Sacha Yanow is an NYC/Lenapehoking–based actor, performance artist and organizer.

Yanow’s performance work is rooted in theater, queer performance and radical Jewish tradition, telling stories that reckon with inheritance and belonging.

Since 2015, Yanow has created a trio of solo performances based on familial archetypes— Dad Band (2015), Cherie Dre (2018) and Uncle! (2024) — these embodied portraits act as an entry point to discuss broader social issues, as well as connect to estranged personal and cultural histories.

Sacha's work has been presented by venues including The Kitchen, MoMA PS1, Danspace Project, Joe's Pub, and the New Museum in NYC; PICA’s TBA Festival/Cooley Gallery at Reed College in Portland, OR; and Festival Theaterformen in Hanover, Germany. They have received residency support from Baryshnikov Arts Center, Denniston Hill, LIFT Festival UK, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Mass MoCA, SOMA Mexico City, and Yaddo.

Sacha has performed in theater, film and dance works by artists including Susana Cook, Karen Finley, Sarah Michelson, Laura Parnes, Elisabeth Subrin, and Julie Tolentino. And they were a member of the Dyke Division of Theatre of a Two-Headed Calf, creators of Room for Cream, the live lesbian soap opera.

Sacha currently works as creative consultant for fellow artists and organizations. They served as Director of Art Matters Foundation for 12 years, and previously worked at The Kitchen as Director of Operations. They received a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, are a graduate of the William Esper Studio Actor Training Program and will receive an Interdisciplinary MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Summer 2028.

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On the Sense of Queer Loneliness - Momus

100 Women We Love - Class of 2019 - GO Magazine