About:
Sara Lyons is a tour guide and theatre artist from Port Washington, NY. She finds joy in telling stories in new and exciting ways, which is why she loves guiding so much. She is also a playwright and theatre producer, and she looks forward to the continuing intersection between her crafts, as she writes and tours in multifaceted projects.
Sara is available for tours in her current rep as well as for custom tour work. Current prepared tours include: Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island, Grand Central Terminal, SoHo/Little Italy/Chinatown, Lower Manhattan, Broadway theatres, Greenwich Village (general), Greenwich Village (LGBT+), Hudson Yards, Full-Day Manhattan, Central Park, High Line/Chelsea/Meatpacking District, and SoHo Art & Design History. Past custom tour routes also include TriBeCa, Harlem, the Civic Center, Battery Park City, the Upper East Side, and the Upper West Side, among others.
Education:
BA: Theatre, SUNY New Paltz
BA: History, SUNY New Paltz
MS: Arts Administration and Museum Leadership, Drexel University.
Special Tours:
In-depth Grand Central Tour
Immigration in NYC (available in several neighborhoods)
How to Live in NYC
Five-Borough Revolutionary NYC (virtual: 90-120 minutes; in-person: 2 partial days)
Special Interests:
LGBTQIA+
Folklore & Traditions
Manhattan History & Development
Theater
Languages:
English
Services Offered:
Tour Guide
Tour Escort
Lecturer
Tours Offered:
Central Park
Chelsea
Chinatown/Little Italy
Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty
Grand Central Terminal
Greenwich Village
Harlem
Immigrant Experience
LGBTQ Interest
Private Tours
Revolutionary War
SoHo
SoHo & NoLita
Student Tours
Theater District
Times Square
TriBeCa
Walking Tours
Downtown Manhattan
British Colonial History
Churches & Houses of Worship
Civil War History
Virtual and Online Tours
DUMBO
Dutch New Amsterdam
East Village
Irish Immigrant History
Lecturer
Lower East Side
Olde New York
Step-On Guides