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    Photo credit: Ted Ely

  • About Me

    Photo by Ted Ely

    Samantha Belding is currently living in Philadelphia where she is pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre at University of the Arts (UArts). This summer she studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, Shakespeare Intensive in New York City, and in October, she looks forward to playing Medium Alison in UArts' 2023 production of Fun Home.

     

    Most recently she understudied the role of Jutta and was in the ensemble in UArts' 2022 production of In the Green (book, music, lyrics, and orchestrations by Grace McLean) and participated in a winter acting intensive at Shakespeare's Globe in London.

     

    Previously, Samantha directed, choreographed, and played the role of Jesse Tuck in a production of Tuck Everlasting, which performed in April 2021. The actors were extremely grateful to have the opportunity to reunite and find a creative and safe way to bring theatre to life during the quarantine. Prior to Tuck, Samantha played Katherine Plumber in Newsies in March 2020. Earlier that year, she played a lead in the short film, "No Dice," a Dungeons & Dragons teen romantic comedy directed by John Ainsworth.

     

    Samantha originated the role of Caroline Whithers in Hell on Earth: A New Musical (About Middle School) which made its regional debut in Mountain View, CA in November, and at Feinstein's/54 Below in New York in January 2020 with guest star, three time Emmy and two time Tony award-winner and Oscar nominee, Laurie Metcalf, and Broadway actor Anthony Rosenthal of Falsettos. 

     

    During her freshman year of high school, Samantha performed her first Broadway cabaret show at Café Zoe (Menlo Park, CA), and donated all proceeds to March for our Lives. Since then she has co-produced and performed in three cabaret shows at Café Zoe, including her most recent duet event in December 2022 with longtime friend, Val Zvinyatskovsky.

     

     

  • News

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    Samantha directs and plays Jesse Tuck in musical - April 2021

    Palo Alto Weekly covers production of Tuck Everlasting                                                                     April 30th - May 2nd 2021

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    Hell on Earth: A New Musical - January 2020

    Samantha and the cast perform a concert version of Hell on Earth with guest star, three time Emmy and two time Tony award-winner and Oscar nominee, Laurie Metcalf, and Broadway actor Anthony Rosenthal of Falsettos.

     

    Samantha originates the role of Caroline Whithers in this new musical written by Shawn Ryan (America's Got Talent), & Michael Sobie (Conductor of 2019 Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience and world tour pianist/conductor of Wicked, Les Miserables).

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    Feinstein's/54 Below (NY) with Laurie Metcalf - January 2020

     

    "This 70-minute concert version of the musical had teensters present a story centered around 'The Heavenly 7,' a group of Brooksville Middle Schoolers led by golden-voiced Samantha Belding as Caroline, being launched into their high school experience with all the excitement, angst and anxiety that entails."

     

    - Bobby Patrick, BroadwayWorld

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    Cafe Zoe Cabaret Show

    Samantha performs her own 16-song cabaret show with special guest guitarist, Maya Segal, at Cafe Zoe in Menlo Park, CA. The artists donated proceeds from the show to March for our Lives.

  • Media

    Samantha sings "All Falls Down" from Chaplin: The Musical at the Cafe Zoë Cabaret with Val Zvinyatskovsky. (2021)

    Samantha sings "Living in a Question" from the Hell on Earth concert performance with Laurie Metcalf at Feinstein's/54 Below NY. (2020)

    Trailer for regional debut of Hell on Earth in Mountain View, CA. Samantha originates role of Caroline Whithers in this new musical. (2019)

    Samantha directed, choreographed, & played the role of Jesse Tuck in a production of Tuck Everlasting. (April 2021)

    Samantha and the cast of Hell on Earth sing "Maybe It's Time" at Feinstein's/54 Below NY. (2020)

    Samantha co-stars in the short film,"No Dice," a Dungeons & Dragons (DnD) teen romantic comedy directed by John Ainsworth. (2020)

    Samantha sings "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane at the Save the Music Festival in Belmont, CA. (2019)

  • Blog Posts

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    by Samantha Belding

    PYT Spotlight guest blogger Samantha Belding writes about what she wishes she would have known when she first started auditioning. She provides tips to help new actors feel more at ease during the audition process at Peninsula Youth Theatre.

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    by Samantha Belding

    PYT Spotlight guest blogger Samantha Belding creates a PYT theatre dictionary to help newcomers understand the “theatre lingo.”

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