Sair Kaufman
Sair Kaufman (they/them) is an autistic musical theatre writer and performer based in NYC. They also write fantasy novels.
They are a lyricist in the Advanced BMI Musical Theatre Writers Workshop
One of the 2024 winners of the Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival
One of the 2022 winners of the Danny Award for Original Song
Finalist in the 2022 Write Out Loud contest
Selected for the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project and the Johnny Mercer Writer's Grove
Performing credits include:
Agnes in EPIC Player's She Kills Monsters
Rose in Dogfight and Nadia in Bare, both at Sheridan College with Broadway Dreams
Most recently, the Witch in EPIC Player’s production of Into The Woods
Press
"If success is measured in creative fulfillment, it has arrived for Mx. Kaufman, who, along with Shane Dittmar, the musical director for “Into the Woods,” started a nonbinary writing team called They & Them, as well as a Dungeons & Dragons-inspired fantasy musical podcast, 'The Reality Shaper.'"
Broadway World Review: BMI's NEW WRITERS
"The program got off to a spiffy start with the laugh-out-loud “It Was Just So…” It was about a tongue-tied situation that the audience related to big time, judging by the laughter of recognition: What do you say to a friend, without being truly honest, right after the dreadful performance you just suffered through? It was a great start..."
"The stage is set for a talented cast of artists who are proving that diversity goes beyond what you can see, especially when it comes to developmental disabilities."
"The greatest misconception of accessibility is that it only benefits disabled people. The same elevator that makes a building wheelchair-friendly also makes life easier for abled folks with strollers or suitcases. The same concept applies to neuro-inclusive spaces."