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Sam Barthel
Fluellen / Bishop of Ely

Sam is an actor and musician (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting, Film Studies minor) here at Shenandoah. Some of his recent credits include Danny in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Christopher Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew. He has been featured as a reader in the Kennedy Center's Playwright Discovery Program and has performed in the Shenandoah University's 2021 Holiday Gala and Shenandoah Conservatory's 2022 Conservatory Convocation. He has been recognized at the NCA Cappies and Virginia Theatre Festival, and is a member of ODK, PMA, APO, Shenananigans sketch comedy, The Loaf improv troupe, and Shut Up! It's Shakespeare. He recently closed Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, which he directed, produced and starred in, alongside Gi DiFebbo. He is an Eagle Scout and loves building fires.