Sarah has been working in Chicago for the past 17 years and is a proud member of IATSE local USA 829 as a Scenic Artist. Sarah is currently the Scenic Charge Artist at Court Theatre, and does freelance work for Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Joffrey Ballet, Chicago Scenic Studios, Goodman Theatre, Drury Lane, and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Sarah also works as a Scenic Charge Artist for Lookingglass Theatre Company, where she previously served as the Charge Scenic and Assistant for 6 years before returning for their theatre reopening in 2025. Sarah was a staff member at Steppenwolf Theatre Company for 8 years as the Assistant Charge and served as the Scenic Charge for 7 of Steppenwolf’s productions. Sarah is originally from Utah and  studied at Southern Utah University. While her focus had always been in the visual arts, she made her way into theatre, focusing on Technical Theatre with a minor in Illustration. While attending, she worked as a Scenic Artist for The Utah Shakespearean Festival for 4 seasons. She relocated to Chicago in 2009.

Sarah does commissioned murals and faux finishing for residential and commercial clients. She has worked a handful of private events as an Artistic Assistant, providing support to exhibiting artists. Sarah has traveled to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN to help assist the designer during the install of From The Heart (2024) and It’s a Wonderful Life (2016). Sarah travels to Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO every fall to lead a paint crew in the paint and scenic restoration of the their annual production of A Dickens Christmas Carol at the Opera House Theatre, located on the park.