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Private Musical Theater Coach/Director
Jan, 2012 - PresentK&A Theatricals
Amanda (Private Voice Coach, Musical Director, Actress) has been training and directing the next Broadway stars for the last 10 years. She trained as an educator of theater with Applause for Kids in Atlanta GA, and Kids on Stage in Los Angeles CA. As the program manager for The Atlanta School of the Performing Arts, she mentored children ages 3-16 in their performances at Walt Disney World, Phillips Arena and Six Flags over Georgia, The MTI Jr Theater Festival, Carnegie Hall in New York, and the Bahamas on Royal Caribbean. As the Director of Children’s Theater she has directed, musical directed and choreographed children ages 3-15 in classic Broadway Junior Musicals such as Seussical, Stuart Little the Musical, Music Man, Little Shop of Horrors, Sound of Music, and most recently Annie. Amanda is a Professional Actress in Los Angeles. She specializes in character roles like "Sister Mary Amnesia" in Nunsense, but has extensive performance experience with dramatic roles like "Sister James" in Doubt. Her first performance as Annie when she was 9. She grew up as a missionary child in India,trained to be a professional actress at Shenandoah Conservatory and Huntingdon College where she earned her B.A in Musical Theater, interned in New York and Colorado, and honed her craft in the Atlanta theater Scene. In Atlanta she gained respect and acclaim with several award nominations for her over 25 roles. Favorite roles include "Louisa" in The Fantasticks, "Sister Mary Amnesia" in Nunsense, "The Witch" in Into the Woods, "Elizabeth Proctor" in The Crucible, "Lily St Regis" in Annie, "Nancy" in Oliver, "Audrey" in The Little Shop of Horrors, and "Kitty" in The Drowsy Chaperone. Her shimmering soprano, comedic timing, honesty of performance, and strong Broadway belt have thrilled audiences for 15 years. She has lived in Los Angeles for the last year with her Husband Keith Kraft and is now home in Georgia. Amanda is ready to take Hollywood and Broadway by storm and looks forward to her next theatrical adventure. DIRECTING EXPERIENCE Adults: The Music Man Quilters Stuart Little, The Musical Annie Ingenue Broadway Baby..and Beyond The Princess and the Cow Boy Oliver! Teens: A Chorus Line, Little Shop of Horrors, Seussical Wicked Review Spelling Bee Once on This Island Oklahoma Into the Woods Children: Charlie Brown Annie Newsies Charlotte's Web 101 Dalmations Lion King Beauty and the Beast High School Musical Peter Pan Wizard of Oz
Education
Musical Theater
Aug, 2000 - May, 2001Shenandoah Conservatory
BA in Musical Theater
Aug, 2001 - May, 2004Huntingdon College
Awards
Irene Ryan Directing Award Nominee
Mar, 2003The Irene Ryan Foundation
Best Actress in a Musical Nominee
Aug, 2009The Metro Atlanta Theater Awards
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Actors' Equity Association
Jan, 2022Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 49,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.
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