Much Ado About Nothing actress Beatrice and Hero

ACTOR | IMPROVISER

Sara Mountjoy-Pepka

Actor and improviser and other things too. Now based in Chicago via Los Angeles and Seattle. Special focus on comedy, Shakespeare, and comedic Shakespeare.

CURRENTLY ON STAGE: The Outsider @ Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, Sept 6 - Oct 6

Shakespeare

Sara is passionate about Shakespeare. Her performance history includes Great River Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Shakespeare Company / Wooden O, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum, Ensemble Shakespeare Theater, and GreenStage Shakespeare in the Parks.She does other theatre too, obviously.

A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia or Helena

Improv / Clown / Mime

Sara has been a professional improviser since 2008, including company membership with the acclaimed Impro Theatre of Los Angeles and Seattle TheatreSports / Unexpected Productions. She is a founding member and director with Ripley Improv and The Improvised Generation. Her specialty is full-length improvised plays in more than a dozen classic and contemporary genres, from improvised Shakespeare and Chekhov to Star Trek: TNG and YA dystopia.Sara is also a professional mime, and toured with Magic Circle Mime Company for 17 years, performing with major orchestras around the world. She's been on Jumbotrons in Taiwan . . . twice!

Directing

In addition to performance, Sara is a director and producer. Her Jane Austen UnScripted at the Garry Marshall Theater in Los Angeles sold out and extended twice. The Improvised Generation (improvised Star Trek: TNG) ran for six seasons and sold out every show.Other directing/producing credits include ENCOUNTER for Ripley Improv, Little House on Vermont for Impro Studio, and Bubbles in the Wine for Unexpected Productions.

Chicago acting teacher
Illinois actress

Classes / Coaching

Sara is a regular improv/acting coach and teacher, and offers workshops or multiple sessions with your group based on your specific needs and targets. Rates dependent on size of group, setting and curriculum.Current classes:Level 2: Shurtleff to Scene @ Acting Studio Chicago
Grades 9-12: Acting for Teens @ Acting Studio ChicagoPast classes and workshops include:

  • Physical Communication for Improvisers and Actors

  • Bringing Clown Logic to Your Characters

  • A Grounded Launch for a Clear Story (Narrative Improvising)

  • "Yes, And" for Non-Actors

Sara is also available as a one-on-one coach for Shakespeare first-round audition monologues and call-back scenes. $40 per hour.

Resume and Headshots

Click below to view Sara's resume and headshot. Reel clips available on Actors Access.