Samantha Kaufman
Actor
Samantha just finished playing Thersites in Trolius and Cressida at Prague Shakespeare Company. Some of her favorite roles include Agnes in She Kills Monsters at Ohio Shakespeare Festival and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet with Florida Shakespeare Company from which she won Broadway Regional Award for Best Actress in a Play.
Samantha has her BFA from the University of Wyoming and her MFA from Florida Atlantic University. She has also completed all modules for the Michael Chekhov trainings at the Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium. She's acts across the country but is based out of the Midwest. She is a Babes With Blades Theatre Company (Chicago, IL) ensemble member. Some of Samantha’s other roles include Lona Hessel from The Pillar's of Society, Maria from Twelfth Night, Alithea from The Country Wife, and Georgeanne from Five Women Wearing the Same Dress.
Samantha has her BFA from the University of Wyoming and her MFA from Florida Atlantic University. She has also completed all modules for the Michael Chekhov trainings at the Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium. She's acts across the country but is based out of the Midwest. She is a Babes With Blades Theatre Company (Chicago, IL) ensemble member. Some of Samantha’s other roles include Lona Hessel from The Pillar's of Society, Maria from Twelfth Night, Alithea from The Country Wife, and Georgeanne from Five Women Wearing the Same Dress.
Training
ACADEMIC:
MFA in Theatre | Florida Atlantic University
BFA in Theatre | University of Wyoming
PERFORMANCE AND MOVEMENT:
Certified Acting Training | Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium
The Ensemble Director: Creating Original Theatre | Movement Theatre Studio, NYC
Character Mask | Movement Theatre Studio, NYC
STAGE COMBAT:
Certified Teacher, Fight Director | Society of American Fight Directors
Intermediate Actor Combatant | Fight Directors Canada
*Weapons Training Include | Broadsword | Rapier and Dagger | Quarterstaff | Knife | Single Sword | Smallsword | Unarmed | Sword and Shield | German Longsword |Theatrical Firearms
INTIMACY:
Certified Intimacy Director | Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (2020- present)
Certified Intimacy Director | Intimacy Directors International (2019-2020)
*Training Mentors and Teachers Include | Claire Warden | Alicia Rodis | Tonia Sina | Dan Granke
PROFESSIONAL CIRCUS:
9-Month Intensive Professional Circus Training | Actors Gymnasium
*Advanced Circus Skills Include | Dance/Chrome Pole
*Basic/Intermediate Circus Skills Include | Chinese Pole | Partner Acrobatics | Lyra | Aerial Silk | Rope | Basic Tumbling | Juggling | Double Point Trapeze | Dance Trapeze
Misc. Skills:
Bull Whip | Trumpet (Beg/Int) | IPA| Country Swing Dancing
Press
Henry V Review: "Extra kudos go to to Samantha Kaufman for her smoothly smarmy Dauphin."
"Although every actor in this production is worthy of praise, special mention goes to Samantha Kaufman. Kaufman’s Dauphin was delightfully French and smarmily, smoothly amusing in his confidence, making smart use of the “Frenchness” that underpins this play, without relying on the cliches of emasculation that so frequently color Shakespeare’s Dauphins."
Theatrical Musings: Romeo and Juliet Review: "In the role, Samantha Kaufman makes big acting choices. The actor presents an unbridled, sarcastic, unapologetically hyper, comical Mercutio. It’s hard to take your eyes off Kaufman as the mercurial Mercutio."
Palm Beach Arts Paper: King Lear Review: "Ouellette, Handy and Kaufman are also outstanding as the three daughters."
Read more about Samantha in this Canvas Rebel article.
ACADEMIC:
MFA in Theatre | Florida Atlantic University
BFA in Theatre | University of Wyoming
PERFORMANCE AND MOVEMENT:
Certified Acting Training | Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium
The Ensemble Director: Creating Original Theatre | Movement Theatre Studio, NYC
Character Mask | Movement Theatre Studio, NYC
STAGE COMBAT:
Certified Teacher, Fight Director | Society of American Fight Directors
Intermediate Actor Combatant | Fight Directors Canada
*Weapons Training Include | Broadsword | Rapier and Dagger | Quarterstaff | Knife | Single Sword | Smallsword | Unarmed | Sword and Shield | German Longsword |Theatrical Firearms
INTIMACY:
Certified Intimacy Director | Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (2020- present)
Certified Intimacy Director | Intimacy Directors International (2019-2020)
*Training Mentors and Teachers Include | Claire Warden | Alicia Rodis | Tonia Sina | Dan Granke
PROFESSIONAL CIRCUS:
9-Month Intensive Professional Circus Training | Actors Gymnasium
*Advanced Circus Skills Include | Dance/Chrome Pole
*Basic/Intermediate Circus Skills Include | Chinese Pole | Partner Acrobatics | Lyra | Aerial Silk | Rope | Basic Tumbling | Juggling | Double Point Trapeze | Dance Trapeze
Misc. Skills:
Bull Whip | Trumpet (Beg/Int) | IPA| Country Swing Dancing
Press
Henry V Review: "Extra kudos go to to Samantha Kaufman for her smoothly smarmy Dauphin."
"Although every actor in this production is worthy of praise, special mention goes to Samantha Kaufman. Kaufman’s Dauphin was delightfully French and smarmily, smoothly amusing in his confidence, making smart use of the “Frenchness” that underpins this play, without relying on the cliches of emasculation that so frequently color Shakespeare’s Dauphins."
Theatrical Musings: Romeo and Juliet Review: "In the role, Samantha Kaufman makes big acting choices. The actor presents an unbridled, sarcastic, unapologetically hyper, comical Mercutio. It’s hard to take your eyes off Kaufman as the mercurial Mercutio."
Palm Beach Arts Paper: King Lear Review: "Ouellette, Handy and Kaufman are also outstanding as the three daughters."
Read more about Samantha in this Canvas Rebel article.
