Sam Lee Victor

Sam Lee Victor (he/him) is a playwright, producer, and actor, based in New York. His work is centered around telling trans stories that are as diverse as the community itself.

He was a Playwriting Fellow at Lambda Literary’s 2024 Writing Retreat under Roger Q. Mason. He will attend Sewanee Writers' Conference in July of 2026 as a member of their Playwriting cohort, studying under Anne Washburn, Lauren Yee, Brittany K. Allen, and Nathan Alan Davis.

His full-length play, Casual, was workshopped in New York City in 2023, produced by We Who Wander Productions. His full-length play, The Bind, was named a Finalist for the Mouths of Babes Theatre Company's 2025 Scotopia Festival.

His ten-minute play, A Disorderly House, was one of the winners of ENOUGH!: Plays to End Gun Violence’s 2023...

Sam Lee Victor (he/him) is a playwright, producer, and actor, based in New York. His work is centered around telling trans stories that are as diverse as the community itself.

He was a Playwriting Fellow at Lambda Literary’s 2024 Writing Retreat under Roger Q. Mason. He will attend Sewanee Writers' Conference in July of 2026 as a member of their Playwriting cohort, studying under Anne Washburn, Lauren Yee, Brittany K. Allen, and Nathan Alan Davis.

His full-length play, Casual, was workshopped in New York City in 2023, produced by We Who Wander Productions. His full-length play, The Bind, was named a Finalist for the Mouths of Babes Theatre Company's 2025 Scotopia Festival.

His ten-minute play, A Disorderly House, was one of the winners of ENOUGH!: Plays to End Gun Violence’s 2023 Competition. The play was performed all over the country as part of a nationwide reading, as well as at the Kennedy Center. He has been published by Playscripts and Smith & Kraus.

He's a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), where he studied Drama.

He is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America.

Scripts

PETER/PEDER

by Sam Lee Victor

Synopsis

Jesse is fleeing the United States. Gender affirming care for minors (yes, including seventeen year olds) has just been made illegal, forcing him and his family to escape to the Old Country. From cowering behind language barriers to masquerading as one's dead brother, this drama unveils the lengths a family will go through to protect one of their own-- keeping everything both unheard and unsaid.

Jesse is fleeing the United States. Gender affirming care for minors (yes, including seventeen year olds) has just been made illegal, forcing him and his family to escape to the Old Country. From cowering behind language barriers to masquerading as one's dead brother, this drama unveils the lengths a family will go through to protect one of their own-- keeping everything both unheard and unsaid.

A Disorderly House

by Sam Lee Victor

Synopsis

As two parents pack up their child’s dorm room, they come face to face with everything they thought they knew—and everything it is too late to know—about their child, themselves, and each other.

As two parents pack up their child’s dorm room, they come face to face with everything they thought they knew—and everything it is too late to know—about their child, themselves, and each other.

Casual

by Sam Lee Victor

Synopsis

Four college students live in an apartment only meant for one. It's disgusting and there are mattresses everywhere. When one of the roommates cheats on his girlfriend, Jesse-- a trans man-- is left questioning not only the state of his friend group but also what it means to have sex as a trans person.

Workshop, We Who Wander Productions NYC - November 2023
Excerpt, ShameFest 2025, Circle Festival - October...

Four college students live in an apartment only meant for one. It's disgusting and there are mattresses everywhere. When one of the roommates cheats on his girlfriend, Jesse-- a trans man-- is left questioning not only the state of his friend group but also what it means to have sex as a trans person.

Workshop, We Who Wander Productions NYC - November 2023
Excerpt, ShameFest 2025, Circle Festival - October 2025

There Can Only Be One

by Sam Lee Victor

Synopsis

Two trans students, Paul and Asher, wait in front of the dreaded Drama bulletin board in their high school. When the cast list is posted, they discover they're doubling the lead! Well-- wait-- actually-- "Paul Asher" has been given the role of Orlando. Not Paul and Asher-- “Paul Asher”. The theater teacher thinks they are the same person.

Two trans students, Paul and Asher, wait in front of the dreaded Drama bulletin board in their high school. When the cast list is posted, they discover they're doubling the lead! Well-- wait-- actually-- "Paul Asher" has been given the role of Orlando. Not Paul and Asher-- “Paul Asher”. The theater teacher thinks they are the same person.

❤️ PRESLEiGH UPDATE - EVERYTHiNG iS NOT OKAY!! ❤️

by Sam Lee Victor

Synopsis

Family vlogger Tiffany is all ready to film her next video for the "Crazy Carters" YouTube channel. But when youngest daughter Presleigh has a "Code Red" situation, videographer Naomi is left to grapple with how much is too much to eternalize on YouTube.

Family vlogger Tiffany is all ready to film her next video for the "Crazy Carters" YouTube channel. But when youngest daughter Presleigh has a "Code Red" situation, videographer Naomi is left to grapple with how much is too much to eternalize on YouTube.