The Azure Sky of Oz at Studio Grand Central

Amanda Ladd is a NYC based actor with St. Pete roots. She is a member of New Circle Theatre Company. Amanda's most recent stage credits include CROSSING THE BAY at the Palladium Theatre, & THE MIRACLE WORKER at Southern Appalachian Rep Theatre. Other favorite credits include NO EXIT at SoHo Rep, GREATER TUNA at Okoboji Summer Theatre, & THE HANS PROJECT with NY Theatre Ensemble. In the past Amanda has worked for Disney Cruise Lines, Theatre Works USA, and NY Stage Originals. She is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association. Love to Brian & Lou.

Leavengood is a two-time O’Neill playwright and alumnus of CircleRepertory. He is the author of over 50 plays, screenplays and books for musicals. His Off-Broadway credits include SPECIAL on THEATRE ROW; LITTLE MARY at the Sanford Meisner Theatre; THE HEAD at the Chelsea Playhouse; THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY at Primary Stages; and FLORIDA CRACKERS, which premiered as part of Circle Repertory’s 20th Anniversary Season. Leavengood’ s shortplay, STEVE, was presented at the Town Hall Theatre in New York as part of Brave New World: The American Theater responds to 9/11, and subsequently made into a short film starring Fisher Stevens. Awards include: playwriting grants from the Berilla Kerr Foundation; the FL Division of Cultural Affairs and a 2017 Creative Pinellas Grant. Also; the Brodkin Scholarship and Edith Oliver Fellowship Award at the National Playwright’s Conference; the 2015 Innovative Instruction in Playwriting Award from the Southeastern Theatre.