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Sam Robinson

Directing plays that span from “Bring It On: The Musical” to Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” new Upper School Performing Arts teacher Sam Robinson brings years of theater experience to Poly’s Performing Arts Department.

Robinson teaches Acting 1-4 and Scriptwriting and will also direct the fall play, winter play, and spring musical. By introducing The International Thespian Society to Poly, Robinson has already begun to actively engage with students, teachers and the community at large.

“It is such a blessing to feel so already entrenched in the community,” Robinson shared. “My favorite part so far is how welcoming Poly is.”

For the fall, Robinson is directing Anton Chekhov’s “The Sneeze,” consisting of multiple comedic one-act plays. He has expressed excitement over utilizing Poly’s Black Box Theater to create an immersive set-up, with chairs facing three areas of the stage. Robinson plans to imitate the same idea with Shakespeare’s iconic “Macbeth” in the winter, seating audience members in Garland Theater and onstage as well, in order to achieve an impactful performance with immersive stage fighting.

“I am thrilled to be here, and I’m excited to learn about Poly as a community while also being welcomed to bring my own experience,” he said.

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