Sammy Rivas

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 The Fool Volk theater collective and is also a company member of the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater as well as International WOW Company. Additionally, he also has his own puppet construction company and is currently working on his own satirical puppet musical feature film.