SB TENNENT is a first-generation Iranian-American interdisciplinary artist and director of new plays, musicals, and classics. Her work has been described as “visually arresting”(ONE Magazine) and “unapologetically experimental” (Time Out NY). Her practice spans live performance, film, pop-political collage, and experiential installation, all united by a focus on alternative structures that balance the personal and political. SB is also a dedicated teacher who emphasizes collaboration, risk-taking, and the iterative creative process. She cultivates an environment where students think critically, develop their unique voices, and create impactful work. She views her teaching and artistic practice as a unified praxis—where mutual exploration and growth enrich both her students and her own creative evolution. Proud Faculty member at Playwrights Horizons Theater School, New York University.

Her work's been developed at Onassis ONX Studio, Mercury Store, Prague Film & Theater Center, The Bushwick Starr, New York Theatre Workshop, BRIC, Ars Nova, 3LD Art & Technology Center, Mabou Mines, The Red House Center for Culture Debate in Bulgaria, Goldex Poldex Gallery in Poland, Ikincikat Theatre in Turkey, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, and others. She is an alumna of The Drama League Stage Directing Fellowship, the NYTW 2050 Fellowship, New Georges Audrey Residency, and the Clubbed Thumb Directing Fellowship. She is a recipient of NYSCA’s Support for Artists grant and a two-time finalist for the Barbara Whitman Award. SB is a Co-Founder and Director of Built4Collapse, an award-winning arts collective.