Sara Keats

2293 Meetinghouse Road Jamison, PA 18929

skeats@andrew.cmu.edu
(267) 693-7289
Employment:

September 2009- Present – Server/Cook/Dishwasher

Waffle Shop, Pittsburgh, PA
The Waffle Shop is both a restaurant and an interactive community art project, where
patrons are welcome to participate in a live streaming talk show (www.waffleshop.org). My
responsibilities here included basic waitress, cook, and dishwasher duties. The Waffle Shop
is run out the art program at Carnegie Mellon, so my job at The Waffle Shop was part of
financial aid work study.

May - August 2009 – E1- Entertainer

Sesame Place, Langhorne, PA
Responsibilities included hosting live theater shows, perform as characters and as an
entertainer in parade and throughout the park, providing information to parents about park
attractions, show times, character appearance, etc.

May - October 2008 – Jamie

Sesame Place, Langhorne, PA
Jamie was the main human character in the live show Big Bird's Beach Party at Sesame
Street. The role included acting, singing, and simple dance steps, as well as soliciting
audience participation and interacting with children and adults. Other duties included the
aforementioned E1 responsibilities in addition to six daily performances.

April 2008 – Election Assistant

Warminster Twp #16, Bucks County Election Board of Elections
Worked the local polls assisting people in voting during Pennsylvania primary; duties
included mechanically handling polling stations, signing in voters, assisting elderly, ESL,
and physically disabled voters navigate the polls, and counting ballots at the end of night.

October 2007 to March 2008 – Party Host and Bounce Supervisor

Let’s Bounce Around, Doylestown, PA
Supervised children playing at indoor inflatable playground (moon bounces, large slides,
etc.) and hosted childrens' birthday parties, including serving pizza and cake, distributing
favors, and monitoring behavior, as well as basic maintenance work.

May - October 2007 – E1 – Entertainer

Sesame Place, Langhorne, PA
Responsibilities included hosting live theater shows, perform as characters and as an
entertainer in parade and throughout the park, providing information to parents about park
attractions, show times, character appearance, etc.

Education:
Presently: First-Year, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Majoring in dramaturgy, history, and English
Graduated 2009, Central Bucks High School- East, Holicong, PA
Magna Cum Laude Honors
Awarded the Social Studies Scholar Award by the Social Studies Department
Extra-Curricular Activities:
College

The Oakland Review, Undergraduate Literary Journal

Prose Editor. Entails reading 6-10 short stories before weekly meetings, discussing them
with other editors, and making selections for the journal. We published an alumni journal in
the Fall 2009 semester, and currently working on the student journal for Spring 2010.
The Cut , Undergraduate Music Magazine
Copy Editor. Entails copy editing 2-6 articles per monthly issue, including checking spelling
and grammar, as well fact-checking, and helping to title pieces.

Off the Top, Improv Comedy Troupe

Performer. This undergraduate and graduate level improv group meets once a week and
performs twice per semester.

High School
National History Day, academic project competition
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, National History Day Regional Winner
2005- 3rd Place Documentary, Ken Burns: Communicating History to the American Public
2006- 2rd Place Performance, Live Aid: Taking a Stand Against Ethiopian Hunger
2007- 3nd Place Documentary, John Brown: Martyr or Terrorist?
2008- 2nd Place Performance, Queens Mary and Elizabeth: The Struggle for Dominance
2009- Did not compete, Ida Tarbell: American Muckraker

Patriot Players, Drama Club

2008-2009
Club President 2008-2009 – Responsibilities: Organize and run club meetings, work with
other officers and club adviser to plan and implement all club’s activities in school and the
community. Maintain the club newsletter.
Assistant to the Producer: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Sesame Place (see Employment)
2007-2008
Performing: Parrot in A Pirates Life For Me, Maggie in 42nd Street
Set Building: A Pirates Life For Me
Co-Director MLK “Not a Day Off, A Day On!” presentation
Stage Manger for Talent Show
Co-Conceiver/ Artistic Director for The love and yes, Student Produced Production
Earned varsity letter in Junior year
Sesame Place (see Employment)
2006-2007
Performing: Toq in The Wizard of Oz
Crew: Usher, Publicity for Drama, Assistant to the Director – The Music Man, Stage Crew -
Talent Show
Volunteered at Community Workshop

The East Wind , Newspaper

2008-2009 – Co- Editor-In-Chief; continue to write, edit when there are excessive amounts
of articles, review other editors’ work, call and run monthly meetings, send out deadline
reminders, etc.
2007 – 2008 – Regional Editor; continued to write for the paper, also responsible for editing
pieces submitted for the Regional Section
2006 – 2007 Staff Writer; wrote articles for each issue on a variety of topics