residency. Her
most recent directing credits include The Sound of Music (2012), The
Music Man (2013), The Miracle Worker (2014), Hamlet (2015), and To
Kill a Mockingbird (2016). Her shows with the Greensboro Arts Alliance
and Residency have been called "absolutely delightful", "bold", and
"high quality".
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