About me
I feel so lucky to call both on and off the stage & screen my home – working ‘on’ as an actor, musician, & voiceover artist and ‘off’ as a producer and director. My passions for organ donation education, mental health & disability awareness, and women’s rights play a big part in my work. With an array of experience in the theater and documentary film worlds as well as a deep belief that art can create real change, I am currently working towards diving into the verbatim documentary theater field.
I’m proud to hold a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in Drama with a minor in producing and an MBA from Saint Xavier University Chicago. When I’m not creating art, you can find me playing my 5 instruments, trying as many new ice cream spots in the city as I can, Facetiming my basset hound (Mac) back home with my parents in the suburbs of Chicago, and trying to catch a nap every now and then in between!
acting Testimonials
Sam is a total powerhouse on stage and, in every way, the kind of artist we all want to work with. She has a gift for finding the complexity of every moment and making her characters WHOLE. It’s a thrill to witness.
Katie Cappiello
Writer & Director, Grand Army on Netflix & Rose of St. Therese
Sam is remarkable in her vulnerabilty and truth; She has great access to emotion, and her empathetic and sensitive nature makes her an excellent scene partner. She has the depth, vulnerability, and pathos required for really commanding roles.
Francine Torres
Professor of Acting, The New Studio on Broadway at NYU Tisch
From day one, Sam is present, engaged, supportive, and willing to play in the unknown while allowing herself to be fully seen. She operates with so much fun, generosity, playfullness, vulnerability, and a huge appetite for play.
Gabriel Levy
Physical Acting Coach, Completely Ridiculous Training Center
What’s in the works?
·Sam recently was the assistant director and stage direction reader for the staged reading of The Frozen Ones, which was part of the 2026 Next Wave Festival at Gulfshore Playhouse.
·She is also currently collaborating on a new devised site-specific play, in which she will both act in and direct, to be performed in an actual laundromat in NYC!
Producing
Sam has recently been announced as a 2026 Rising Producer Fellow with the Creative & Independent Producer Alliance!
All the Frozen Ones: A New Play
Lead producer for “All the Frozen Ones”, a new play by Stella Ferra starring Tony-winner Robert Sean Leonard. The invite-only industry reading took place in October 2024.
TAIT: Live Event Producing
Numerous positions including the Executive Assistant to the Executive Producer / VP , associate producer, and on-site production coordinator at TAIT – a production company for never-seen-before live entertainment experiences for artists, performers, and brands worldwide
Broadway Producing Internship
Past producing intern with bd productions, an entertainment company led by producer Betsy Dollinger that focuses on live theatrical productions on Broadway, national tours, the West End, and pre-broadway tryouts.
GIFTED: The Docuseries
Associate producer and social media manager for GIFTED: The Docuseries, sharing the heroic stories of organ donation and transplantation. Streaming information coming soon.
Teach Life Documentary
Associate Poducer on the documentary Teach Life, which is included in a comprehensive organ and tissue education program for grade levels 9-12 being implemented across high schools in Illinois.
Non-Profit Digital Media Producing
Digital Media Producer for podcast, video, and graphic work for many non-profits. Selected organizations include The Foreign Press Association, The Maddog Strong Foundation, The American Scottish Foundation, and more.
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