Sam Mauceri (they/them) is a theatre educator, director, playwright, and arts administrator with a passion for creating accessible spaces for drama students and young audiences. Alongside teaching acting, early childhood creative drama, and improv to young people, they provide professional development for educators in arts integration, creating accessible and inclusive drama classrooms, multi-sensory classroom strategies, and facilitating trans-positive learning spaces.
Prior to joining Chicago Children’s Theatre, they served as the School Matinee Series Coordinator at Goodman Theatre. As part of the Education team at the Goodman, they co-directed PlayBuild, the summer youth devising intensive, and co-created Strike! The Youth Political Theatre Project. Originally from the DC area, Sam was the Master Instructor of Early Childhood Education at Imagination Stage, and a teaching artist with Young Playwrights’ Theater. As a director, playwright, and devisor, their work has been produced in Chicago and DC.