Samantha Cho Grossman (Pansy)
A recent college graduate from Pace University in New York, graduating with a degree in Musical Theatre. Past credits include Our Time: A Graduation Mixtape (54 Below), The Pajama Game (Ann), Great Wall (Michelle), Little Miss Fix It (Neptune), West Side Story (Maria), and Hatched: New Works in New York (Joe’s Pub). Samantha is very excited to be an apprentice for the Riverside Theatre and can’t wait to see what the year will bring.

Katherine Hintz (Gilda Goldleaf, Mom, Female Shelter Dog)
A recent college graduate from Atlanta, Georgia with a degree in Theatre from Samford University. She has also trained at The Second City Chicago. She has performed on stages in Atlanta, Birmingham, and Chicago. Some of her favorite roles include Nora in Assistance, Veronica in God of Carnage, Nina in Vonya & Sonia & Masha & Spike, and Aaronow in Glengarry Glen Ross. She is very excited to be working at Riverside this year as a Performance Apprentice!

Katie Keller (Avery)
Originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She graduated in May from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, where she earned her BFA in Theatre with an Emphasis in Acting. Her favorite previous roles include Cosette in Les Misérables, Rosemary in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Muriel in Ah! Wilderness, and Sarah in Born on a Sunday. She is super excited to be performing in Riverside Theatre’s first original musicalPoodleful! to begin her year as a Performance Apprentice.

Sean Potter (Mr. Dumal, Mssr. Bijoux, Chef Jeff, Boy Kid)
He is beyond thrilled to be working as a performing apprentice for Riverside Theater's 2015-2016 season. Originally from New Haven, CT, he is freshly graduated from Pace University's Musical Theatre program where he was seen in Kiss Me, Kate, Anyone Can Whistle, and Ryan Scott Oliver's We Foxes among others. He also had the opportunity to work behind the scenes on main stage musicals, such as working alongside Victoria Clark as her Assistant Director on The Light in the Piazza in the fall of 2014. In winter of 2014 Sean made his NYC stage debut in Fabulous! The Musical as Boy 2 at the Time Square Arts Center. Shout outs to Mom, Dad, Patrick, all of his grandparents and family, Book Club, and Kitty for the love and support. "Just keep swimming."

Ian Thompson (Nigel, Detective Delby, Male Shelter Dog)
He is excited to join the Riverside team for the first time as a Performance Apprentice. Originally from New Jersey, he recently graduated from Davidson College with a BA in Theatre. While there, he participated in several productions, including Fiddler on the Roof, The Prophet, and Guys and Dolls.He also studied abroad at the British American Drama Academy in London, UK, and toured with the Davidson College Chorale. He can't wait to see what this year has in store!