Samantha Kemp

Samantha “Sam” Kemp is a Portland-based creator, artist, and lighting designer for live performance. Born and raised in the tiny town of Lindenhurst, New York before moving to Las Vegas in her adolescence, Sam has always managed to weasel her way into artful spaces despite cultural pressures to stick to the status quo. Design credits include Chekhov!: 3 Farces and The Other Place at 21ten Theatre, 8-Track: Sounds of the 70’s at The Broadway Rose, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and the Gather One-Acts Festival with Gather Repertory Theatre. Additionally, she has served as an assistant and associate designer for many other works, including Infinite Life designed by Solomon Weisbard with Third Rail Repertory Theatre and Amélie designed by Dan Meeker at Portland Playhouse.