Music Advisor & Contractor | Sarah R. Hewitt
Sarah R. Hewitt started recently as Music Advisor at UMW with Fun Home in 2019. She is the Program Operations and Music Manager at Ford’s Theatre, where her favorite productions during her tenure have included Parade, Ragtime, and Into the Woods. She enjoys overseeing the music activities, union compliance, and contracting at Ford’s; while also ensuring, with the education department, that enthusiastic school children look and sound great on stage as they recite Lincoln’s speeches. Her artistic passions are based in playing bassoon, being a former stage manager, and studying Russian language and culture. Sarah settled in DC after interning at Philadelphia Orchestra and Washington National Opera and working at Levine School of Music. She holds a BA in Russian Studies from Davidson College and an MA in Arts Management from American University. She lives in Alexandria with her husband, Nate, and their exuberant toddler, Tommy.