Sierra Young

Intimacy and Violence Director

Sierra Young (Resident Intimacy and Violence Director, she/her) is a multi-hyphenate artist in the DC/ Baltimore area. She is an active member of the Society of American Fight Directors, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Recent DC choreography credits include Confederates, one in two, Unseen, The Till Trilogy et. al. at Mosaic Theater Company; The Age of Innocence, Ja Ja’s African Hair Braiding, and POTUS at Arena Stage; Sister Act, Little Shop of Horrors, and Shout Sister Shout! at Ford’s Theatre; Hand to God, Merrily We Roll Along, and Sweat at Keegan Theatre; Spring Awakening (Helen Hayes nominated) at Monumental Theatre Company; Kunene and the King, King Lear (Helen Hayes nominated) and Red Velvet at Shakespeare Theatre Company; The Scenarios, Downstate, Exception to the Rule and The Colored Museum at Studio Theatre; and Prayer for the French Republic at Theater J. Upcoming projects include: Paradise Blue at Studio Theater; Head Over Heels at Constellation Theatre Company; Twelfth Night at Folger Theatre; Porgy and Bess at the Washington National Opera; and Frankenstein at Shakespeare Theater Company. sierrayoung.org