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Event Program
FRI, SEP 15
DISCUSSION
Millie Bobby Brown & Samantha Barry
A CONVERSATION WITH THE AUDIENCE
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credits are not listed in artists' bios.
Samantha Barry is Glamour’s global editorial director for the Americas. She oversees content, development, and consumer experiences across the title’s digital, social, and video verticals for Glamour. During her tenure, Barry has transformed the annual Women of the Year Awards into an inspirational celebration, championing Glamour’s diverse community of women and led Glamour to reach record-breaking monthly audiences, and grown video content across platforms. Prior to joining Glamour, Barry served as global head of social media at CNN. She spearheaded the organization’s 2016 election coverage across social platforms, which received the first ever Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in social media. Barry earned a Master’s in Journalism from Dublin City University and was a 2016 fellow of Columbia University’s Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program. She is also a board member for Room to Read, Ever/Body, and the Bologna Business School.
Samantha Barry is Glamour’s global editorial director for the Americas. She oversees content, development, and consumer experiences across the title’s digital, social, and video verticals for Glamour. During her tenure, Barry has transformed the annual Women of the Year Awards into an inspirational celebration, championing Glamour’s diverse community of women and led Glamour to reach record-breaking monthly audiences, and grown video content across platforms. Prior to joining Glamour, Barry served as global head of social media at CNN. She spearheaded the organization’s 2016 election coverage across social platforms, which received the first ever Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in social media. Barry earned a Master’s in Journalism from Dublin City University and was a 2016 fellow of Columbia University’s Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program. She is also a board member for Room to Read, Ever/Body, and the Bologna Business School.
Millie Bobby Brown is an actress, writer, and producer who has received international attention, critical praise, and awards recognition. A comprehensive list of her impressive film and television credits can be found online. In 2019, Brown launched her own vegan and cruelty-free beauty line, florence by mills. The brand received the “Launch of the Year” honor at Women’s Wear Daily’s Beauty Inc Awards and has quickly become one of the most popular and reliable beauty brands according to The Cosmetify Index. The beloved clean beauty brand has since expanded to include apparel, coffee and pet products, making florence by mills the first Gen Z fashion brand to offer a full-fledged pet collection. On November 20, 2018, UNICEF named Brown the organization's newest Goodwill Ambassador. The appointment—marked on World Children's Day at United Nations Headquarters and the Empire State Building in New York—made her UNICEF’s youngest-ever Goodwill Ambassador at the time. Earlier that year, Brown was also named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People. Brown's debut novel with William Morrow, Nineteen Steps, was published on September 12th.
Millie Bobby Brown is an actress, writer, and producer who has received international attention, critical praise, and awards recognition. A comprehensive list of her impressive film and television credits can be found online. In 2019, Brown launched her own vegan and cruelty-free beauty line, florence by mills. The brand received the “Launch of the Year” honor at Women’s Wear Daily’s Beauty Inc Awards and has quickly become one of the most popular and reliable beauty brands according to The Cosmetify Index. The beloved clean beauty brand has since expanded to include apparel, coffee and pet products, making florence by mills the first Gen Z fashion brand to offer a full-fledged pet collection. On November 20, 2018, UNICEF named Brown the organization's newest Goodwill Ambassador. The appointment—marked on World Children's Day at United Nations Headquarters and the Empire State Building in New York—made her UNICEF’s youngest-ever Goodwill Ambassador at the time. Earlier that year, Brown was also named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People. Brown's debut novel with William Morrow, Nineteen Steps, was published on September 12th.
This program is made possible thanks to the generous support of Susan Bay Nimoy, Estate of Douglas M. Matheson, Seedlings Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, MacMillan Family Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, Charina Endowment Fund, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, PECO Foundation, Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, Mustang Foundation, Michael Tuch Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold and the Arnhold Foundation, The Grodzins Fund, and The Isambard Kingdom Brunel Society of North America.
This program is also made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
Symphony Space thanks our generous supporters, including our Board of Directors, Producers Circle, and members, who make our programs possible with their annual support.
Kathy Landau Executive Director
Peg Wreen Managing Director
Isaiah Sheffer*
Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director (1978-1988)
Artistic Director (1988-2010)
Founding Artistic Director (2010-2012)
Allan Miller
Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director (1978-1988)
Jennifer Brennan Director of Literary Programs
Drew Richardson Lead Producer of Literary Programs
Vivienne Woodward Producer of Literary Programs
Mary Shimkin Director of Broadcast & Literary Initiatives
Matthew Love Consultant for Literary Programs
Magdalene Wrobleski Literary Assistant
Sophia Raimondi Literary Intern
Lulu Chatterjee Literary Intern
*in memoriam