Sunday Saari

Actor/Singer/Dancer
Class of 2022
(she/her)


Bio:

Sunday spent her early years in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Southside Chicago,  appearing in countless theatrical performances and vocal recitals, singing in her mother’s church, then soon moving onto film opportunities. High school took her to Washington State where, inspired by icons like Tina Turner, Madonna, Prince, she focused on developing her voice and songwriting career. 

After being accepted to Carnegie Mellon University, she made her mark Freshman year by winning the esteemed “Campus Superstar” competition which quickly led to collaborations with other musicians and drama students, fine tuning her business skills to create her own original music and accompanying videos. In school, Sunday explored delving into characters of substance including her most recent role of Marya D while outside of school she performed concerts alongside an incredible array of drag queens and kings in Pittsburgh in the cabaret series “Another Party With Amanda Lepore,”  “After Werk,” “Do it for Betty White Brunch,” and more.

The pandemic afforded Sunday an opportunity to live abroad with her family in Cairo, Egypt and volunteer at an organization named STARS: for refugees by refugees. It was during this time that she regularly performed originals at the “Cairo Jazz Club” with fellow producers and musicians. She was also able to connect and work with a fierce team of Cinematographers and Directors from Yemen to create the music video for her original song, “Waves”.  

Through activism and empathy, Sunday writes music and creates her art in a  collaborative process, striving to reveal that regardless of the experiences we may go  through, human beings are deeply resilient and unique.  

Sunday has her second EP coming out – stop by her website and check out her Music Video Reel!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf6iWTClA04&t=5s

https://sundaymanistosaari.com

SHOWCASE MATERIAL


"It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia" Season 11 Episode 2 by Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, David Hornsby, Matteo Borghese, Rob Turbovsky.
Dee — Sunday Saari, Dennis — Adam Brett

Sunday Saari – “That’s Life” by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon

CLASSROOM SCENE WORK


Cheyenne Springette and Sunday Saari
From "Dickenson" created by Alena Smith