Sammy Rivas (he/him) is an actor, writer, director, producer, musician, and puppet maker based out of Brooklyn, NY; B.F.A. Drama NYU Tisch; co-founder/associate artistic director of The Fool Volk theater collective, company member of the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater, Bated Breath Theatre Company, Teatro SEA, and International WOW Company; co-founder Rivasorio Puppets Company; Writer/Director: Gutter Soup (2026), Strange Key (2025); Producer: The Monks of Lorisidia (2024). Website: sammyrivas.com