Meet Our Directors!
Samantha Daynes
High School
Samantha Daynes was born in Hong Kong and raised in Singapore, which gave her the remarkable chance to see theatre around the world. She graduated from Brigham Young University where she studied Theatre Arts and Education. She has been an actor, director, playwright, dramaturg, stage manager, lighting designer, and costume designer. Most recently she wrote and directed the Vera Hinckley Mayhew Award-Winning Production “Different: The Musical,” which played its debut to sold-out audiences in summer 2022.
Ms. Daynes is thrilled to be joining Robinson Secondary School and working her dream job amongst such a dedicated theatre community!
Katie Brunberg
Middle School
Katie Brunberg is an active professional Theatre artist in the DC Metro Area with a focus in Theatre Arts education, specializing in performance and scenic design. Ms. Brunberg worked for 10 years as a teaching artist with Acting for Young People. She was the proud director of the Annandale High School Theatre company for 8 years where she built a student-centered program and inclusive spaces both in and outside of the classroom. She is a regular contributor to the Fairfax County Public Schools Theatre curriculum development. Ms. Brunberg graduated with a Bachelors of the Arts in Theatre and a K-12 Theatre Education certificate from George Mason University.
Ms. Brunberg aligns with Robinson’s mission to empower students to take accountability for their learning and to become better people through a well-rounded education. As an educator, she has always valued a student-centered classroom that responds to the unique needs and skills of each student. She believes the theatre classroom is the best place for students to develop skills such as empathy, resiliency, and accountability. Middle school is a pivotal time in a child’s development, and theatre helps them find out who they are and who they can become. She looks forward to continuing the tradition of Robinson Theatre being a place where all students feel valued, accepted, and safe to grow into themselves through the vehicle of a rich theatre curriculum and thriving after school program.
When Ms. Brunberg is not creating theatre on stage or behind the scenes, she can be found painting and working through her extensive board game collection with her theatre-loving, Montessori-teaching husband, Josh McCreary.
All throughout the years the Rambunctious Theatre Company is active putting on fundraising events, cabarets, and volunteering and supporting other companies and people. We can’t do it without our boosters!!
