Samantha De La Riva Email & Phone Number

Red Bank, New Jersey, United States

-Responsible for negotiating, drafting, and executing contracts for all productions and artists.-Supervised Company Management Department and Property Management.-Carried out hiring, payroll, and management of all guest artists.-Organized production and department budgets, executed payments to vendors, and worked with the finance office to ensure reporting and goals are on track.-Served on the Without Walls Festival subcommittee to plan and execute all logistics for the annual site-specific festival.-Ensured all union requirements were met and practices were observed.-Produced weekly production and stage-related reporting to unions.

La Jolla, Ca

- Department head of Company Mangement team, primary point of contact for guest artists- Coordinate travel, accommodations and ground transportation for all guest artists and internal staff - Manage 24 company-owned housing units- Manage production and institutional budgets, providing accurate forecasts on a weekly basis- Maintain relationship with current vendors and seek out new relationships to encourage competitive pricing- Process invoices from vendors- Carry out contract and rider terms for artists- Assist in onboarding & worker's compensation paperwork

Primary responsibilities include company management and assisting within the artistic offices to ensure smooth daily theatre operations, with an emphasis on company correspondence, travel and accommodations, and interacting with the board of directors.

La Jolla Playhouse

The Who & The What by Ayad AkhtarDirected by Kimberly SeniorWorld Premier at The La Jolla Playhouse-assisting and carrying out the functions of the stage management team-script supervision-running a crew track-copying and distributing schedules, and call sheets-assisting cast members and ensuring they are kept up to date with any amendmentsto production schedule

La Jolla, Ca

-artist relations-manage artist housing-assist with artist travel-transportation of actors-troubleshooting-work with vendors and guest artists-assist department with special events -aid with first rehearsal duties-manage union and counsel files regarding Actors' Equity and LORT-research tasks via internet and historical records-help create new systems for organizing production information-general office duties (filing correspondence, faxing, copying, errands)

-artist relations-troubleshooting-work with vendors and guest artists-assist department with special events -aid with first rehearsal duties-manage union and counsel files regarding Actors' Equity and LORT-research tasks via internet and historical records-help create new systems for organizing production information-general office duties (filing correspondence, faxing, copying, errands)

-teach children 3 months to 16 years water safety skills and swim techniques-train new instructors in company philosophy-serve as a knowledgeable resource for employed staff-communicate child progress and expectations to parents-engage and educate the community in water safety

-food runner-display proper food and serving etiquette -knowledge of menus

Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

Business Management