Amanda is delighted to be a part of the Applause family. She is no newcomer, though; Amanda was a student in the very first Applause class in 1995 and never missed a semester until she left for college in 2003. She now looks forward to every weekend where she can still be a part of Applause as a Director. She graduated with a BFA in Dramatic Performance from CCM (Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music) where she won the Dolly Award for Outstanding Performance playing her favorite role of Brooke in Noises Off. She has appeared on national television, in the CBS soap opera Guiding Light. Now she is back in New York having recently done the off-Broadway premiere of Knives and Other Sharp Objects at the Public Theater, as well as the regional premier of The Little Dog Laughed in Hartford Theaterworks. Amanda is thrilled to share her passion for theater with children at the very program where it all began.