Sam is an Equity actor, instrumentalist, and music director from the Shenandoah Valley, and he is thrilled to be working on this concert! Past music directing and composing credits include Escape to Margaritaville, Elf, Bright Star, Once, The Lightning Thief, and almost the entireity of Shakespeare's canon with multiple companies. Selected performing credits include three years and dozens of plays as a resident member at the American Shakespeare Center, the 2019 national tour of Once, and work with the Olney Theatre Center, Cape May Stage, Atlantic Theatre Co., and more. If he isn't at rehearsal, you can find Sam at any hour of the day walking his literal angel of a dog, Nona, around every nook and cranny of Roanoke, seeking out good frisbee spots and delicious vegan muffins. All thanks in the world go to his perpetually supportive family, the wonderful team at MMT, and steel cut oats.