Samantha Kaufman
Intimacy Director
Samantha is a certified Intimacy Director with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (2020- present) and was a certified Intimacy Director with Intimacy Directors International (2018-2020).
Samantha is a teaching artist with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (IDC) and has taught over 10 Level 1 courses and over 10 Level 2 courses, along side the various continuous education courses offered at IDC. She has taught Intimacy across the nation at schools such as Florida Atlantic University, Ohio Northern University, Arkansas State University, Jacksonville University, Indiana University, University of Indianapolis, University of Findlay, Ball State University, and Eastfield College. And at organizations such as Prague Shakespeare Company in Prague (Czech Republic), Neutral Chaos in NYC, Riot Act Inc in Wyoming, Bloomington Academy of Film and Theatre, Ohio Shakespeare Festival, Cleveland Play House, Texas Intensive Stage Combat Workshop, and the Flying V Theatre Company in DC.
Regionally Samantha has worked with theatres such as Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Indiana Repertory Theatre, and Cleveland Play House, among others. In Chicago, she has worked with theatres such as Lyric Opera of Chicago, Lookingglass Theatre, First Folio Theatre, First Floor Theater, Steep Theatre, Babes with Blades Theatre Company, and Idle Muse.
She has been a resident artist at Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Prague Shakespeare Company.
She is fiercely passionate about advocacy for artists and spreading consent practices through theatre and circus communities. She couldn’t be prouder of the opportunities to empower artists with this work.
She is Mental Health First Aid certified, as well as other supplementary training such as: implicit bias training; anti-harassment training; anti-sexual harassment training; ethics and diversity training; sensitivity training; and mediation and conflict resolution training.
Samantha is a teaching artist with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (IDC) and has taught over 10 Level 1 courses and over 10 Level 2 courses, along side the various continuous education courses offered at IDC. She has taught Intimacy across the nation at schools such as Florida Atlantic University, Ohio Northern University, Arkansas State University, Jacksonville University, Indiana University, University of Indianapolis, University of Findlay, Ball State University, and Eastfield College. And at organizations such as Prague Shakespeare Company in Prague (Czech Republic), Neutral Chaos in NYC, Riot Act Inc in Wyoming, Bloomington Academy of Film and Theatre, Ohio Shakespeare Festival, Cleveland Play House, Texas Intensive Stage Combat Workshop, and the Flying V Theatre Company in DC.
Regionally Samantha has worked with theatres such as Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Indiana Repertory Theatre, and Cleveland Play House, among others. In Chicago, she has worked with theatres such as Lyric Opera of Chicago, Lookingglass Theatre, First Folio Theatre, First Floor Theater, Steep Theatre, Babes with Blades Theatre Company, and Idle Muse.
She has been a resident artist at Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Prague Shakespeare Company.
She is fiercely passionate about advocacy for artists and spreading consent practices through theatre and circus communities. She couldn’t be prouder of the opportunities to empower artists with this work.
She is Mental Health First Aid certified, as well as other supplementary training such as: implicit bias training; anti-harassment training; anti-sexual harassment training; ethics and diversity training; sensitivity training; and mediation and conflict resolution training.
Training:
Certified Intimacy Director | Intimacy Directors and Coordinators
Certified Intimacy Director | Intimacy Directors International (2019-2020)
*Training Mentors and Teachers Include | Claire Warden | Alicia Rodis | Tonia Sina | Dan Granke
Supplementary Training:
Training in Anti-Racism
Racial Equity Institute – Phase 1 Racial Equity Workshop – January 2021
Racial Equity Institute – Phase 2 Racial Equity Workshop – March 2021
Anti-Racist Theatre – Foundational Course – March 2021
Harassment/Sexual Harassment Training
TCP Training – Sexual Harassment Course
Compliance Training Group –California Sexual Harassment Awareness
Hollaback - Bystander Intervention to Stop Stigma around Learning Differences
Hollaback - Bystander Intervention Stop Anti-Asian/American and Xenophobic Harrassment
Hollaback - Bystander Intervention In the Workplace
Hollaback - Bystander Intervention Stop Anti- LGBTQIA+ Harrassment
Ethics/Diversity/Implicit Bias Training
Kirwan Institute - Implicit Bias Module Series
Syntrio - Valuing Diversity
Sensitivity Training/Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training
Compliance Training Group – Conflict Resolution
Syntrio – Creating a Bullying-Free Workplace, Managers
Gender/Sexuality Training
Disentangling Gender, Sex, and Sexuality – Terra Anderson, Intimacy Professionals Association
Let’s Talk about Transition– Terra Anderson, Intimacy Professionals Association
Moving Beyond Heteronormativity – Terra Anderson, Intimacy Professionals Association
Non Binary Basics - Maybe Burke, Transgender Training Institute
Getting Comfortable with Pronouns - Maybe Burke, Transgender Training Institute
Supporting Transgender Actors and Creators - Maybe Burke, Transgender Training Institute
Transgender Ally/Advocate Training - Maybe Burke, Transgender Training Institute
Mental Health First Aid – Certified
CPR/First Aid – Certified
Press:
JHNG Interview: Riot Act's 'Skin a Cat' is a disarming tale of growing up
Broadway World: "The whole "Walking in Space" number transcended this HAIR into another dimension. It's an orgy sequence complete with a sprawling universe; imagine 2001: A Space Odyssey meets Dionysus '69. The cast disrobes; the orgy begins. But this is not just any ordinary orgy. This is like the creation of the universe, with shooting stars in the cosmos resembling spermatozoa streaking towards their destination."
Read more about Samantha in this Canvas Rebel article.
Certified Intimacy Director | Intimacy Directors and Coordinators
Certified Intimacy Director | Intimacy Directors International (2019-2020)
*Training Mentors and Teachers Include | Claire Warden | Alicia Rodis | Tonia Sina | Dan Granke
Supplementary Training:
Training in Anti-Racism
Racial Equity Institute – Phase 1 Racial Equity Workshop – January 2021
Racial Equity Institute – Phase 2 Racial Equity Workshop – March 2021
Anti-Racist Theatre – Foundational Course – March 2021
Harassment/Sexual Harassment Training
TCP Training – Sexual Harassment Course
Compliance Training Group –California Sexual Harassment Awareness
Hollaback - Bystander Intervention to Stop Stigma around Learning Differences
Hollaback - Bystander Intervention Stop Anti-Asian/American and Xenophobic Harrassment
Hollaback - Bystander Intervention In the Workplace
Hollaback - Bystander Intervention Stop Anti- LGBTQIA+ Harrassment
Ethics/Diversity/Implicit Bias Training
Kirwan Institute - Implicit Bias Module Series
Syntrio - Valuing Diversity
Sensitivity Training/Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training
Compliance Training Group – Conflict Resolution
Syntrio – Creating a Bullying-Free Workplace, Managers
Gender/Sexuality Training
Disentangling Gender, Sex, and Sexuality – Terra Anderson, Intimacy Professionals Association
Let’s Talk about Transition– Terra Anderson, Intimacy Professionals Association
Moving Beyond Heteronormativity – Terra Anderson, Intimacy Professionals Association
Non Binary Basics - Maybe Burke, Transgender Training Institute
Getting Comfortable with Pronouns - Maybe Burke, Transgender Training Institute
Supporting Transgender Actors and Creators - Maybe Burke, Transgender Training Institute
Transgender Ally/Advocate Training - Maybe Burke, Transgender Training Institute
Mental Health First Aid – Certified
CPR/First Aid – Certified
Press:
JHNG Interview: Riot Act's 'Skin a Cat' is a disarming tale of growing up
Broadway World: "The whole "Walking in Space" number transcended this HAIR into another dimension. It's an orgy sequence complete with a sprawling universe; imagine 2001: A Space Odyssey meets Dionysus '69. The cast disrobes; the orgy begins. But this is not just any ordinary orgy. This is like the creation of the universe, with shooting stars in the cosmos resembling spermatozoa streaking towards their destination."
Read more about Samantha in this Canvas Rebel article.
Testimonials video put together and made by Kathryn Jankowski in 2020, for inquiries email her at: kjankows@iu.edu.
