Liz Amadio has produced/directed staged readings and workshop productions of 75+ works showcasing 300+ artists. As DAPLab Moderator (2008-2018), she produced all Reading seasons including her full-length, Millennium Mom, which premiered at TNC’s 2016 Dream Up Festival.
As Cosmic Orchid’s Artistic Director, Liz curates Integrative Theatre, a synergy of performing and visual arts. The Hoodie Play (BASP 2015-2016) had four university & NJ Thespian Festival performances. The Voire Dire Project features 25 artists /4 one-act plays /4 artworks. Cycles have integrated paintings, art glass and photography; Guardian of the Field (BASP 2018-2019). Behind Closed Doors (2020 virtual) featured nine plays. The Voire Dire Project 5.0: Images in Sepia ran November 2021 at TNC. Recipient: Puffin Foundation & Leon Levy Foundation Grants.
Liz helms iPower Theatre Collective, a NYC high school arts program integrating performing/visual art with social justice. iPower Pandemic Empowerment is a documentary with students interviewing students, integrated with artwork. Recipient: Citizens Committee & Chelsea & Hudson Yards Grants.
MFA, Actors Studio Drama School. Lincoln Center Education Leadership Lab, 2019. Member: Dramatists Guild; Honor Roll!. NYC President, National League of American Pen Women; Executive Board/Treasurer: League of Professional Theatre Women, 2020-2021; Finance Manager, LPTW Lucille Lortel Award Endowment, 2021.
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