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Sam Turich

Adjunct Faculty, Acting


Sam Turich a writer, director, actor, and teacher, creates original plays, films and immersive works, including Daylighting the Stream on Governors Island in New York City, and with Bricolage Production Company, STRATA, OjO and DODO. His theatre directing credits include several productions at Quantum Theatre, including the world premieres of Gab Cody’s Inside Passage and Fat Beckett, and the innovative remote projects Constellations and Wild. His acting credits include feature film and network television roles, and work at theaters in New York and Pittsburgh. He wrote and directed the short film Mombies and the feature Progression, and directed the Emmy Award-winning PBS Kids series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. Sam is a graduate of Columbia University and the British American Drama Academy, and holds an MFA from Chatham University. He’s the Head of Education for Bricolage Production Company. He is the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2023 Performer of the Year.