SANDRA GARTNER

MARY

Sandra Gartner is the producing director of Vermont Actors’ Repertory Theatre, a theatre company in residence at the Paramount Theatre in southern Vermont. In New England, Sandra has performed with ART, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Vermont Stage and Lost Nation Theatre, among others. Favorite shows include: “Our Town”, “The Sisters Rosenzweig”, “The Laramie Project” and creating the role of Laura in “Sam and Laura” by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Ron Powers.

 

She has appeared in film and on television both regionally and nationally. Sandra portrayed the lead role of Susanne in “Elixir”, produced by Lipke Productions. Sandra is best known for her role as Mary Adams in the PBS Masterpiece Theatre series “The Adams Chronicles” and as Lydia Mudge in “The Mudge Boy” starring Richard Jenkins and Emile Hirsch.

 

President Clinton appointed her to serve on the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Arts for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. She was a former president of the Vermont Film Commission. Sandra worked as a production coordinator for international art photographer Gregory Crewdson. Their work appeared in The New York Times Magazine and is part of the permanent collection at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC.

 

A freelance writer, her articles have been published in both regional and national newspapers and magazines. She co-authored the book, “To Life! A Celebration of Vermont Jewish Women” which accompanied a touring exhibit. Her children’s book “Where Is Sam?” was published fall 2016.

 

Wild Angels Film produced an independent short narrative film, “UnSpoken”. The film is based on Sandra’s true story and article, Exploding the Baby Myth, originally published in Lady’s Circle Magazine. The script was written by Patty Meyers and was directed by Todd Sandler. “UnSpoken” had its premiere at the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival 2016 and on PBS in 2017.

 

 

THEATER

STEEL MAGNOLIAS      CLAIREE               MOXIE PRODUCTIONS

ANNA’S JOURNAL         ENSEMBLE          THEATRE KAVANAH

MEMORY PALACE        EMILY                    FULL CIRCLE & VART

BEYOND THERAPY     CHARLOTTE        VERMONT STAGE

JEWISH PLAY FEST     ENSEMBLE           THEATRE KAVANAH

FOUR SEASONS            ASTRONAUT       OFF-B’WAY & IN ONE THEATRICS

WRITERS IN PLAY     ENSEMBLE           VART

THE DINING ROOM    ENSEMBLE            VART

SAVANNAH

DISPUTATION             MARGARET          VART

COCKTAIL HOUR        ANN                         VART

CHICAGO                       KITTY                     MIDDLEBURY PLAYERS

MOONSTONE               PENELOPE            WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FEST

SHADOWLANDS         NURSE                     NORTHERN STAGE

MARK’S PLACE            PIA                           DORSET THEATRE FESTIVAL

STONE                            ENSEMBLE            LOST NATION THEATRE

ROSENCRANTZ &       GERTRUDE           SHAKESPEARE ON MAIN

GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD

ROCK FIRE                    BELLA                    BARRE HERITAGE FESTIVAL

 

FILMOGRAPHY

Elixir                              Suzanne                   Lipke Productions

Northern Borders    Maple Judge            Kingdom County

Disappearances        Bar Patron              Kingdom County

Taking Woodstock Townie                      Ang Lee, Director

American Gun             Sheriff                      Alan Jacobs, Director

Company Retreat     Contractor              Campbell Scott, Director

The Mudge Boy         Lydia Mudge          Michael Burke, Director

Nothing Like….

Dreaming                     Helen/mom          Nora Jacobson, Director

Adams Chronicles    Mary Adams          PBS…”Masterpiece Theatre”

Windy Acres (TV)     Verna                       Jay Craven, Director

Piedmont Hospital   Client                       Wild Angel Films

 

 

DIRECTOR'S NOTES

I have worked with Sandy on other productions where I  was the camera operator or boom operator, but never in a directing role. Her years of experience in acting helped bring life to the character that I wrote in an unexpected way. I'm really looking forward to working with Sandy and seeing what she can do in the role of Mary.

 

CONTACT INFO

Email: Flukeskid@aol.com