Dana Marisa Schoenfeld
Comedian · Actor · FILMMAKER
Creator and star of the award-winning comedy series, EAST.
Founder of Main Sequence Studios.
STAND-UP Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, solo show Grow A Set · World Series of Comedy Main Event, 2025 and 2026
EAST Best Pilot at the Garden State, Montreal Independent and Dublin International Short Film & Music festivals
STAND-UP
On Stage
New York stand-up from clubs in Manhattan to the World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where she performed her solo show Grow A Set in 2026.
Watch: Dana’s World Series of Comedy Main Event set, LA Comedy Club, Las Vegas, 2026.
THE FLAGSHIP SERIES
EAST
An original half-hour comedy series
When Ella Goldman loses her law career and her fiancé in a single day, she chases the dream she never let go of: becoming an actress.
Created by and starring Dana Marisa Schoenfeld as Ella Goldman. Written and directed by Dana.
Season 1: six episodes, available to rent, with Episode 1 free to watch. Season 2 is in development.
Recognition: premiered to a sold-out audience at Dances With Films 2025. Best Pilot at the Garden State, Montreal Independent and Dublin International Short Film & Music festivals.
MAIN SEQUENCE STUDIOS
The Studio
Main Sequence Studios is Dana's independent film and television company. It develops and produces character-driven comedy for the screen, from series and pilots to short films, with EAST as its flagship.
In development: EAST Season 2, and Grow A Set, Dana's solo stand-up show, which she continues to develop in New York after its Edinburgh Fringe run.
Distribution, production and financing inquiries: discuss a project →
All productions → Also from the studio: Micro Scenes for actors’ demo reels →
Divorce School
Comedy pilot. Co-created by Dana with Julie Zelman. Best Pilot, Best Director.
Sasha
Short film. Written and directed by Dana, who also stars. Best Screenplay.
Swiped Right
Short film. Written, directed and co-produced by Dana. Best Short Film, Best Editing.
Dead Drunk
Short Film
PRESS
Press & Recognition
“A new comedy show about the struggle to actually have what it takes to make it in New York City — as an actor, as a woman and as a human.”
Time Out New York, on EAST
Featured on Good Day New York.
INQUIRIES
Get in Touch
Performance booking
Clubs, festivals, private events and appearances.
dana@mainsequencestudios.com
Studio and partnerships
Distribution, production and financing.
Discuss a project →
Legal
eramo@ramolaw.com
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