Samson is an actor, director, and writer focusing on visibility of Asian-American artists and underserved communities. After receiving a B.A. from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, Samson trained at the Portland Actors Conservatory. He was part of the Theatre Communications Group's Rising Leaders of Color Cohort in 2017, featured by American Theatre Magazine, and was the recipient of the Portland Civic Theatre Guild’s Leslie O. Fulton Fellowship that same year. Samson is the Managing Artistic Director of Theatre Diaspora, part of the PDX Accountability Collective, and the chair of the EDI Committee at the Portland Area Theatre Alliance. Facebook and Twitter: @samsonsyharath. Instagram: @ssapollo. gettinglaod.com