SAMANTHA BELDING

 

actor | singer | dancer | storyteller

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.