Sivan Raz

Actor | Singer | Director | Podcaster | Translator

Sivan Raz is a magnetic actor, singer and director based in NYC. An electrifying, nuanced and imaginative performer, their credits range from new musicals to immersive Shakespeare. As an Audio Verse Award winning director, Sivan utilizes aesthetic and movement tools to bring unique sensory experiences to your eyes and ears.

Actor

A long time yeller-in-parks, Sivan's works range from site-specific Shakespeare (Measure For Measure) to fully staged musicals (In The Heights) and new play development (The Words Will Come). With a polished technique in both comedy and drama, they are ready to hit all the right notes (literally and figuratively) and tug on audiences' heartstrings (figuratively only). In their passion to explore the boundries of the medium, Sivan's work touches upon unique methods of theater creation (Devising, Viewpoints).

Two Noble Kinsmen

Dance Captain / First Queen / Wooer / Gerald / Countryman.
Dir. by Christine Schmidle with the Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival.
Coconino center for the arts, October 2023.

The Words Will Come

Sheila/Collaborator.
Devised. Dir. by Melody Erfani with LES SHakespeare.
Residency at HB Studios, February 2024.

Sivan, a young female, is smiling and looking into the camera. She is standing in a park full of greenery that provides a blurry background. They are wearing a white tank top with a lacy design, and have brown wavy hair that is pulled back.

The Botanic Chorus

Greek Chorus Member.
Dir. by Yam Drori with Theater In The Rough.
The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, May 2021.

Tomorrow

The Traveler / Anna / Two / Director.
With Needs More Work Productions as part of the international Climate Change Theater Action Festival.
Moore Jackson Community Garden, October 2023.

In The Heights

Ensemble.
Dir. by Yaeli Greenblatt and Eli Kaplan-Wildman with Starcatcher.
M.D. Jeff Rosenschein, Choreo. Danny Freedman.
Beit Shmuel Theater, Jerusalem, March 2019.

Measure For Measure

Juliet / Abhorson.
Dir. by Beth Steinberg and Yam Drori with Theater In The Rough.
Bloomfield Gardens, Jerusalem, August 2019.

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Director

Specializing in site-specific, immersive and absurdist theater, Sivan is a passionate director dedicated to creating a fascinating sensory experience. With credits ranging from heightened classics (Cyrano De Bergerac) to complex stories of modern realism (God Of Carnage) and rich musicals (The Wild Party), Sivan is ready to use movement and aesthetic tools to bring your vision to life with strong symbology that accentuates the themes of the piece.

Cyrano De Bergerac

Director / Executive Producer / Swing.
Prod. with Neap Tide Productions.
Summit Rock Central Park, August 2023

Sivan, a young female, is smiling and looking into the camera. She is standing in a park full of greenery that provides a blurry background. They are wearing a white tank top with a lacy design, and have brown wavy hair that is pulled back.

Tomorrow

Director / Producer / The Traveler.
Prod. with Needs More Work Productions as part of the international Climate Change Theater Action Festival.
Moore Jackson Community Garden, October 2023.

The Wild Party

Director of the Israeli Premiere.
Prod. Tal Marcello Zamir / Sivan Yakovich of Zamir Productions Inc.
Rosin auditorium Tel Aviv, June 2021.

God Of Carnage

Co-Director.
Dir. with Beth Steinberg and Yam Drori of Theater In The Rough.
Site-specific, January 2020.

Sivan, a young female, is smiling and looking into the camera. She is standing in a park full of greenery that provides a blurry background. They are wearing a white tank top with a lacy design, and have brown wavy hair that is pulled back.

Private Investigator

Director / Dramaturg.
Finalist in the "Alma" excellence in theater competition.
Cramim Auditorium, February 2018.

Two Noble Kinsmen

Dance Captain / First Queen / Wooer / Gerald / Countryman.
Dir. by Christine Schmidle with the Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival.
Coconino center for the arts, October 2023.

© Sivan Raz. All rights reserved. Photos by Alexia Salgueiro López, Hila Shats, Ahron Benafshi, Yoel Levy, Asaf Sagi, Mike Sager, Nir Matt, Ofir Ben Shmuel and G's Photos.

Podcaster

Sivan, a young female, is smiling and looking into the camera. She is standing in a park full of greenery that provides a blurry background. They are wearing a white tank top with a lacy design, and have brown wavy hair that is pulled back.

With a voice described as sweet, passionate, rich, energetic and precise, Sivan is a voice actor for multiple fiction podcasts and audiobooks. With a home recording studio, they are ready to play your golden-hearted ruffian, captivating femme fatale or blood curdling monster from distant lands. Sivan is also an Audio Verse Award winning director, specializing in action packed sequences and down to earth, engaging dialogue.Want to learn more? Check out one of the shows below or take a look at Sivan's full list of credits.

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News

This September, Raz has originated the role of Susan's Child in the world premiere of The Climate Fables: Ogallala - the sequel to the award winning Debating Extinction by the Torch Ensemble.The play, in residency with Frigid NYC's Under St. Marks theater, depicts a socially-conscious community rebuilding after a climate disaster. In a standout scene Sivan portrays the democratic assembly leader, encouraging audience members to vote on the Ogallala constitution in real time in a feat of improvisation and spontaneity."Sivan Raz {is} funny as well as {...} the moderator of the convention" - Thinking Theater NYC.

Sivan, a young female, is smiling and looking into the camera. She is standing in a park full of greenery that provides a blurry background. They are wearing a white tank top with a lacy design, and have brown wavy hair that is pulled back.

Read the latest review of Needs More Work Productions' inaugural work- Tomorrow!Published by the Young-Howze Theatre Journal, the review praises Raz's work as a "laser-guided message that strikes right at the heart of the issue". As the director of the show as well as the founding lead of Needs More Work Productions, Raz's vision created attachment and intrigue for this pair of theater creatives.Watch the full show online for free and read the wonderful review. Follow along to see all of Needs More Work Productions' "laudable" shows!

Sivan is thrilled to be directing a staged reading of the acclaimed play Overeager as part of LimeFest at The Tank!A 2-time Austin Film Festival Second Rounder and a SheNYC finalist, Overeager tells the story of a lonely college dropout who, enchanted by false promises of success and sisterhood, joins a pyramid scheme and discovers it amplifies her problems for profit.LimeFest is "New, zesty works by emerging artists who identify as women". Overeager will perform on August 4th and 17th, tickets can be found here.

Sivan, a young female, is smiling and looking into the camera. She is standing in a park full of greenery that provides a blurry background. They are wearing a white tank top with a lacy design, and have brown wavy hair that is pulled back.

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