Cassie Sampson
Cassie Sampson plays Joanne Jefferson in Rent for The Belle Theatre. She previously appeared as the Witch in Into the Woods at Cultural Park Theatre (a role she previously played for New Phoenix Theatre), Judy for Theatre Conspiracy in Which Way to the Stage, Sleeping Beauty in Disenchanted the Musical at The Belle Theatre (2023), Ronnette in Little Shop of Horrors, Cinderella’s stepmother in Into the Woods for Belle Theatre, and was a member of the ensemble of Jekyll & Hyde the Musical and Queen Gynecia in Heed over Heels the Musical for New Phoenix Theatre.
Many area theater-goers know Cassie from her work on stage and off stage at Cultural Park Theater where her credits include Leaf Coneybear in 
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Sister Robert Anne in Nunsense 2: The Second Coming, Leann in A Piece of My Heart, Ronnette in Little Shop of Horrors, Gwendolyn Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest, Becky Two Shoes in Urinetown, Sister Robert Anne in Nunsense, Chelsea in On Golden Pond, Annas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Little Red in Into the Woods, Chiffon in CPT’s 2004 production
of Little Shop of Horrors and Godspell, in which she made her CPT debut in 1996.
Cassie also played Melissa in Lives of the Great Waitresses for Theatre Conspiracy at the Alliance for the Arts, where she was reunited with Karen Goldberg, who not only directed the production but had Cassie as a student at Cypress Lake Center for the Arts in 1997 and 1998.
As a child, Cassie 
was a member of the Screen Actors’ Guild, having appeared in the several national commercials.
A graduate of Cypress Lake Center of the Arts majoring in theater, Cassie has a background in the technical world of stage and classical vocal training.
November 4, 2020; revised July 26, 2024.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.