Amanda Card
Latest News on Amanda Card:
WILD WORKS: PUPPETRY ON THE EDGE Series Launches at wild project in May (Apr 8, 2026)
wild project Unveils March Lineup Featuring SFX Festival an 'THE TRAIL TO OREGON (Feb 12, 2026)
Fall Performance Schedule Set for La Mama's 64th Season (Aug 18, 2025)
WILD WORKS: PUPPETRY ON THE EDGE Series Launches at wild project in May (Apr 8, 2026)
wild project Unveils March Lineup Featuring SFX Festival an 'THE TRAIL TO OREGON (Feb 12, 2026)
Fall Performance Schedule Set for La Mama's 64th Season (Aug 18, 2025)
BIO
Amanda Card (she/they) is a Bushwick-based interdisciplinary artist and puppeteer whose work blends memory, disappearance, and handmade visual storytelling. Using shadow puppetry, toy theater, and live-feed video, Amanda builds intimate performances that explore legacy, memory, and the unseen.
They are the creator of Boy Crazy, a solo autobiographical puppet musical presented at Ars Nova’s ANT Fest, and the playwright of The Lil Amanda Show, which premiered with Verge Theater Company and Kindling Arts Festival. Their piece Where Did You Go, Connie?, an interdisciplinary investigation of the life and disappearance of cult musician Connie Converse, was developed as a part of the Object Movement Puppetry Festival and Residency and as part of La MaMa’s 2025 JumpStart Series.
Performance credits include New York: Boy Crazy (Ars Nova), Our Bodies Like Dams (Mabou Mines), 9000 Paper Balloons (Japan Society), Daydream Tutorial (La MaMa), Small Acts of Daring Invention (Drama Desk Nominee – HERE), The Greedy Peasant’s All Saints’ Day Celebration, Yuliya Tsukerman’s The Luminous Crow. Regional: The Flick (Rose), Big Love (Director), Brilliant Traces (Rosannah), Mr. Paradise (The Young Woman - Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival), King Lear (Cordelia), As You Like It (Celia), Rapture Blister Burn (Avery), The Columnist (Abigail), Elephant & Piggie's We Are In A Play! (Piggie), Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse (Lilly), Amadeus (Constanze), and Arcadia (Thomasina).
Amanda received the 2021 Lipkin Prize for Playwriting and holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College.
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STAGE TUBE: Blackbird Theater presents G.K. Chesterton's MAGIC 8/12-27
by Jeffrey Ellis - 2011-07-23 13:04:52
STAGE TUBE: Boyet explains 'carnal embrace' to McCoy in trailer for Blackbird Theater's ARCADIA
by Jeffrey Ellis - 2011-02-04 17:00:26
News
WILD WORKS: PUPPETRY ON THE EDGE Series Launches at wild project in May
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 8, 2026
wild project will present WILD WORKS: PUPPETRY ON THE EDGE, a new puppetry series curated by Amanda Card, on May 6th in New York City, featuring performances from Nick Lehane, Maiko Kikuchi, Marcella Murray, and Purser & Amanda Card.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 8, 2026
wild project will present WILD WORKS: PUPPETRY ON THE EDGE, a new puppetry series curated by Amanda Card, on May 6th in New York City, featuring performances from Nick Lehane, Maiko Kikuchi, Marcella Murray, and Purser & Amanda Card.
wild project Unveils March Lineup Featuring SFX Festival an 'THE TRAIL TO OREGON
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2026
wild project in New York City will present a diverse lineup of events this March, including the return of the Special Effects Festival and a performance of 'THE TRAIL TO OREGON'.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2026
wild project in New York City will present a diverse lineup of events this March, including the return of the Special Effects Festival and a performance of 'THE TRAIL TO OREGON'.
Fall Performance Schedule Set for La Mama's 64th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 18, 2025
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club has revealed the Fall performances of its 64th season–featuring dozens of new works from around the world. See the full lineup here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 18, 2025
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club has revealed the Fall performances of its 64th season–featuring dozens of new works from around the world. See the full lineup here!
7th Annual SFX Festival to Play Wild Project This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 5, 2025
wild project in association with Contemporary Performance will present the 7th Annual Special Effects Festival at wild project beginning next week. Learn more about the lineup here!
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 5, 2025
wild project in association with Contemporary Performance will present the 7th Annual Special Effects Festival at wild project beginning next week. Learn more about the lineup here!
ERNIE'S SECRET LIFE Comes to Dixon Place Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2023
Dixon Place will present the world premiere of Concrete Temple Theatre’s Ernie’s Secret Life, an episodic odyssey that fuses ever-changing puppetry and stagecraft with humor, music, and a raw understanding of our profound collective reality. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2023
Dixon Place will present the world premiere of Concrete Temple Theatre’s Ernie’s Secret Life, an episodic odyssey that fuses ever-changing puppetry and stagecraft with humor, music, and a raw understanding of our profound collective reality. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!
A Nashville Theater Tribute: GIVING THANKS FOR DENICE CONTINUES
by Jeffrey Ellis - Nov 21, 2023
News spread quickly among Nashville-area theaterati in January 2016: Denice Hicks would be taking the stage of Belmont University’s Troutt Theater to take on what could conceivably be her greatest theater challenge: Playing King Lear in the Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s production of the Shakespeare tragedy which had opened a week earlier.
by Jeffrey Ellis - Nov 21, 2023
News spread quickly among Nashville-area theaterati in January 2016: Denice Hicks would be taking the stage of Belmont University’s Troutt Theater to take on what could conceivably be her greatest theater challenge: Playing King Lear in the Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s production of the Shakespeare tragedy which had opened a week earlier.
KINDLING ARTS FESTIVAL 2023 Brings Counterculture To West Nashville From July 27-30
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 19, 2023
The high-impact, four-day Festival features a wide array of performance art, including the return of the popular Bar Fight! series, wildly inventive new theatrical mash-ups, iconic and unconventional late-night parties, emerging dance talent, and more - all celebrating the timely concept of Counterculture.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 19, 2023
The high-impact, four-day Festival features a wide array of performance art, including the return of the popular Bar Fight! series, wildly inventive new theatrical mash-ups, iconic and unconventional late-night parties, emerging dance talent, and more - all celebrating the timely concept of Counterculture.
Ars Nova Announces Lineup For 15th Annual ANT Fest
by Blair Ingenthron - May 23, 2023
Ars Nova, under the leadership of Founding Artistic Director Jason Eagan and Producing Executive Director Renee Blinkwolt, has announced the lineup for its 15th Annual ANT Fest featuring 13 shows, 12 of which will premiere in-person and on Ars Nova Supra with one exclusively premiering on Ars Nova Supra.
by Blair Ingenthron - May 23, 2023
Ars Nova, under the leadership of Founding Artistic Director Jason Eagan and Producing Executive Director Renee Blinkwolt, has announced the lineup for its 15th Annual ANT Fest featuring 13 shows, 12 of which will premiere in-person and on Ars Nova Supra with one exclusively premiering on Ars Nova Supra.
Teatro SEA Celebrates The Legacy Of Mexican-American Labor Activist César Chávez With New Puppet Theater Production
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 2, 2022
Teatro SEA has announced the 11th season of MicroTheater New York, a series of short productions, including the premiere of a new puppet theater production 'César Chávez and the Migrants (The César Chávez Story),” which celebrates the life and legacy of the Mexican-American labor activist.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 2, 2022
Teatro SEA has announced the 11th season of MicroTheater New York, a series of short productions, including the premiere of a new puppet theater production 'César Chávez and the Migrants (The César Chávez Story),” which celebrates the life and legacy of the Mexican-American labor activist.
March Dance Is Back In 2020
by Stephi Wild - Feb 3, 2020
March Dance, Sydney's month-long contemporary dance festival is back in 2020 for it's second consecutive year, from Sunday 1 to Tuesday 31 March. 189 artists will engage in 114 events across 26 venues over 31 days, incorporating everything from new dance works to workshops, dance classes, residencies, showings, forums, panel talks and cinema screenings.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 3, 2020
March Dance, Sydney's month-long contemporary dance festival is back in 2020 for it's second consecutive year, from Sunday 1 to Tuesday 31 March. 189 artists will engage in 114 events across 26 venues over 31 days, incorporating everything from new dance works to workshops, dance classes, residencies, showings, forums, panel talks and cinema screenings.
BWW Review: Verge Theater Scores Another Hit With Post-Apocalyptic MR. BURNS...
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 12, 2019
Over coffee, on the morning after seeing Verge Theater Company's production of Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play - the dark comedy by Anne Washburn, directed by Nashville theater veteran Amanda Card - last weekend, a friend allowed as how he had heard of the play, but had no idea what it was about, asking me for a brief synopsis: "It's about a group of five people in a post-apocalyptic society, presumably brought about by nuclear events across the country, if not the world, who entertain one another with detailed stories based upon episodes from The Simpson," I answered.
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 12, 2019
Over coffee, on the morning after seeing Verge Theater Company's production of Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play - the dark comedy by Anne Washburn, directed by Nashville theater veteran Amanda Card - last weekend, a friend allowed as how he had heard of the play, but had no idea what it was about, asking me for a brief synopsis: "It's about a group of five people in a post-apocalyptic society, presumably brought about by nuclear events across the country, if not the world, who entertain one another with detailed stories based upon episodes from The Simpson," I answered.
Kristin McCalley Directs Martyna Majok's IRONBOUND Opening Saturday in Nashville
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jan 22, 2019
Nashville Story Garden presents the Nashville premiere of Ironbound by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok January 26-February 2 at the former Inglewood United Methodist Church, 3511 Gallatin Pike, Nashville. Starring Joe Mobley (Vik), Gerald Pitts (Maks), Tamara Todres (Darja) and Ted Welch (Tommy), Ironbound is directed by Kristin McCalley.
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jan 22, 2019
Nashville Story Garden presents the Nashville premiere of Ironbound by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok January 26-February 2 at the former Inglewood United Methodist Church, 3511 Gallatin Pike, Nashville. Starring Joe Mobley (Vik), Gerald Pitts (Maks), Tamara Todres (Darja) and Ted Welch (Tommy), Ironbound is directed by Kristin McCalley.
Nashville Story Garden Presents SHE/HER/HERS
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2019
NASHVILLE STORY GARDEN an incubator of original theatre, film and new media projects will be presenting SHE/HER/HERS: 5 One-Act World Premiere plays featuring female leads on THURSDAY, JANUARY 17th at THE CORDELLE (45 Lindsley Ave, Downtown). The evening will also be accompanied with performances by singer/actor MEGAN MURPHY CHAMBERS, making SHE/HER/HERS a special night celebrating the community and artistry of women in Music City.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2019
NASHVILLE STORY GARDEN an incubator of original theatre, film and new media projects will be presenting SHE/HER/HERS: 5 One-Act World Premiere plays featuring female leads on THURSDAY, JANUARY 17th at THE CORDELLE (45 Lindsley Ave, Downtown). The evening will also be accompanied with performances by singer/actor MEGAN MURPHY CHAMBERS, making SHE/HER/HERS a special night celebrating the community and artistry of women in Music City.
Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 9/7 - THE KING AND I, NEWSIES, and More!
by BWW Special - Sep 7, 2018
BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature THE KING AND I, NEWSIES, and More!
by BWW Special - Sep 7, 2018
BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature THE KING AND I, NEWSIES, and More!
BWW Review: Studio Tenn's New FRANKENSTEIN Is Mesmerizing and Startling
by Jeffrey Ellis - Sep 4, 2018
Remaining faithful to the original story conceived and written by Mary Shelley, Studio Tenn takes its audiences on an epic gothic - and highly theatrical - journey with Frankenstein, newly adapted by playwright A.S. Peterson and onstage at Jamison Theater through September 9. Mesmerizing and startling, it's a masterpiece of design and imagination.
by Jeffrey Ellis - Sep 4, 2018
Remaining faithful to the original story conceived and written by Mary Shelley, Studio Tenn takes its audiences on an epic gothic - and highly theatrical - journey with Frankenstein, newly adapted by playwright A.S. Peterson and onstage at Jamison Theater through September 9. Mesmerizing and startling, it's a masterpiece of design and imagination.
BWW Review: Verge Theater's THE FLICK Best of 2018 to Date
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 5, 2018
At first blush, it would be easy to say that there's not much action packed into Annie Baker's The Flick - now onstage in a noteworthy production from Nashville's Verge Theater Company at Belmont's Black Box Theater - but that is, in fact, a pretty simplistic take on a story that is as complex and as diverting as real life itself. And just like life, Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning script packs a whole lot of drama into its storyline, which is brought to life by a superb cast of actors under the direction of Jaclyn Jutting.
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 5, 2018
At first blush, it would be easy to say that there's not much action packed into Annie Baker's The Flick - now onstage in a noteworthy production from Nashville's Verge Theater Company at Belmont's Black Box Theater - but that is, in fact, a pretty simplistic take on a story that is as complex and as diverting as real life itself. And just like life, Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning script packs a whole lot of drama into its storyline, which is brought to life by a superb cast of actors under the direction of Jaclyn Jutting.
BWW Review: BIG LOVE, A PLAY, or 50 Brides for 50 Brothers
by Jeffrey Ellis - Feb 26, 2018
Who'd have thought that a play written in 2000 and based upon a work by Aeschylus from 463 BC (give or take a year or two) would prove to be so timely in the 21st Century? Yet that is exactly what Big Love, a play by Charles Mee, directed by Amanda Card and produced by Tamara Todres, Kristin McCalley and Clayton Landiss, has proven in six performances at a former Methodist Church in Inglewood, delivering a production that challenges preconceived notions about a myriad of issues, ranging from sexism, racism and any number of other "isms" that punctuate our current conversation.
by Jeffrey Ellis - Feb 26, 2018
Who'd have thought that a play written in 2000 and based upon a work by Aeschylus from 463 BC (give or take a year or two) would prove to be so timely in the 21st Century? Yet that is exactly what Big Love, a play by Charles Mee, directed by Amanda Card and produced by Tamara Todres, Kristin McCalley and Clayton Landiss, has proven in six performances at a former Methodist Church in Inglewood, delivering a production that challenges preconceived notions about a myriad of issues, ranging from sexism, racism and any number of other "isms" that punctuate our current conversation.
Critic's Choice: What's Playing in Tennessee? Nashville Theater Calendar for June 14, 2017
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 14, 2017
Feeling the urge to let your imagination run wild, your spirit to soar or to just leave the world in which you live and go on an adventure? Sounds like a trip to the theater is in order! Luckily, companies all over the Volunteer State have been hard at work, creating new productions to transform and to transport, shows that will entertain you this summer. That's where THE NASHVILLE THEATER CALENDAR comes in handy: Peruse our listings every week to find out what shows you should see!
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 14, 2017
Feeling the urge to let your imagination run wild, your spirit to soar or to just leave the world in which you live and go on an adventure? Sounds like a trip to the theater is in order! Luckily, companies all over the Volunteer State have been hard at work, creating new productions to transform and to transport, shows that will entertain you this summer. That's where THE NASHVILLE THEATER CALENDAR comes in handy: Peruse our listings every week to find out what shows you should see!
Critic's Choice: What's Playing in Tennessee? Nashville Theater Calendar for June 7
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 6, 2017
Feeling the urge to let your imagination run wild, your spirit to soar or to just leave the world in which you live and go on an adventure? Sounds like a trip to the theater is in order! Luckily, companies all over the Volunteer State have been hard at work, creating new productions to transform and to transport, shows that will entertain you this summer. That's where THE NASHVILLE THEATER CALENDAR comes in handy: Peruse our listings every week to find out what shows you should see!
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 6, 2017
Feeling the urge to let your imagination run wild, your spirit to soar or to just leave the world in which you live and go on an adventure? Sounds like a trip to the theater is in order! Luckily, companies all over the Volunteer State have been hard at work, creating new productions to transform and to transport, shows that will entertain you this summer. That's where THE NASHVILLE THEATER CALENDAR comes in handy: Peruse our listings every week to find out what shows you should see!
Critic's Choice: What's Playing in Tennessee? THE NASHVILLE THEATER CALENDAR 5/31/17
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 31, 2017
Feeling the urge to let your imagination run wild, your spirit to soar or to just leave the world in which you live and go on an adventure? Sounds like a trip to the theater is in order! Luckily, companies all over the Volunteer State have been hard at work, creating new productions to transform and to transport, shows that will entertain you this summer. That's where THE NASHVILLE THEATER CALENDAR comes in handy: Peruse our listings every week to find out what shows you should see!
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 31, 2017
Feeling the urge to let your imagination run wild, your spirit to soar or to just leave the world in which you live and go on an adventure? Sounds like a trip to the theater is in order! Luckily, companies all over the Volunteer State have been hard at work, creating new productions to transform and to transport, shows that will entertain you this summer. That's where THE NASHVILLE THEATER CALENDAR comes in handy: Peruse our listings every week to find out what shows you should see!
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