Sophia Alawi

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Sophia (she, her) is thrilled to return to San Francisco Playhouse, but this time for a play! She won the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle award for Featured Actress – Musical in 2019 for Groundhog Day The Musical and was named one of “Five Standout Performances” in 2019 by the Houston Chronicle for the role of Wendla in Spring Awakening. Off-Broadway and regional credits include We Live in Cairo (New York Theatre Workshop), Nobody Loves You (American Conservatory Theater), Evita, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and Groundhog Day The Musical (San Francisco Playhouse), She Loves Me, Merrily We Roll Along, Fun Home (42nd Street Moon), The Sound of Music (Hillbarn Theatre), Spring Awakening (Theater Under The Stars), and In the Heights (Playhouse on Park). New York credits include Fat Kid Rules the World and Emerson Loses Her Mind. Television credits include Law & Order: SVU. Sophia earned a BFA from Rider University and also studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, T. Schreiber, and The Barrow Group in New York. She is also a singer-songwriter. You can listen to her on all streaming platforms and give the short film she is currently developing a follow. @lioness.film | @sophiaintronaalawi