Andy Ottoson, Observer | Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation

Structured mentorship of this kind – working independently and with direct feedback – is the strongest way for me to hone my skills and continue to grow as an artist, and I couldn’t have designed or asked for a better opportunity than the one I had. Working with Sharon (Ott) taught me several thousand more of the hundred thousand things you can only learn by doing.

Founded in 1965, Stage Directors and Choreographers Workshop Foundation (SDCF) exists to foster, promote and develop the creativity and craft of stage directors and choreographers. SDCF’s goals are to provide opportunities to practice the crafts of directing and choreography; to gather and disseminate craft and career information; to promote the profession to emerging talent; to provide opportunities for exchange of knowledge among directors and choreographers; to increase the awareness of the value of directors’ and choreographers’ work, and to convene around issues affecting theatre artists.

SDC Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organization under section 501(c)3 organization of the Internal Revenue Code, SDC Foundation welcomes your charitable gift or grant to help realize our mission and support the work of aspiring and established directors and choreographers.