Sair Kaufman

Sair Kaufman (they/them) is an award-winning musical theatre writer and performer based in NYC. They create heartfelt and irreverent work that is inclusive of, and accessible to, the disabled community, with a special focus on Queer and Trans/GNC stories. Sair has been featured in the New York Times, and Broadway World described their writing as “laugh-out-loud.” Recipient of the Danny Award for Original Song, finalist in the Write Out Loud Contest, and winner of the 48th Annual Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival, Sair was selected for the BMI Advanced Musical Theatre Writers Workshop, the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project, the Johnny Mercer Writer’s Grove, the Prospect Musical Theatre Lab, and Theatre Now’s Soundbites Festival. Their flagship project is a D&D-inspired fantasy musical podcast called The Reality Shaper (therealityshaper.com) that they are currently developing. A song from the project called “The Non-Binary Song” went viral online, bolstering the success of the pilot episode - season 1 is currently in production. Their music has gone up at venues across the country. Sair also writes fantasy novels.