Sam Hamashima
Latest News on Sam Hamashima:
The Movement Theatre Company Awarded $300K Grant From The Mellon Foundation (Jan 7, 2026)
The Movement Theatre Company to Launch #holiDONATE End of Year Appeal + $30K Match (Dec 18, 2025)
The Movement Theatre Company Unveils Complete Programming for TAKING UP SPACE Residency (Jun 6, 2024)
The Movement Theatre Company Awarded $300K Grant From The Mellon Foundation (Jan 7, 2026)
The Movement Theatre Company to Launch #holiDONATE End of Year Appeal + $30K Match (Dec 18, 2025)
The Movement Theatre Company Unveils Complete Programming for TAKING UP SPACE Residency (Jun 6, 2024)
BIO
Sam Hamashima (them+) is an artist based in unceded Lenape Land known as New York City. Hamashima also holds space for the Tuscarora whose Lands, including North Carolina, nurtured them and their artistic voice. Sam Hamashima’s work ranges from script to visual poetry with an emphasis on empowerment, change, and healing. Works include: American Spies and Other Homegrown Fables (The Hub Theatre, Winner of the 2018 Kennedy Center Undergraduate Playwrights’ Award, University of Michigan Hopwood Award in Drama) and Supposed Home (Seattle Public Theater, Finalist – Seven Devils Playwrights Conference). They are the second recipient of Seattle Public Theatre’s Emerald Prize and are currently under commission from Lexington Children’s Theatre. BFA in Musical Theatre, University of Michigan.
@samhamashima, samhamashima.com
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The Movement Theatre Company to Launch #holiDONATE End of Year Appeal + $30K Match
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 18, 2025
The Movement Theatre Company is launching #holiDONATE, an end of the year fundraising appeal. The Movement’s Board of Directors is presenting a matching grant up to $30,000 in honor of The Movement's 18 years.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 18, 2025
The Movement Theatre Company is launching #holiDONATE, an end of the year fundraising appeal. The Movement’s Board of Directors is presenting a matching grant up to $30,000 in honor of The Movement's 18 years.
The Movement Theatre Company Unveils Complete Programming for TAKING UP SPACE Residency
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 6, 2024
The Movement Theatre Company has revealed complete programming for their TAKING UP SPACE residency at Playwrights Horizons. See how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 6, 2024
The Movement Theatre Company has revealed complete programming for their TAKING UP SPACE residency at Playwrights Horizons. See how to purchase tickets.
BEDLAM Unveils Readings for DO MORE: NEW PLAYS Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2024
Now in its fourth year, Bedlam's DO MORE: NEW PLAYS readings series will return with five new pieces of theater. Learn more about the series!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2024
Now in its fourth year, Bedlam's DO MORE: NEW PLAYS readings series will return with five new pieces of theater. Learn more about the series!
COMING TO AMERICA: A TIPSY STAGED READING & More Set for The Movement Theatre Company Spring 2024 Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2024
The Movement Theatre Company has unveiled the line-up of special events, readings and residencies that will take place this spring. Learn how to purchase tickets!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2024
The Movement Theatre Company has unveiled the line-up of special events, readings and residencies that will take place this spring. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Provincetown Theater to Present 4-STAR SOLO SHOW FESTIVAL
by Blair Ingenthron - May 21, 2023
From the legendary wit of Dorothy Parker to the pizazz of a Broadway baby, and from one ripe-n-ready “banana” to a single woman's journey through a Scottish horror story, the second production of Provincetown Theater's 60th Anniversary Season will mark the return of another wildly diverse 4-Star Solo Show Festival, performing throughout the month of June at the company's playhouse at 238 Bradford Street in Provincetown, MA.
by Blair Ingenthron - May 21, 2023
From the legendary wit of Dorothy Parker to the pizazz of a Broadway baby, and from one ripe-n-ready “banana” to a single woman's journey through a Scottish horror story, the second production of Provincetown Theater's 60th Anniversary Season will mark the return of another wildly diverse 4-Star Solo Show Festival, performing throughout the month of June at the company's playhouse at 238 Bradford Street in Provincetown, MA.
The Fled Collective to Present SERIALS, Season 2, Cycle 6 at The Flea This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 5, 2023
SERIALS is a raucous night of serialized plays featuring The Fled's resident actors and some of NYC's hottest rising playwrights and directors. Teams perform original short episodic plays, while the audience votes for its favorites to return with a new installment. Cycle 6 of SERIALS performances will be in The Siggy at The Flea Theater on February 9-11, and February 23-25 at 9:00 pm.
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 5, 2023
SERIALS is a raucous night of serialized plays featuring The Fled's resident actors and some of NYC's hottest rising playwrights and directors. Teams perform original short episodic plays, while the audience votes for its favorites to return with a new installment. Cycle 6 of SERIALS performances will be in The Siggy at The Flea Theater on February 9-11, and February 23-25 at 9:00 pm.
Jo Ellen Pellman & More to Star in Live Podcast Recording Of AMERICAN SPIES By Sam Hamashima
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2023
The Parsnip Ship will present a free in-person podcast recording of AMERICAN SPIES by Sam Hamashima. The event will be held Monday, January 30, 2023 at The Mark O'Donnell Theater in Downtown Brooklyn at 7:30pm.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2023
The Parsnip Ship will present a free in-person podcast recording of AMERICAN SPIES by Sam Hamashima. The event will be held Monday, January 30, 2023 at The Mark O'Donnell Theater in Downtown Brooklyn at 7:30pm.
The Parsnip Ship Announces Season Six Programming
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2023
The Parsnip Ship (Artistic Director + Host, Iyvon E.) has announced their 2023 programming with live play recording dates for Season Six featuring queer playwrights and for the Radio Roots Writers' Group.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2023
The Parsnip Ship (Artistic Director + Host, Iyvon E.) has announced their 2023 programming with live play recording dates for Season Six featuring queer playwrights and for the Radio Roots Writers' Group.
Ars Nova Announces February 2023 Lineup Featuring Rachel Lark & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2023
Ars Nova has announce details for performances taking place in February 2023. Singer/songwriter, producer, and playwright Rachel Lark takes center stage in Rachel Lark: Anthems & Confessions For A Complicated World on February 3.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2023
Ars Nova has announce details for performances taking place in February 2023. Singer/songwriter, producer, and playwright Rachel Lark takes center stage in Rachel Lark: Anthems & Confessions For A Complicated World on February 3.
The Fled Collective to Present SERIALS, Cycle 5: The Return Of The Popular Late Night Short Play Competition
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 30, 2022
The beloved late-night play competition is BACK, reclaimed, and newly imagined to prioritize BIPOC and Queer voices.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 30, 2022
The beloved late-night play competition is BACK, reclaimed, and newly imagined to prioritize BIPOC and Queer voices.
The Fled Collective to Present SERIALS, Cycle 4 in The Siggy at The Flea Theater Beginning This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 13, 2022
Cycle 4 of SERIALS performances will be in The Siggy at The Flea Theater on October 27-29, and November 3-7 at 9:00 pm.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 13, 2022
Cycle 4 of SERIALS performances will be in The Siggy at The Flea Theater on October 27-29, and November 3-7 at 9:00 pm.
L Morgan Lee Joins Creative Team for BREAKING THE BINARY THEATRE FESTIVAL - Playing This October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 26, 2022
Tony Award nominee L Morgan Lee (she/her, A Strange Loop) will direct the final evening of Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival – an evening of 15 newly commissioned monologues created by members of the TNB2S+ community - on Sunday October 16 at 7:00pm at Theatre Row’s first floor space, Theatre One.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 26, 2022
Tony Award nominee L Morgan Lee (she/her, A Strange Loop) will direct the final evening of Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival – an evening of 15 newly commissioned monologues created by members of the TNB2S+ community - on Sunday October 16 at 7:00pm at Theatre Row’s first floor space, Theatre One.
Tickets Available For SERIALS, Cycle 2: The Return Of The Popular Late Night Short Play Competition!
by Grace Cutler - Aug 7, 2022
SERIALS was originally created by Dominic Spillane and Stephen Stout and further developed by members of The Flea Theater's former resident artist companies.
by Grace Cutler - Aug 7, 2022
SERIALS was originally created by Dominic Spillane and Stephen Stout and further developed by members of The Flea Theater's former resident artist companies.
Theatre Raleigh To Present Telly Leung Directed Production Of YELLOW FACE Beginning 6/22
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 17, 2022
Yellow Face, directed by Telly Leung for Theatre Raleigh, blurs the lines between truth and fiction blur with hilarious and moving resulting in David Henry Hwang's unreliable memoir. Yellow Face plays June 22-July 3rd at the TR Studio Theatre, with tickets starting at $30.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 17, 2022
Yellow Face, directed by Telly Leung for Theatre Raleigh, blurs the lines between truth and fiction blur with hilarious and moving resulting in David Henry Hwang's unreliable memoir. Yellow Face plays June 22-July 3rd at the TR Studio Theatre, with tickets starting at $30.
San Francisco Playhouse Announces Updates To New Works Program
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2022
San Francisco Playhouse continued its commitment to developing new plays and nurturing the voices of active writers with the selection of seven playwrights comprising the fourth and fifth years of the company's Five-Year Commission Program.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2022
San Francisco Playhouse continued its commitment to developing new plays and nurturing the voices of active writers with the selection of seven playwrights comprising the fourth and fifth years of the company's Five-Year Commission Program.
TheatreWorks Partners With Stanford For NEW WORKS NEXT GENERATION, February 27-28
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 25, 2022
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley announces that it has partnered with Stanford University again to present New Works Next Generation, a play festival offering three dynamic new plays about race and identity, non-binary sexualities, and ethnic oppression in times of crisis.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 25, 2022
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley announces that it has partnered with Stanford University again to present New Works Next Generation, a play festival offering three dynamic new plays about race and identity, non-binary sexualities, and ethnic oppression in times of crisis.
The Tank Announces Director's Showcase
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 18, 2021
The Tank will feature a Director's Showcase produced by Dennis Corsi (Artistic Director of The Fresh Fruit Festival and Director of New Works at Live & In Color) featuring excerpts from bold new work from five directors and six emerging playwrights.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 18, 2021
The Tank will feature a Director's Showcase produced by Dennis Corsi (Artistic Director of The Fresh Fruit Festival and Director of New Works at Live & In Color) featuring excerpts from bold new work from five directors and six emerging playwrights.
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