About Sammi
Sammi Cains is a writer and producer (and very occasional actor) living in Los Angeles.
Sammi's pilot script Late Bloomers has been named a finalist of the Sundance New Voices Lab and a semi-finalist of the Cinestory Digital/TV Lab.
Sammi's first writing and producing endeavor was the web series In Your Dreams. Sammi and her co-creator Lisa McGurn play the series's main characters. In Your Dreams was an Official Selection at the 2015 LA WebFest. Sammi and series director Tyler Newhouse took home the award for Outstanding Editing in a Comedy Series. Sammi and Lisa were nominated for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. In Your Dreams was also an Official Selection of the 2014 NYC WebFest. Sammi and Lisa were named Favorite Duo of the Week on Indie Series Network for the episode titled "Work It Out."
A born and raised Hoosier, Sammi attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. During her undergrad, she was fortunate enough to attend her school's regional American College Theatre Festival as an Irene Ryan nominee for her work in Jenny Schwartz's God's Ear. She also traveled to The Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis to workshop a play she helped write along with 9 other undergraduate students.
Sammi is a contributor to PYPO and an ambassador for The Jump Network.
Sammi's pilot script Late Bloomers has been named a finalist of the Sundance New Voices Lab and a semi-finalist of the Cinestory Digital/TV Lab.
Sammi's first writing and producing endeavor was the web series In Your Dreams. Sammi and her co-creator Lisa McGurn play the series's main characters. In Your Dreams was an Official Selection at the 2015 LA WebFest. Sammi and series director Tyler Newhouse took home the award for Outstanding Editing in a Comedy Series. Sammi and Lisa were nominated for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. In Your Dreams was also an Official Selection of the 2014 NYC WebFest. Sammi and Lisa were named Favorite Duo of the Week on Indie Series Network for the episode titled "Work It Out."
A born and raised Hoosier, Sammi attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. During her undergrad, she was fortunate enough to attend her school's regional American College Theatre Festival as an Irene Ryan nominee for her work in Jenny Schwartz's God's Ear. She also traveled to The Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis to workshop a play she helped write along with 9 other undergraduate students.
Sammi is a contributor to PYPO and an ambassador for The Jump Network.
