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HAIR COLOR: Brown
VIDEO LINKS (IF ANY): https://youtu.be/8UlF80pIYUY https://youtu.be/jfre7nX1Fgo
VOCAL RANGE: (IF ANY): E2-G#4
UNION AFFILIATION (IF ANY): Non-Union
BIOGRAPHY:
Sammy Rivas (He/Him) is an actor, writer, director, producer, musician, and puppet maker based out of New York City. Born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, he has a B.F.A. in Drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, having studied acting in NYU's Experimental Theatre Wing and Stonestreet Studios Film Acting Residency. He enjoys creating art that focuses on his cultural background as a Jewish and Mexican artist, and makes it a priority to tell stories that bring communities together and showcase positive social change, often while using absurdism or humor. Sammy enjoys working in a multitude of different artistic mediums, and especially enjoys combining theater and film to create work that is not bound by a single form. Sammy is a co-founder of both The Fool Volk theater collective as well as the Shroom String Puppet Company, and is also a company member of the Czech-American Marionette Theater. Additionally, he is also currently working on his own satirical puppet musical feature-film.
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
B.F.A. Drama: New York University Tisch School of the Arts (2022 Graduate)
Stonestreet Studios Film Acting Residency
Stanislavski, Brecht & Beyond: Acting in Berlin
Experimental Theater Wing
Training in Puppeteering with Czech-American Marionette Theater and Paperhand Puppet Intervention
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Drums, Voice;
Languages: Intermediate Spanish, Beginner German;
Accents: Standard American, Standard British, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Irish, Russian, New York, Cockney, Southern, Yiddish;
Dance: Hip-Hop, Contemporary, Basic Tap;
Sports: Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Ping Pong;
OTHER SKILLS:
Stage Combat, Improv, Songwriting, Playwriting/Screenwriting, Puppeteering, Puppet-Making