Meet Your Instructor

With 10+ years of performance experience, coaching, and teaching, Samantha knows how to lead an amazing course or direct a theatre production. 

Samantha has directed children's theatre and taught acting, improv, filmmaking, puppetry, and screenwriting  in person, online, and on campuses such as UC San Diego, JCC Westside, East Harlem Tutorial Program, Grant Elementary School and more. Samantha is passionate about bringing kindness, enthusiasm, and positivity to theatre for kids and strongly believes these classes are not just for budding actors and actresses, but for those looking to better themselves in a myriad of ways!

What people are saying...

Class Examples

​Musical Theatre Class Reviews

• "Samantha the instructor is so enthusiastic and engaging. She does a great job getting all the kids involved in the class. Our kid is having such a wonderful time and looks forward to her class every day."
• "The selection of plays and songs are great. Our son has us singing "Under the Sea" all the time now. Also love having the final project be a performance  that we can share with family and loved ones."
• "It was fun and entertaining."
• "The instructor was knowledgeable and very engaging with the kids. The end of class performance was fun for the kids and the parents!"
• "I really liked preparing for the show - the teacher was great"
• "She was very kind and supportive. She is well prepared and keeps me engaged."
• "She is very outgoing, kind, and a great teacher! She also is very experienced, and knows how to give really good acting advice and tips."
• "I liked doing the show, learning the songs and dance moves."
• "She was fantastic!"
• "She connected well with the kids and gave them great feedback."
• "She really helped us get into character."
• "Thank you for being a great acting/singing/dancing teacher! I am going to miss you!"
  

Acting Class Reviews

• "Samantha was very encouraging and made me feel comfortable performing."
• "Samantha made the class fun and I learned a lot."
• ​"It was the class I looked forward too."
• "I really liked how we learned about all the difference realms of acting."
• "I have taken several online camps and Samantha’s were by far the best! I looked forward to class every day because she made the topic so interesting and enjoyable."
• "The teacher was really funny and awesome. I could tell that she really understood what she was teaching us."
• "I enjoyed how each day focused on specific type of acting, and we got to learn and practice each one separately."
• "I liked how interactive it was. I was concentrated on the subject the entire time."
• "I really enjoyed that the class was very entertaining and that each day focused on a different type of acting."
• "I really liked how friendly and enthusiastic the instructor was about the subject."
• "Loved how fun it was!"
• "I really liked that the instructor had given me plenty of examples to refer to and that she was very enthusiastic about each topic."
• "I really liked the teacher’s attitude, it was very welcoming and supportive!"
• "I like how many different fields we covered in this."
• "I really liked that we had the space to go as all out or as small as we wanted go with the scenes. I also liked the various types of acting we got to try out."
• "I really liked all the material presented to us, I was introduced to new acting categories and helpful techniques! All of the exercises are fun as well!"
• "I like how good the feedback she gives us is it is really helpful."
• "She had a lot of energy that I was able to feed onto even through the scene. She was also very kind and she had a lot of experience with acting and I got a lot of really good tips."

Improv Class Reviews

• "The instructor, Samatha Turret, is excellent! She makes it so fun for the kids and is great at including all and meeting them at where they each are."
• "Great and fun way to get kids to think spontaneously. Also supports vocabulary skills and working with other students."
• "I liked how she told us how improv would help our everyday lives and how she made a story behind each game."
• "Samantha was a fantastic teacher! My daughter enjoyed every moment of this camp. It was wonderful to see Grace’s smiling face at the conclusion of each day. Additionally, I loved hearing about the creative and fun activities that Samantha had provided for the kids!"
• "Samantha's energy, enthusiasism, and creativity makes learning how to act fun and enjoyable for kids of all backgrounds."
• "I really enjoyed that I got to be creative. I learned a bunch of improv games that I cannot wait to play with my friends."
• "I really liked playing all the acting games. They were really fun and helpful at the same time."
• "The teacher was really nice and she always reminded us about the things we learned in earlier classes"
• "I like how inclusive our teacher is."
• "She always is very energetic and fun."
• "I liked how inventive the games we play are."
• "I liked the environment."
• "Ms. Samantha was very energetic and encouraging."
• "The games were fun"

Filmmaking & Screenwriting Class Reviews

• "Brianna really enjoyed the teacher’s kindness! She was flexible and nice. Also the students were asked to create several short films which made the class more educational. Having the assignments helped to make the students work on things they might not have done before. Recommended class and teacher!"
• "She is very nice and is easily available to help if needed."
• "I really liked the creative energy!"
• "I really liked how cheerful she was!"
• "I liked how we learned how to apply new techniques to our films and then got to go out and work on those, and apply all of them to our final project."
• "It gave lots of opportunities to give peer feedback and the classwork was interactive."
• "She made the activities very engaging during class and allowed us to ask questions or share ideas with others."
• "I have loved the class and have learned so much!"
  

One-Day Workshop Reviews

• "Thanks to the teacher, I was able to speak with confidence in this class."
• "I liked how the instructor made the lesson interesting and entertaining so that we stayed engaged, everyone felt interested with the topics and that made the classes smoother."
• "I just wanted to thank you & let you know how much my daughter enjoyed your class today!! You are an amazing teacher!!"