Casey Sams is an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee where she teaches Movement, Acting and Musical Theatre to both undergraduate and graduate students. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Penn State and completed the Certification program at the Laban/Bartenieff Institute for Movement Studies. Prior to arriving in Tennessee, Casey served as the Education Director for Virginia Stage Company, where she created programming for students from pre-k to post-graduate. She has worked as a Director, Choreographer, or Movement Coach at theatres across the country including The Clarence Brown Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Roundhouse Theatre, St. Louis Repertory Theatre, North Carolina Stage Company, PlayMakers Repertory, Virginia Stage Company, Pennsylvania Musical Theatre, The Knoxville Opera Company, and Vermont Stage Company.