Barbara Samuels

Barbara Samuels (she/her) is a queer producer, organizer and lighting designer residing on unceded Wappinger and Munsee Lenape land. Barbara values a diversity of approaches and ideas in creating intimate and explosive environments for new plays, opera and dance, aiming to unearth the human condition and consciousness of our surroundings while destabilizing harmful power structures. Barbara is currently developing projects with Kedian Keohan and Becca Blackwell. She served as the General Manager of OBIE Award-winning 13P from 2008-2012, and as Producing Director of Morgan Gould and Friends from 2014-2018. Barbara holds a B.A. from Fordham University and an M.F.A in Lighting Design from NYU. Proud member of USA Local 829. New Georges Affiliated Artist. www.barbarasamuels.com.