Amy Gordon (actress)

Amy Gordon (born in Seattle, USA in 1974) is an American actress and singer based in Brooklyn.

Early years

Dedicated to acting since childhood, Gordon earned a BA in Theater Arts magna cum laude from Western Washington University. In her early years as an artist, she trained in theater, comedy, and singing.[1]

Career

While working as a choreographer for the play A Mouthful of Birds, she founded a production company called Crossbreeding Productions, with Michelle Matlock. They produced various plays in the East Village.[1]

In 2001 she joined Jonah Logan, with whom she worked at Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, and they created the Daredevil Opera Company,[1] with which for six years they developed 5 shows that they presented at the New Victory Theater on Broadway and around the world.[2][3][4]

Gordon was the first comedian to lead the Big Apple Circus.[5][6]

To date, one of her biggest roles has been in Tyler Perry's A Fall From Grace.[7]

With her solo show, Entershamement, she toured for over 7 years in various countries (UK, Ireland, Australia, France, Germany, Austria and Czech Republic.[8][9] Until 2020, she had made 52 works, presented in 40 countries, in 7 languages.[1][10]

Major plays

• Cirkus Inferno[11][12]
• La Soireé[13][10]
• Anti-Gravity’s Crash Test Dummies[14][15]
• Entershamement[16][17]
• Amy G: Round She Goes[18]
• Amy G: On a Roll[18]
• Absinthe 2006[18]

Awards

• 2014 Off-Broadway Theatre League's "Best Unique Theatrical Experience" - La Soireé[5]

References

1. D'Amico, Sofia (2020-08-28). "A Physical Connection with Actress Amy Gordon". ArtDealerStreet. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
2. "Lady and Lucky stalk the 'Cirkus Inferno\' stage - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 2005-07-15. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
3. "REVIEWS DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
4. "Cirkus Inferno at The Civic". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
5. "Acts". Big Apple Circus. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
6. "Big Apple Circus". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
7. A Fall from Grace (2020) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-05-13
8. "Entershamement | Amy G". www.australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
9. "Melbourne Cabaret Festival: AMY G'S ENTERSHAMEMENT". Theatre Press. 2016-06-19. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
10. "La Soirée Amy G". Retrieved 2021-05-13.
11. Gelder, Lawrence Van (2007-05-24). "Celebrating Silent Comedy With a Lot of Loud Effects". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
12. Gormly, Kelly. "Clowns take over the 'Cirkus' ring". www.tribliveoffers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
13. Isherwood, Charles (2013-11-08). "Where Even the Juggling Is Naughty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
14. Gelder, Lawrence Van (2001-05-23). "THEATER REVIEW; One Slam-Bang Show (Literally)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
15. Barnes, Clive (2001-05-23). "HIGH MARKS FOR 'TEST'". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
16. "Amy G: Entershamement". Edinburgh Festival. 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
17. "Amy G: Entershamement: 5 star review by Cara Ballingall". broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
18. "Amy Gordon" (PDF). amy-g.com.