Sarah K. Chaplin is the President & CEO of State Theatre New Jersey.  A 20+ year veteran of arts administration and leadership, Chaplin previously served as the Executive Director of The National Theatre Corporation in Washington, DC. Prior to her time at The National Theatre Corporation, Chaplin worked for SMG, a national venue management company, serving as General Manager for The National Theatre in Washington, DC; Facility Director for the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts in Jacksonville, Florida; and Theater Director for Peery’s Egyptian Theater in Ogden, Utah. Prior to her work at SMG, Chaplin served as Associate Managing Director at San Diego Repertory Theatre as well as Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre as Senior Associate Director of Development and Alumni Affairs.

A Utah native, Chaplin received a Bachelor of Science in Theatre Arts from Weber State University and a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Management from Yale University, School of Drama.