Samantha Kaufman
Intimacy Director
Samantha is a certified Intimacy Director with Intimacy Directors International (teamidi.org) and Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (idcprofessionals.com).
Her current projects include: Intimacy Direction for "A Streetcar Named Desire" at Riot Act, Inc. and Intimacy Direction for "Her Honor Jane Bryne" at Lookingglass Theatre. Intimacy "In the Next Room (Or the Vibrator Play)" with both Idle Muse Theatre and the University of Indianapolis. Upcoming projects include: Intimacy and Fight Direction for "Ironbound" at Steep Theatre,.
She began her intimacy work through being an advocate for actors, then, after spending years using her training in fight direction, sought training with Intimacy Directors International.
Samantha travels Intimacy Directing productions and teaching Intimacy workshops around the country throughout the year. 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.
teamidi.org/intimacydirectors
idcprofessionals.com/bios/samanthakaufman
Her current projects include: Intimacy Direction for "A Streetcar Named Desire" at Riot Act, Inc. and Intimacy Direction for "Her Honor Jane Bryne" at Lookingglass Theatre. Intimacy "In the Next Room (Or the Vibrator Play)" with both Idle Muse Theatre and the University of Indianapolis. Upcoming projects include: Intimacy and Fight Direction for "Ironbound" at Steep Theatre,.
She began her intimacy work through being an advocate for actors, then, after spending years using her training in fight direction, sought training with Intimacy Directors International.
Samantha travels Intimacy Directing productions and teaching Intimacy workshops around the country throughout the year. 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.
teamidi.org/intimacydirectors
idcprofessionals.com/bios/samanthakaufman
Training:
Intimacy Directors International Tonia Sina, Alicia Rodis, O’Neill Theatre Intensive
Intimacy Pedagogy Intensive Clare Warden, Dan Granke
Consent work Jaqueline Holloway Philadelphia Cheesesteak Workshop
Intimacy Tonia Sina Winter Wonderland Workshop
Intimacy Lecture Tonia Sina and Alicia Rodis Winter Wonderland Workshop
Intimacy and Fighting K. Jenny Jones Louisiana Tech Stage Combat Workshop
Instant Chemistry A. Rodis and Siobhan Richardson Summer Sling Workshop
Instant Chemistry Alicia Rodis Virginia Beach Bash Workshop
Intimacy : Extreme Stage Physicality Adam Noble Texas Intensive Workshop
HARASSMENT/SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING:
TCP Training – Sexual Harassment Course – Completed on March 27, 2019
Compliance Training Group –California Sexual Harassment Awareness - Completed March 27, 2019
ETHICS/DIVERSITY/IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING
Kirwan Institute - Implicit Bias Module Series – Completed on March 12, 2019
Syntrio - Valuing Diversity – Completed April 2, 2019
SENSITIVITY TRAINING/MEDIATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRAINING
Compliance Training Group – Conflict Resolution – Completed on March 26, 2019
Syntrio – Creating a Bullying-Free Workplace, Managers – Completed April 2, 2019
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
Certified April 10, 2019
Intimacy Directors International Tonia Sina, Alicia Rodis, O’Neill Theatre Intensive
Intimacy Pedagogy Intensive Clare Warden, Dan Granke
Consent work Jaqueline Holloway Philadelphia Cheesesteak Workshop
Intimacy Tonia Sina Winter Wonderland Workshop
Intimacy Lecture Tonia Sina and Alicia Rodis Winter Wonderland Workshop
Intimacy and Fighting K. Jenny Jones Louisiana Tech Stage Combat Workshop
Instant Chemistry A. Rodis and Siobhan Richardson Summer Sling Workshop
Instant Chemistry Alicia Rodis Virginia Beach Bash Workshop
Intimacy : Extreme Stage Physicality Adam Noble Texas Intensive Workshop
HARASSMENT/SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING:
TCP Training – Sexual Harassment Course – Completed on March 27, 2019
Compliance Training Group –California Sexual Harassment Awareness - Completed March 27, 2019
ETHICS/DIVERSITY/IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING
Kirwan Institute - Implicit Bias Module Series – Completed on March 12, 2019
Syntrio - Valuing Diversity – Completed April 2, 2019
SENSITIVITY TRAINING/MEDIATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRAINING
Compliance Training Group – Conflict Resolution – Completed on March 26, 2019
Syntrio – Creating a Bullying-Free Workplace, Managers – Completed April 2, 2019
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
Certified April 10, 2019
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