Who Is “Sarah freia”?

Sarah Freia is a multilingual Toronto-based actor, stand-up, singer, model, published poet, and author. I have lived and worked in Toronto, Paris, and London. She is rarely seen without a coffee, a baked good, or her miniature dachshund, Alphonse.

Performer Stats

APPEARANCE
Hair: Dark Brown (Long)
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5’4
Shoe Size: 6
Dress Size: XS (0-2)
Pant Size: 25

LANGUAGES
Fluent: English and French (Native Speaker), Spanish
Conversational: Japanese, Italian (Conversational)
Dialects: British - RP, American - Southern, American - Midwest, Neutral Canadian, Neutral American, French, Italian, Irish, German

Training (Selected)

Sarah is an alumni of the prestigious The Second City Conservatory Program.

ACTING
Howard Fine Studio - LA (On-Camera/ Audition Technique)
Armstrong Acting Studios (Core I - Sharon McFarlane & Core II - Carly Street)
RADA - London (Contemporary and Classic Technique)
Miriam Laurence Studio - Integrated Acting System (Scene Study/Monologue - 7 Semesters)
Individual Coaching: David Rotenberg, Miriam Laurence

STAND-UP/ COMEDY/ IMPROV
The Second City (Conservatory Graduate, Stand Up 1-2, Storytelling 101, and Sketch Writing)
Bad Dog Theatre Company (7 Deadly Sings of Improv with Alastair Forbes, Character Creation with Kristen Rasmussen, Check the Rhyme Hip Hop Musical Improv with Phatt Al)
Jill Edwards Advanced Comedy Workshops (Brighton, UK)
Comedy Bar PRO Stand-Up (Tamara Shevon)
Comedy Bar PRO Musical Improv (Carly Heffernan)

VOICEOVER
On The Mic Training (Foundations of Voice-Over with Carlos Diaz)

DIALECT
Cooper Shaw Dialects & Character Voices (The Second City - 4 semesters)
Cooper Shaw Accent & Acting Gym (2 Sessions)

SINGING
Individual Coaching: Vinnie Sestito, Marion Abbott, Lizzie Kurtz
Member of CCOC
Bad Dog Theatre Company (Check the Rhyme Musical Improv with Phatt Al)
Comedy Bar PRO Musical Improv (Carly Heffernan)

DANCE
IN Studio - National Ballet (Ballet Intermediate)
Toronto TDT (Intermediate)
Rouge Studio of Dance (Bellydancing, Burlesque, Jazz Funk, Floorwork, Heels)
ATTITUDES Masterclass (Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap, Musical Theatre, Contemporary)
The Dance Place (Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Modern, Acro)
Toronto’s Dance Machine (Competitive Dance Troupe - Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern, Lyrical)
Brass Vixens (Pole Dancing)
Underground Dance Centre (Various Classes)

PHYSICAL
Certified STOTT Pilates Instructor
Advanced Horseback Riding
Advanced Yoga

THEATER
Young People's Theatre (Stage Craft - 4 semesters)
Miriam Laurence Studio (Scene Study - Modigliani)

WRITING
Oxford University Creative Writing
Gotham Writers Workshop (Screenwriting 1-2, Romance Writing, Mystery Writing, Poetry, Short Fiction 1-2)

MUSIC
Piano (Grade 8)
Music Theory (Grade 1)
Viola (Grade 1)

Commercial Credits

SELECT BOOKINGS

RBC, Canadian Tire: Mootomaster, ADP, Peoples Jewellers, Bell Media, McDonalds McCafé, Rakuten Kobo eReaders, M&Ms, OLG, Buzzfeed, TASTY, Social Lite Vodka, NoGrwoth, SkuMedia, Promomash, Browze, Daily Grabs Inc, Fuyes Jewelry, etc.

SELECT PRINT

Strategy Magazine (Feature)
ARTELLS Magazine (Cover)
Marika Magazine (Cover)
GOJI Magazine (Feature)

Film/ TV Credits

SELECT TELEVISION

“Eli Roth Presents: My Possessed Pet” (Discovery+), “Urban Legends” (Discovery+), “Vegan Dishes” (Tokyo MX Broadcasting)

SELECT FILM

"Doubt Couture" (Tre Palm Entertainment Inc.), "Let's Go Viral!" (Luna Reel Productions), "Jody" (Fatty Soprano & Shutterr Productions), “Unpack” (Liverpool Film Initiative), "Gueules Arc-en-ciel" (Course Estrie), "The Tempest" (The Show Must Go Online), and "Minutes With Micah" (Maestro Media House), “Bride Not To Be” (Grinning Teddy Productions)

SELECT WEB SERIES

“Stay At Home Game!” (Diversity Plus Entertainment), “Invisible Me” (Infinite Kathas), Project ROGO (Triangle Pi Productions)

Live/ Performance Credits

SELECT STAND UP

Cringe Wrothy (The Opera House)
8 Gays of Channukah (The Great Hall)
Comedy Bar’s HOT MIC
Comedy Bar’s Big, Shiny, Made Up Tunes
Bad Cabaret (Nothing Fancy)
FOMO (Comedy Bar Danforth)
Human or AI? (Comedy Bar Danforth)

SELECT IMPROV/ SKETCH COMEDY

Duress Rehearsal (The Second City Grad Revue Show) - Dir: Rob Baker
Coached Ensembles (The Second City) - Coach: Zohaib Khan
Coached Ensembles (The Second City) - Coach: Linnea Currie-Roberts

HOST

Hardcore Heartthrobs Burlesque (Hard Luck Bar)

SELECT THEATRE

The Tempest (Miranda) - Theatre Aurora
Le Dîner de Cons (Marlène Sasseur) - Les Indisciplinés de Toronto
The Cherry Orchard (Varya) - Evergreen Theatre Collective
Screwing Around With Shakespeare (Ophelia) - Evergreen Theatre Collective
The Frogs (Xanthias) - Evergreen Theatre Collective
Hedda Gabler (Thea Elvsted) - Dollar Shakespeare
Twelfth Night (Olivia) - Dollar Shakespeare
Cymbeline (Ensemble) - The Show Must Go Online
The Tempest (Ensemble, Feature) - The Show Must Go Online
A Quiet Place (Clara) - We All Shine Productions
All You Can Leave Behind (Lead) - Thatz Showbiz

SELECT VOCAL PERFORMANCES

Glendon Musical Ensemble (Lead Vocalist)
8 Gays of Channukah (Soloist)
Psychiatric Benefit Gala (Invited Performer)
Songs of the Silver Screen (Lead Vocalist) - Etobicoke Musical Productions
Self Care Through Music (Soloist) - Toronto Cabaret Productions)
Christmas at Home (Lead Vocalist) - Rini Makes Productions

SELECT MSUICAL THEATRE

Beauty & The Beast (Belle) - The Dance Place Academy
Hercules (Megara) - The Dance Place Academy
Sweet Charity (Charity) - The Dance Place Academy
Alice: Through The Looking Glass (Alice) - ATTITUDES Masterclass
H.M.S. Pinafore (Josephine) - CCOC
Young Frankenstein (Feature, Ensemble) - Alexander Showcase Theatre
Sweeney Todd (Feature, Ensemble) - Alexander Showcase Theatre
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Feature, Ensemble) - Alexander Showcase Theatre
Dragon in the Rocks (Ensemble) - CCOC
A Dickens of a Christmas (Ensemble) - CCOC