Samantha Jenkins

Samantha Jenkins is a 16 year old, high school junior attending Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida. She began performing in school and in summer theatre programs in 3rd grade when she saw Sutton Foster in Shrek the Musical on Broadway and decided that was where she wanted to be. Samantha spends most of her free time performing in community theatre productions and fundraisers, while also training in voice, acting and dance, including attending the summer Musical Theatre Program at Tisch, NYU last summer. Samantha also loves animals and supports and participates in animal conservation. She has been a teen volunteer at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens for the past 3 years where she assists with cleaning animal areas, as well as having the opportunity to perform in children’s shows to help teach children about the importance of animal conversation. She even performed as a bee to help teach about the decline of the honey bees. Samantha loves live theatre, performing and being on stage and hopes to attend a performing arts college for musical theatre. Her dream is to perform on Broadway someday. She is thankful to her family and friends for the support they have given her over the years, and grateful to her instructors who have helped nurture her love of performing and helped her to grow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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