Samantha Ginn

Samantha Ginn
Born1993 or 1994 (age 31–32)[1]
Other namesSam Ginn
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actress
  • stage director
  • playwright
Years active2008–present
Known forCircle Circle Dot Dot
Notable credits
Awards2012 Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Female

Samantha Ginn is an American actress, stage director, and playwright who directed a production of The Roommate (2023), appeared in productions of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (2013), Well (2017), The Mineola Twins (2021), and won a Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Female for her role as Cari Lee in Hickorydickory (2012).

Personal life

Ginn was born to Twila Ginn and grew up in New Jersey[2] and Carlsbad, California.[3] She began acting when she was 12, following diagnosis of Osgood–Schlatter disease which prevented her from pursuing a career as an athlete. Ginn attended La Costa Canyon High School and was a drama major at Sonoma State University.[2] She later moved to University Heights, San Diego.[3]

Career

Ginn worked as a special needs teacher for preschoolers in Solana Beach, California.[3][1] She auditioned for The Real World[2] and in 2011, Ginn founded Circle Circle Dot Dot, a theater production company in San Diego.[2] In 2012, she won a Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Female for her role as Cari Lee in Hickorydickory.[4] In 2016, Ginn wrote "Giovanni & Charlie", one part of three 12 minute plays titled Bedrooms and Boyfriends for San Diego International Fringe Festival[5] in which she shares a Best Writing Award with Michael Mizerany and Jonathan Hammond.[6] Ginn later starred as the titular character in Hammond's short film Kathy.[7][8]

Stage credits

Year Title Role Location Notes
Bye Bye Birdie [2]
2008 Noises Off Poppy Norton-Taylor Whittier Community Theatre, Whittier, California
Lobby Hero Dawn The Poway Performing Arts Company, Poway, California [9]
2009 All This and Moonlight Andrea Scripps Ranch Theatre, Alliant International University By Charles R. Johnson[10]
2011 Pardon Me, Prime Minister Shirley Springer The Poway Performing Arts Company, Poway, California [11]
The Break-Up/Break-Down The 10th Avenue Theatre, San Diego, California [10]
Ragnarok Bri The 10th Avenue Theatre, San Diego, California [12]
2012 Almost, Maine Scripps Ranch Theatre, Alliant International University [13]
Coming Attractions Anita Bryant Moxie Theater, San Diego, California World premiere, by Zsa Zsa Gershick[2]
Much Ado About Nothing Ursula New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California [14]
Hickorydickory Cari Lee Moxie Theater, San Diego, California [2]
2013 The Master Forger BLKBOX @ 6th & Penn, San Diego, California
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Sandra New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California [15]
Scrooge in Rouge Vesta Diversionary Theatre, San Diego, California [2]
Miss Firecracker Contest New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California [2]
2014 San Diego, I Love You, 2.0 Playwright[2]
Edgar and Annabel Tara Ion Theatre, San Diego, California [2]
Far Away Ion Theatre, San Diego, California [2]
2015 Trouble in Mind Judy Sears Moxie Theater, San Diego, California [16]
She-Rantulas from Outer Space in 3D! Lynn Redgrave Theater, New York City New York International Fringe Festival[17]
The Weir Valerie New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California [18]
2016 Bedrooms and Boyfriends N/a Spreckels Theatre, San Diego, California "Giovanni & Charlie" playwright for San Diego International Fringe Festival[5]
Seminar Kate Diversionary Theatre, San Diego, California [19][20]
2017 Well Lisa Kron Diversionary Theatre, San Diego, California [21][22]
The Revolutionists Charlotte Corday Moxie Theater, San Diego, California By Lauren Gunderson[23]
2018 Falling N/a Director[1]
Men on Boats Hawkins New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California [24]
2019 The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog N/a New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California Director[25]
The Servant of Two Masters Truffaldino New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California [3][26]
Around the World in 80 Days New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California [3]
2021 The Mineola Twins Mayra / Myrna Moxie Theater, San Diego, California [27]
2022 Sapience Moxie Theater, San Diego, California Inclusion specialist, world premiere[28]
2023 The Roommate N/a New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California Director[29]
2024 Hand to God Jessica / Jolene Diversionary Theatre, San Diego, California [30]
The Thanksgiving Play Logan New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California [31][32]

Accolades

Event Year Title Award Result Ref.
San Diego Theatre Critics Circle 2012 Hickorydickory Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Female Won [4]
San Diego International Fringe Festival 2016 Bedrooms and Boyfriends Best Writing Award Won [6]

References

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