Sara Buffamanti

Adjunct Lecturer

About

Sara Buffamanti is a performer, teacher, artistic collaborator and mother living in Harlem, NY. She is the current Artistic Director of The New York Conservatory for the Dramatic Arts with past faculty service at Columbia University, St. Francis College and LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. Sara is an alum of UC Santa Barbara and Columbia University. She is a practitioner of Linklater's vocal pedagogy and a Designated Linklater Teacher.

As a New York based actress, Sara’s work has been seen at the Metropolitan Opera, NYTW, The Public, BAM, PS 122, HERE Arts Center, Dixon Place, Bushwick Starr, Target Margin, Vortex Theater, Ontological Incubator Arts Project, Noor Theater and Queens Theater. She has performed internationally in Europe, Japan, Korea and throughout Southeast Asia. Sara was a company member of experimental theatre ensemble Performance Lab 115 from 2005-2010 and is currently the Head of Education and Applied Practice for The Apothetae.

Her professional practice includes vocal and movement coaching for the Obama Social Impact Fellowship at Columbia University, Barnard College, LaGuardia High School, Queen's Theatre and Springfield Shakespeare Festival. Additionally, she has served as a consultant for the Yale School of Drama, Julliard and other institutions with a desire to integrate inclusive practices for disabled students into their existing training programs and infrastructures.

Classes Taught 2024-25

Vocal Lab 1
Vocal Lab 2