Sophie Hall Cripe

Artist Profile

Sophie has a BA and MA in Speech and Theater from the University of Illinois and she taught theater at the high school level. She has also been an actor/dancer and director/choreographer. She served as Board President of the Laguna Playhouse and South Coast Repertory. She is a Member of the National Council of the American Theater and the Literary Managers and Dramaturges of America. This is Sophie’s 16th play to dramaturg for the Chance. She thanks her family for their ongoing support and dedicates her work to the memory of her last stage manager: Wade Williamson.

Productions at Chance Theater

Production Date Role
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street July 2024 Dramaturg
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time September 2023 Dramaturg
Next To Normal January 2022 Dramaturg
Ragtime June 2019 Dramaturg
Violet February 2018 Dramaturg
Tribes September 2017 Dramaturg
Parade June 2017 Dramaturg
A Chorus Line July 2016 Dramaturg
Hairspray July 2015 Executive Producer
Hairspray July 2015 Dramaturg
After The Revolution April 2015 Dramaturg
In The Heights July 2014 Executive Producer
In The Heights July 2014 Dramaturg
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson July 2013 Dramaturg
West Side Story July 2012 Assistant Dramaturg