Samantha H. Lucas
Actor | Singer | Dancer
Samantha H. Lucas is based in New York City. Samantha holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Theater Performance, Honors from Baldwin Wallace Conservatory out of Berea, OH.
Her education abroad has included both Det Danske Musicalademi-Danish Academy of Musical Theater, and Barefoot Theater in Zambia, Africa.
She has had the privilege of singing and performing with the Cleveland Orchestra, The Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Front Porch Theatricals, and Tony and Grammy Award-winning, Billy Porter (Pose, Kinky Boots).
She has also performed at multiple jazz clubs, speakeasies, and stages in New York City including Birdland Jazz Club, The Coby Club, The Ivy Room, and Rosevale New York.
Samantha has worked with New York Industry and Casting Professionals including Merri Sugarman and Claire Burke—Tara Rubin Casting, Chad Eric Murnane—Binder Casting, Barry Shapiro—Herman & Lipson Casting, Victor Vasquez—X Casting, Duncan Stewart/Luke Schaffer—Stewart and Whitley Casting, Bethany Knox - Telsey and Company.
Recently, Samantha finished her Honors Senior Thesis Project: “Resilient,” and has been honored to receive praise from John Caird (Children of Eden), Stephen Schwartz (Children of Eden, Wicked, Pippin), and Michael Cole.
Born
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Education
Bachelor of Music in Music Theatre
Baldwin Wallace Honors College Graduate
— Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music (2021)
Favorite TV Shows/Movies
The Queen’s Gambit, Dead Poet’s Society, Sherlock, So you Think you Can Dance
Favorite Bands
Sara Bareilles, Lake Street Dive, Shaina Taub, Elton John, Carole King
Hobbies
Yoga. Outdoors. Traveling. Writing
Travel Blogs
Awards and Honors
Baldwin Wallace Honors Program Graduate
H. Elizabeth Howe Music Scholarship
BW Launch Net Winner
Women for Baldwin Wallace Scholarship Recipient
NeoLaunchNet Micro-grant Award Winner
Hal Leonard Vocal Finalist
Songs of Love - Songwriter
BroadwayWorld Next On Stage Finalist
NATS National Musical Theater Competition Semi-Finalist (2024)
Estill Voice Training: Hybrid Level 1 and Level 2 Course Certification
Quotes
“Ambitious women make history.”
“A Curious Human ~ Good Vibes Only”
What is your Purpose or Mission as and Artist?
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Mission
“Educating, Empowering, and Enlightening audiences who choose to listen is what I hope to do.”
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My Active Approach
Creating and providing audiences with quality, whole-hearted, dedicated work and a warm, authentic presence.
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Creative Core Values
Trusting my creative impulses, rooted in strong technical foundations whilst making strong choices that support the values of the creative team that surrounds me.
“Form, ease, beauty, and a sense of the whole.”
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My Vision
As an artist who is only human—someone who thrives in challenging herself, messing up, making mistakes, and becoming stronger from it, I hope to empower the younger generation while enlightening the older generation. To do this, I will lay a foundation of honest, thoughtful, warm, and innovative work that will progress society, theater, and inspire audiences to experience catharsis and rekindle the joy and happiness in their lives. That being said, I hope to create work that is meaningful, progressive, universal, and rooted in an educational and cultural understanding of humanity—as it has been and is now. In fulfilling these truths, it will allow me to speak and connect to a large audience, conversing and collaborating with many. I teach audiences about meaningful people and stories through music, dance, and the arts, so they can develop a deeper understanding of humanity and begin conversations about how to progress our society and culture. Connecting audiences to stories through innovative, thoughtful, and collaborative works.
Acting is my focus. Educating, Empowering, and Enlightening audiences who choose to listen is what I hope to do with it.
Being an artist is a blessing and a curse. We constantly feel as though we can never get it right. There is always a way to do something better. However, we are fueled by the idea that by creating something new, and unique, we can change a person. For the rest of my life, I want to tell stories. I want to tell my stories, others’ stories, and the stories of our future because something as simple as a story can change a perspective.