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Amanda is an Austin-based actor, dialect coach, theatre educator, and improviser.
Recent credits include:
ZACH THEATRE: Dracula; Immortal Longings; Matilda the Musical; Notes From the Field; Hedwig and the Angry Inch (B. Iden Payne Nomination); Once; Beauty and the Beast; Heisenberg; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; The Great Society; Priscilla Queen of the Desert; Mary Poppins; One Man, Two Guvnors. AUSTIN PLAYHOUSE: Indecent. JARROTT PRODUCTIONS: Pet Dick (B. Iden Payne Nomination); The Children; Prodigal Son; The Herd; The Price (Broadway World Austin Nomination); Freud's Last Session. THE STAGE AUSTIN: Playboy of the Western World; Hedwig and the Angry Inch. MARY MOODY NORTHERN THEATRE: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. TRINITY STREET PLAYERS: All is Calm; Kindertransport. CITY THEATRE: The Importance of Being Earnest. THE MAJIK THEATRE: Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol.
M.F.A in Acting - Brooklyn College, City University of New York.
M.A. in Theatre Arts, coursework completed - San Diego State University
A.B. in Theatre - Davidson College

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Review: HOME, I'M DARLING at Jarrott Productions


What did our critic think of HOME, I'M DARLING at Jarrott Productions? Now onstage at Trinity Street Playhouse is Jarrott Productions latest offering to our theatre scene: HOME, I’M DARLING. Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Comedy in 2019, playwright Laura Wade’s HOME I’M DARLING raises questions about the authenticity of nostalgia, the pressures of conforming to traditional gender roles, and the ways in which individuals construct their own identities.

Tickets Now On Sale For HOME, I'M DARLING at Trinity Street Playhouse


Jarrott Productions is continuing its 9th season with the Laura Wade's 2019 Olivier-award winning hit British comedy Home, I'm Darling! Tickets are on sale now!

Review: INDECENT at Austin Playhouse reminds us of the transformative power of theater


Indecent at the Austin Playhouse is the kind of play that makes you fall in love with theater all over again. Run to see a masterpiece that is staged to perfection and tells a story that is emotional, meaningful, and a ton of fun!

Cast Set for Austin Premiere of INDECENT at Austin Playhouse


Austin Playhouse has announced the cast for the Austin premiere of Indecent by Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Paula Vogel and directed by Lara Toner Haddock. See who is starring and how to purchase tickets!

Review: Jarrott Productions' PET DICK - Laugh-Out-Loud Funny


What did our critic think? Jarrott Productions has produced another hit. PET DICK is an absolutely hilarious ‘audio documentary’ that will have everyone in stitches. This series is creative, laugh-out-loud funny and uses the world class vocal talents of some Austin’s best actors.

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Terrence McNally's IMMORTAL LONGINGS


The world premiere of Immortal Longings at ZACH Theatre, the newest work by playwright and American Theatre Legend Terrence McNally starring Steven Epp as Sergei Pavlovich Diaghliev and Wyatt Fenner as Vaslav Nijinsky; directed by Peter Rothstein; and choreography by Kelli Foster Warder, will play The Topfer at ZACH.  Performances begin June 12 with an Official Opening date of June 20and running through July 14.

ZACH Theatre Announces Cast of IMMORTAL LONGINGS


ZACH Theatre announces the cast for the world premiere of Immortal Longings, the newest work by playwright and American Legend Terrence McNally.

VIDEO: First Look At ZACH Theatre's MATILDA THE MUSICAL


 ZACH Theatre announces cast for the Austin premiere of the Tony Award-winning hit, Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical, running April 3 - May 12, 2019 in The Topfer.  Based on the much-loved children's book by Roald Dahl, featuring music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, and a Tony Award-winning book by Dennis Kelly, ZACH's Associate Artistic Director Abe Reybold and Director of Education Nat Miller will co-direct this riotously uplifting musical that will make audiences of all generations burst with joy.

ZACH Theatre Announces Cast of MATILDA THE MUSICAL


 ZACH Theatre announces cast for the Austin premiere of the Tony Award-winning hit, Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical, running April 3 - May 12, 2019 in The Topfer.  Based on the much-loved children's book by Roald Dahl, featuring music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, and a Tony Award-winning book by Dennis Kelly, ZACH's Associate Artistic Director Abe Reybold and Director of Education Nat Miller will co-direct this riotously uplifting musical that will make audiences of all generations burst with joy.

VIDEO: Get A First Look At BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Zach Theatre


ZACH Theatre is proud to announce the cast for the worldwide smash hit musical, Disney's Beauty and the Beast featuring the animated film's Academy Award-winning score with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, with additional songs composed by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton. Disney's Beauty and the Beast plays ZACH's Topfer Stage from July 11-September 2, 2018 under the direction of Associate Artistic Director Abe Reybold with musical direction by Allen Robertson and choreography by Sara Burke.

VIDEO: Get A First Look At BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Zach Theatre


ZACH Theatre is proud to announce the cast for the worldwide smash hit musical, Disney's Beauty and the Beast featuring the animated film's Academy Award-winning score with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, with additional songs composed by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton. Disney's Beauty and the Beast plays ZACH's Topfer Stage from July 11-September 2, 2018 under the direction of Associate Artistic Director Abe Reybold with musical direction by Allen Robertson and choreography by Sara Burke.

Cast Announced For Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST At ZACH Theatre


ZACH Theatre is proud to announce the cast for the worldwide smash hit musical, Disney's Beauty and the Beast featuring the animated film's Academy Award-winning score with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, with additional songs composed by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton. Disney's Beauty and the Beast plays ZACH's Topfer Stage from July 11-September 2, 2018 under the direction of Associate Artistic Director Abe Reybold with musical direction by Allen Robertson and choreography by Sara Burke.

BWW Review: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Dazzles in ZACH Texas Premiere


THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is a 2003 mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon. The novel won the Whitbread Book Award for Best Novel and Book of the Year, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book, and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. The title is a quote from Sherlock Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's 1892 short story 'Silver Blaze'. The play, by Simon Stephens, is a significant reworking of the source material. While the novel presented the story in first-person narrative, the play is presented as a reading of Boone's writing, read aloud by his teacher, Siobhan (Katie Kohler). The end result is that the play is presented as a beautifully theatrical play-within-a-play, both wonderfully self-aware and playful. Set in Swindon and London, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is about a 15-year-old amateur detective named Christopher Boone (Preston Straus) who is also a mathematical genius. He appears to have an unspecified autism spectrum disorder which is never explicitly stated in the play. The curious incident of the title is the mystery surrounding the death of a neighbor's dog, Wellington, found by Christopher, speared by a pitchfork. Christopher is exceptionally intelligent, but ill-equipped to deal with everyday life. His quest to solve the mystery takes him far beyond where he ever thought he could go, becoming a lesson on life and self reliance. Winner of the 2015 Tony Award® for Best New Play, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, is now receiving a Texas premiere at ZACH Theatre, in a marvelously inventive production that immerses the audience into the sensory overload of Christopher's world.

Preston Straus Leads Austin's A CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, Full Cast


ZACH Theatre is proud to announce the cast for the Austin premiere of the Tony Award Winning play, A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Based on the novel by Marc Haddon and adapted by Simon Stephens, A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time plays on stage in ZACH's Topfer Theatre, January 31 March 4, 2018 with direction by Producing Artistic Director Dave Steakley.

Box Office Open for PRODIGAL SON from Jarrott Productions


Jarrott Productions has announced that tickets are now on sale for Prodigal Son, the first production in its 2017-2018 season.

Jarrott Productions Announces Casting for PRODIGAL SON


Jarrott Productions has announced the cast of Prodigal Son, the first production in its 2017-2018 season.

Box Office Open for PRODIGAL SON from Jarrott Productions


Jarrott Productions has announced that tickets are now on sale for Prodigal Son, the first production in its 2017-2018 season.

Jarrott Productions Announces Casting for PRODIGAL SON


Jarrott Productions has announced the cast of Prodigal Son, the first production in its 2017-2018 season.

BWW Review: Jarrott Productions THE PRICE is Worth The Cost


THE PRICE is a beautifully executed piece of theatre that should be assigned viewing for any avid Austin theatre-goer.

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