ABOUT SAMANTHA

Samantha Ozeas is a Brooklyn-based stage / film director. They have developed work with Ma-Yi Theater Company, SheNYC, Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective, Southern Plains Productions, Dartboard Productions, Grassroots Artist Collective, Tin Can Contingency, Four Plays And, and 46 Minutes Collective. Sam has worked as an assistant / associate at Playwrights Horizons, Audible Theater, and Santa Cruz Shakespeare.

For the past two seasons, Sam has worked as a narrative shorts programmer for the Asian American International Film Festival presented by Asian Cinevision. Her film work has been presented regionally at Hollyshorts Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, and New York Shorts International Film Festival. They are a member of Leon Levy Foundation Roundabout Directors Group 6 and a 24 Hour Plays: Nationals Alum. Graduate of the John Wells Directing Program at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.

CURRENT AND UPCOMING

Lab Rat by D.A. Mindell

SoHo Playhouse

Lighthouse Series

May 2026

Dragoness by Cha Mangan

Tin Can Contingency

Inspiration Point

May 2026

Crushed Bones and Other Vices by Kamila Boga

Maker's Space

June 2026

Lilith by Adina Aaron

The Tank

August 2026

“I use fantasy to ask questions about civic engagement and believe that storytelling's most important power is to lead audiences into reimagine futures. I create character-centric work that shows both the dream and the nightmare. I make excuses to work with the people I love and admire. I am drawn to site-specific work that interacts with its environment, world-building, and leaving questions unanswered. I make work I can cry to.”

ABOUT SAMANTHA

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