DIRECTORS
Sarah & Cindy are excited to share their professional experience in the performing arts and education to continue NYT's proud tradition of providing exceptional educational theatre to the Napa Valley community!
Sarah & Cindy, along with Angela D'Angelo who retired from NYT in 2025, began collaborating in 2010 on St. John’s Lutheran School's annual musicals. They are passionate about sharing the benefits of educational theatre to kids throughout the Napa Valley community, so they officially began NYT in 2016 (their annual summer musicals began in 2009) and became a nonprofit organization in 2024 to offer even more educational performance experiences to the youth of Napa Valley.
Sarah Kramer
Artistic & Technical Director,
Acting Instructor
*Dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Theatre/Communications (emphasis in Acting & Directing) and Education
*Acted in, directed, and served on tech crew for 61 shows over the past 27 years
*Voice Actor/Voice-Over Artist and Stage & On-Camera Actor
*Runs her own acting coaching business for kids & adults in the performing arts & public speaking
*Director of Theatre Arts Program at St. John’s Lutheran School
*Taught fourth grade for 7 years and middle school drama class for 2 years
*Artistic & Technical Director for St. John’s musicals, including Encore!, Aladdin, Anastasia, Newsies, Oliver!, Beauty and the Beast, Oklahoma!, Mary Poppins, Singin' in the Rain, The Lion King, The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, The Music Man, The Little Mermaid, The King and I, and The Jungle Book and Zion Lutheran School's musicals, including Alice in Wonderland, Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma!, and Oliver Twist
Cindy Powers
Choreographer, Acting Instructor
*Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with a focus in Acting
*20 years dance experience in jazz, tap, ballet, and musical theatre, both competitively and professionally
*Professional actor/singer/dancer in Chicago (pre-kids of course!). Favorite roles include Adelaide in Guys & Dolls, Lois/Bianca in Kiss Me Kate, Corie Bratter in Barefoot in the Park, Brooke in Noises Off, and Velma in West Side Story
*Choreographer of the Theatre Arts Program at St. John's Lutheran School
*Choreographer for St. John’s musicals, including Encore!, Aladdin, Anastasia, Newsies, Oliver!, Beauty and the Beast, Oklahoma!, Mary Poppins, Singin' in the Rain, The Lion King, The Sound of Music, The King and I, The Jungle Book, & The Adventures of Louis and Clark
Guest Directors & Instructors
Coming Soon!