About me
My work is specific.
My practice spans acting, puppetry, filmmaking, and education. My method is reduction; finding the precise, living thing at the center of a moment. My puppets are essentialized meaning-making; the stage is morally ambiguous; my work does not offer easy answers. It is real, and good, and exact.
I teach Theatre and Film at Mountain Gateway Community College, where my courses are built around close reading, rigorous analysis, and witnessing performance as an omnipresent constant. I give detailed feedback. I expect real work. My students think and know differently after our time together.
My work lives between making and teaching. I shape objects and ideas that seek meaning–in theatre, in the classroom. Space is malleable; the stage is anthropomorphic–it can be and hold anything. I aim to discover what’s inside that space.
Prevailing Professional Experience
New Views Theatre, Associate Artistic Director, 2024 – Present
Reverie Puppets, Cofounder, 2024 – Present
Mountain Gateway Community College, Theatre & Film Instructor, 2024 – Present
Education
California Institute of the Arts, Santa Clarita, CA, 2019
MFA: Acting
Training: Linklater Voice, Barrantes Voice, Skinner Speech, Alexander Technique, Grotwoski Movement
Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI, 2016
BA: Major: Theatre, Minor: Writing
Adjunct Faculty, Theatre Arts & Film Studies, Mountain Gateway Community College
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Designs high-engagement, multimedia learning environments built around embodied practice, project-based assignments, and community-centered arts experiences
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Mentors students in academic writing, critical analysis, and college-level research across theatre and film coursework
Contact Me
samuellawrencecamp@gmail.com
Contact me if you would like to discuss my availability
for your project or position.
