Sam Melton

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

Currently, Sam resides in Brooklyn, where she is writing 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. Her play Jungle Restaurant had a workshop production at Caveat in October, 2025.

In 2023, Sam graduated from Princeton University, where she was the head writer of the Princeton Triangle Club. Other original compositions 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.