About Sophie

My name is Sophie Stern and I have Down syndrome. I am twenty two years old. I have been dancing for eighteen years. I went to Glendale Community College from 2022-2025 and majored in dance. I danced in their dance company Verve Dance Company from 2024-2025. I danced at Dance Theater West from ages 3 to 19. I graduated from McClintock High School in 2022 and danced in high school for five years. 

I have acted with Detour Company Theatre since 2012 and am now working for them as the head choreographer. At Detour I have choreographed Footloose, Mean Girls, and Bye Bye Birdie. This season I am choreographing and acting in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I am playing the roles of Asher, one of the brothers, and Potiphar's wife. I am also performing in A Midsummer Night’s Dream as the role of Hermia.

I currently work as a Sales Intern at The Bee’s Knees located in Phoenix, Arizona, and I am an advocate on the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.

In June I will start working at a local zine shop called Wasted Ink Zine Distro. In the Fall I will attend Mesa Community College and major in musical theatre. My goal is to attend and graduate from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in dance. 

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