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Hello! I'm Sydney, a Manhattan-based, Michigan-bred performer/director/writer. I am a huge word nerd, an total travel junkie, and a #NiceJewishGirl with a sense of humor to match - but above all, I am an artist who finds my joy in building brand new worlds on stage with the creative colleagues and friends I have met along the way. You can often find me crossing genre lines and state lines in pursuit of the opportunity to tell a good story, with recent and upcoming projects dipping into the realms of opera, theatre, jazz, audio drama podcasting, improv and sketch comedy, soundpainting, devising, and cantorial work, from coast to coast and across international borders. I love the really old and the really new, and relish the ability to explore a playwright's words for the first time or discover modern meaning in text written centuries ago.  

I believe in the magic of live performance, an all-too-rare opportunity to shut out the distractions of our modern world and collectively feel human together. I also believe in an equitable performing industry where artists lift each other up, enabling everyone to create boldly in rooms where the final product is a true melding of minds. If this sounds like you, let's work together! I can't wait to hear your story. 

This website is a small snapshot of what I've been up to recently. For more information, extended clips, and project inquiries, please reach out using the contact form below, or email me at sydneyroslin@hotmail.com.

About Me

  • Jul 23, 2024, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Tijuana, Mexico, P.º de los Héroes 9350, Zona Urbana Rio Tijuana, 22010 Tijuana, B.C., Mexico
    Sydney directs Mozart's sparkling and satirical comedy, Cosí fan tutte. Performed in the Centro Cultural Tijuana, the state-of-the-art cultural center in Tijuana, Mexico, this timeless classic flirts with the wild excitement and heartbreak of playing with young love.
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  • Jul 13, 2024, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    San Diego, 1770 Village Place, San Diego, CA 92101
    Sydney directs Mozart's sparkling and satirical comedy, Cosí fan tutte. Performed outdoors in San Diego's Spanish Village Art Center, this timeless classic flirts with the wild excitement and heartbreak of playing with young love.
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  • May 18, 2024, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    San Diego, 4190 Front Street, San Diego, CA 92103
    Sydney returns to Opera Neo to direct Handel's Rodelinda, one of the most popular operas of its time. Set in the modern world of high-powered families, this fast-paced drama sets integrity and love at odds with the quest for power.
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"...the gripping musical performances came in service of an equally fine directorial conception by Sydney Roslin... Roslin’s astute treatment of the libretto illuminates, rather than invents, latent numerous emotional sub-themes."

- The San Diego Union-Tribune

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