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Amanda Jane Shank
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Amanda Jane Shank is a playwright and librettist. Her work is characterized by an exploration of female identity against the backdrop of a surreal and turbulent American landscape. Her scripts have been developed in conjunction with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National New Play Network, Theater Masters National MFA Playwrights Festival, CalArts Center for New Performance, Circle X Theatre Company, The Blank Theater Company, The Unicorn Theatre, Beth Morrison Productions, The Industry, The Hammer Museum and more. Her work has been published in the U.S. through Samuel French and translated internationally. Amanda studied playwriting at Harvard University, Emerson College and California Institute of the Arts, where she received her MFA in Writing for Performance.
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The Opera Fund: Repertoire Development
2016
Opera Grants for Women Composers: Commissioning Grants
2015
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