Grant Sorenson is an innovative and dynamic theatermaker whose "breathtaking…real and visceral" work spans the classical canon, contemporary drama, music theater, and opera. His directing work has been seen at the Guthrie Theater, Open Eye Theater, Boston Center for the Arts, Crane Theater, Running Errands, Wayzata Theatre, Maison Bodega, Everwood Farmstead, MN Fringe Festival, and others; he has served as an assistant director for the Boston Early Music Festival, Theater Latte Da, The Moving Company, Hennepin Theatre Trust, and others. A native of Minneapolis, MN, he was steeped in the arts from a very young age, beginning his professional career as a student performer with the Tony Award-winning Children’s Theatre Company. He received his undergraduate education in acting and directing at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, where he continued to perform professionally while completing his training. After graduating, he worked as an actor and collaborator in the Twin Cities. He was a founding member of 7th House Theater, an actor-run performance collective, from 2012-2017.

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In 2018, Grant turned his focus from performing to directing, quickly becoming an inventive interpreter of classical texts and a forward-thinking early career artist. Independent productions in the Twin Cities include the “beautifully devastating” VINCENT RIVER by Philip Ridley, the first non-reading United States production; a site-specific production of David Mamet’s BOSTON MARRIAGE at Maison Bodega, a 100-year-old mansion in Minneapolis; and an adaptation of Strindberg’s MISS JULIE developed and performed at Everwood Farmstead in Downing, WI.

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Passionate about theater education, Grant served as the associate program director of Wayzata Theatre from 2018-2022 and interim department director from 2022-23, directing fifteen productions and co-creating an award-winning educational theatre program that staged six productions across three performance spaces each year.​