02/19/2026
⭐️ The View UpStairs Spotlight Series ⭐️
We want you to learn a bit about the people behind the magic of The View UpStairs. So, leading up to opening night we’ll be giving them a well-deserved spotlight!
Today you’re getting a two-for-one special with these two incredible humans: our Music Director, Denise Calkins and our Assistant Director & Wes understudy, Sampson Spadafore!
Denise Calkins earned her degree in music from the University of Southern Maine. Denise has a full studio of piano students as well as a teaching position at Waynflete School in Portland. Also, she accompanies several choirs in the area and is a music director at local community theaters. In her spare time she enjoys working out and spending time with friends and family. She is deeply honored to be a part of sharing this incredible story. Big thanks to this beautiful cast & crew~ you are my family. All the love.
Sampson Spadafore (they/them) is so grateful to be a part of this brilliant show and working alongside Tommy, Denise, Max, Sarah, Cory, Jess, and this beautiful cast. It’s been a dream come true! Sampson is a theatre artist and writer with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Nazareth University. Sampson thematically focuses their work, whether that’s performance or writing, on trans and q***r identity, liberation, the body, god, grief, and healing. They’re a proud co-founder of Brazen Bandits, a trans artist collective. Find their work on sampsonspadafore.com
We can’t believe we get to bring this show to you all tomorrow! We’ll see you at the lounge, friends. ❤️