Sammi Cohen
Actor • Singer • Writer
Sammi Cohen
Height: 5'7" Hair: Dark Brown Eyes: Dark Brown
Voice: Belter / Mezzo (low F# to high C)
Theatre - Professional & Local
A Funny Thing Happened...Forum
Ragtime
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberly
Much Ado About Nothing
A Winnie the Pooh Birthday Tail
First Date *
Bad Kitty On Stage
Heathers, the Musical
Elephant & Piggie's...
Sneeze
Holiday
Beehive: The 60's Musical
The Hit Factory
Disney's My Son Pinocchio
ROOMS: a rock romance
Rapunzel!... A Very Hairy Fairy Tale *
Sweet House! (Rochester School District Tour)
Handle With Care *
Working
Parade
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Joseph... Dreamcoat (w/ Michael Park)
A Year With Frog and Toad
Annie
Legally Blonde
Avenue Q
Urinetown
Domina, Geminae Twin
Ensemble, u/s Emma Goldman
Anne de Bourgh
Hero
Kanga
Woman #2 (Allison, Google Girl)
Chatty Kitty, Miss Dee
Heather Duke
Squirrelle 1
Imogen (Lead)
Julia Seton
"Pattie" Track
Featured Ensemble
Blue Fairy
Monica P. Miller
Lady Zaza
The Witch
Ayelet
Woman 3
Ensemble
Yischak
Wife, Pharaoh Singer
Bird, Turtle, Mother Frog
Mrs. Pugh, Boylan Sister
Vivienne Kensington
Lucy T. Slut, Nicky Puppeteer
Penelope Pennywise
Blackfriars Theatre / Tom Deckman
JCC CenterStage / Esther O'Leary Winter
Blackfriars Theatre / Lindsay Warren Baker
Rochester Community Players / Carl del Buono
Theatre Young Kids Enjoy / Matt Mayne
JCC CenterStage / Ralph Meranto
Theatre Young Kids Enjoy / Matt Mayne
Blackfriars Theatre / Danny Hoskins
Theatre Young Kids Enjoy / Matt Mayne
Page to Stage / Wayne Alan Dunbar
Screen Plays – Geva Theatre Fielding Stage / Jean Ryon
Blackfriars Theatre / Danny Hoskins
JCC CenterStage / Ralph Meranto
Theatre Young Kids Enjoy / Michael Krickmire
Rochester Fringe Festival / Wayne Alan Dunbar
Rochester Children's Theatre / Kerry Young
Rochester Children's Theatre / Deborah Haber
JCC CenterStage / Sean Daniels
JCC CenterStage / David Runzo
JCC CenterStage / Ralph Meranto
Rochester Fringe Festival / Wayne Alan Dunbar
Rochester Children's Theatre / Deborah Haber
Rochester Children's Theatre / Deborah Haber
Rochester Children's Theatre / Michael Herman
Once Upon A Time Players / Brendan Stackhouse
Once Upon A Time Players / Brendan Stackhouse
Once Upon A Time Players / Brendan Stackhouse
* Regional Premiere
Theatre - Educational
Wagner College Senior Showcase
Seussical the Musical
The 25th Annual ... Spelling Bee
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Waiting For Lefty
RENT
HAIR
Personals and Beyond Therapy
Court Marshal, Jungle Ensemble
Rona Lisa Peretti
Stepmother
Mrs. Potts
Miller
Maureen Johnson
Jeannie
Playwrights Horizons / Michele Pawk, Fred Tessler
Wagner College Theatre / Michele Pawk, Lauri Young
Wagner College Theatre / John Carrafa, Lauri Young
Wagner College Theatre / Drew Scott Harris, Carl Haan
Wagner College Theatre / Drew Scott Harris, Lauri Young
Wagner College Theatre / David McDonald
JCC SummerStage / Ralph Meranto
JCC SummerStage / Ralph Meranto
Workshops, Readings, Studio Work, etc.
Are You My Mother? (Cast Recording)
LIKAH! A Puppy Dog Tale (Workshop)
Moses Man (Workshop)
Geva Theatre Young Writers Showcase
Intrepid (Workshop Reading)
Time Stands Still (Staged Reading)
Moses Man (Workshop Reading)
Sweet House! Cast Recording
Plagued: A Love Story (Demo)
Prime Time Funk (Studio & Live)
Hen, Others
Sister
Female Ensemble
Various Roles
Nellie Bly
Mandy
Anita (Supporting)
The Witch, Mom, various
Dusty, Ensemble
Backup Vocals
TYKEs / Jim Schmidt
DEEP Arts / Deborah Haber
Geva Theatre Fielding Nextstage / Michael Bush, Don Kot
Geva Theatre Fielding Nextstage / Jean Ryon, Shawnda Urie
Geva Theatre Fielding Nextstage / Leah Wayner
Hourglass Play Reading Series / Maria Scipione
Rochester Children's Theatre / Deborah Haber
Rochester Children's Theatre / Casey Filiacci
Casey Filiacci (Featured at NYMF 2009)
Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
Commercial & Film
"Monsters" Music Video
Raymour & Flannigan Commercial
Five Star Bank Commercial
Production Development Video
Let's Move! (Music Video)
Cherry Crush (ft. Nicki Reed)
Featured Extra
Flower Chair (Featured)
Spokesperson (Lead)
Self
"Dew Rag" (Featured)
Extra
Educational Training
Charming Disaster
Icon Films (Dir. Tim Wainwright)
Icon Films (Dir. Tim Wainwright)
Rochester City School District
PostCentral Entertainment
PostCentral Entertainment
Wagner College - B.A. in Theatre and Speech: Performance Concentration
Graduated Cum Laude with additional Academic Honors in Theatre (2011)
Acting: Michele Pawk, John Jamiel (Hagen), Amy Williams (Shakespeare), Melissa Rain Anderson, Susan Fenley
Voice and Speech: Joan Melton, David McDonald (Fitzmaurice work), Mara Gannon (Dialects), Amy Williams, Cara D'Emanuele
Dance: Anne Kelly (Ballet), Michael Blackmon (Musical Theatre), Margo Hammond (Tap), Ben Cameron (Jazz)
Movement: Susan Ward (Labon), Christopher Catt (Jerzy Grotowski work)
Additional Training: Geva Theatre Summer Academy (Musical Theatre Intensive), Nazareth Summer School of the Arts (Musical Theatre)
Special Skills & Interests
A cappella, Shakespeare, puppetry, dialects (Estuary, RP, Irish, Scottish, New York, Southern, Australian, Israeli, French, Russian, more on request), percussion, New York State Driver's License, voiceover, studio recording experience, writing and editing, SEO, social media and content creation, fashion, photoshoot styling, can raise each eyebrow independently