Sarah Kaufman & Shane Dittmar
Sarah Kaufman & Shane Dittmar (also known as They & Them) are a disabled, nonbinary musical theatre and audio drama writing team. They tell stories that are inclusive of and accessible to underrepresented communities.
They are drawn to the audio drama format because there’s nothing about it that blind folks, like Shane, can’t see, and that Autistic folks, like Sarah, don’t have to risk sensory overload to enjoy. They are currently developing their flagship project, The Reality Shaper, a D&D-inspired fantasy musical podcast.
Their accomplishments include being selected for the BMI Musical Theatre Writers Workshop and the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project; being finalists in the 2022 Write Out Loud songwriting competition; receiving the 2022 Danny Award for Original Song; and winning the 48th Annual Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival in 2023.
