Sam Melton

Sam is a composer, lyricist, and playwright mixing the scientific, the political, and the personal to create relatable stories about the unfamiliar. Their work reflects their identity as a butch lesbian, and their interests and expertise in environmental justice, civil engineering, flood management, and entomology. 

Currently, Sam resides in Brooklyn, where they are developing Bury Your Gays, a new musical comedy about nature, obsession, and insectoid eldritch monsters. Most recently, Bury Your Gays enjoyed a concert presentation at Bechdel Project presented by Ring of Keys in December, 2025. Their play Jungle Restaurant had a workshop production at Caveat in October, 2025, and will be featured in SoHo Playhouse's Lighthouse Series in May, 2026.

Sam graduated from Princeton University, where she was the head writer of the Princeton Triangle Club. Other original musicals include Mangroves, a musical comedy about climate change, activism, and self-awareness, and The Woman Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge, a children's musical introducing engineering concepts.