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SASHA EDEN
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Sasha Eden is an Actor, Producer, and Public Speaker. She is a recipient of The Harlequin More Than Words Award for being a “real life heroine and was selected by The UTNE Reader as one of the 25 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World.
As an Actor, Sasha’s work has been featured on stage, television and film. She studied at The Neighborhood Playhouse, BADA, Circle in the Square Theater School, The Actor’s Center with Earle Geister and Ron Van Lieu, and the Upright Citizens Brigade. Select projects include WET Productions theatrical premieres of I Stand Before You Naked, Bold Girls, Scab, and BFF; The Women’s Project and The Magic Theater’s world premiere of A Very Common Procedure by Courtney Baron; Moonworks acclaimed production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Theatrical Events: Waitress, written and directed by Adrienne Shelly (with Paul Rudd, Amy Sedaris, Gretchen Mol); The Morgan Stories, written and directed by Adrienne Shelly (with Paul Rudd, Billy Crudup, Ally Sheedy and Jessica Hecht);. Film: Tonight at Noon (directed by Michael Almereyda); TV: “Law and Order, “Changing Gears (pilot by Christian Finnegan), and the MTV award nominated video, All My Life, by K-Ci and JoJo.
Sasha began her producing career working for advertising giant BBDO, producing nationalcommercials for Pizza Hut, Snickers and Duracell. In 1999, she co-created the critically acclaimed 501c3 non-profit organization WET Productions. With a mission to challenge female stereotypes and advocate for equality, WET Productions has produced and championed premiere work by numerous women writers, directors and actors including: Julia Jordan, Rosemarie DeWitt, Adrienne Shelly, Lucy Thurber, Leigh Silverman, Brooke Berman, Anna Ziegler, and Sheila Callaghan. As WET's Creative Director and Executive Producer, Sasha has developed and produced all of WET’s productions and events featuring celebrated talent Chris Messina, Anna Deavere Smith, Paul Rudd, Abby Epstein, Debra Messing, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Lauren Ambrose, Carla Gugino, Andre Royo, Hamish Linklater, Zachary Quinto, and Ricki Lake. Additionally, Sasha co-created and produced WET’s award winning educational program, WET’s Risk Takers Series: a media literacy and leadership program for teenage replica watches sale girls, serving hundreds of girls from over 80 participating New York City schools annually. Outside of her producing work at WET, Sasha has co-produced benefits for the non-profit organizations Choices in Childbirth, and The Adrienne Shelly Foundation, and is a producing consultant for various artists and nonprofits.
As a Public Speaker, Sasha served as the moderator for the Q&A portion of WET’s Risk Takers Series, facilitating discussions with guest Risk Takers including Ally Sheedy, Olympia Dukakis, Alison Lohman, Keri Russell, Frances McDormand, Mary-Louise Parker, Kelly McGillis, Nicole Holofcener, Lily Taylor, Kerry Washington, and Audra McDonald. Sasha has appeared on numerous panels on the subject of women in the entertainment industry, media literacy, girls self-esteem, and marketing for institutions including UJA, The American Theater Wing, NYU, and Wagner College. Additionally, she teaches her inspirational class “Producing Your Own Opportunities at schools throughout New York City.
A lifelong New Yorker, Sasha graduated from The Chapin School and Vassar College. She is a proud member of Actor’s Equity, SAG and AFTRA, as well as WET’s Board of Directors and the Advisory Board for the Adrienne Shelly Foundation. Sasha lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with her husband and son.