Amanda Jill
Robinson
Actor. Singer. Musician.
"One performance to look out for is
Amanda Jill Robinson's skillfully crafted Mrs. Randolph"
-Philly Review | World Premiere of John Guare's Lydie Breeze Trilogy
"Robinson makes a treat out of anything she sings, even when she warbles while having a violin that she’s actively playing, under her chin."
-Nealspaper | Man of La Mancha with Act II Playhouse
"Favorites are sure to include Amanda Jill Robinson...
transitioning flawlessly to each role"
-The Theatre Guide | Tis Pity She's A Whore with Philadelphia Artists Collective
Welcome
Amanda is a Philadelphia based theatre artist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer originally from northern New Jersey. She is the co-creator and one half of the comedy duo, Ruth and Estelle; a dynamic pair of entertainers and educators who foster their love of storytelling through a series of joy-filled cabarets, master classes, and their podcast, "Learning Through Laughter".
As an actor, she is dedicated to sharing the humanity, humor, and heart inside every character. She strives to bring to her work simplicity, spontaneity, a sense of quick wit and a spirit of joyful collaboration. She especially enjoys the invigorating process of creating devised theatre and film.
As an artist and musician, she fuses a love of nature, history, poetry and literature into her music and jewelry designs.
A Little Sampler of Fun
Humor
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Humanity
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Or, what Amanda's up to:
PERSUASION
Warwick Institute of Culture | September 3rd & 4th, 2022 | Info
Amanda will spend two weeks in beautiful Warwick, NY to workshop this play by Sarah Rose Kearns, lovingly adapted from Jane Austen's novel. There will be two work-in-progress presentations over Labor Day weekend. Amanda will portray both of protagonist Anne's polar opposite sisters, eldest Elizabeth Elliot and youngest Mary Musgrove. She will also serve as Music Director.
This play is very dear to Amanda, as she has performed in various developmental readings since 2017. From the very first public reading in Saratoga Springs, to the Actors Theatre and Jane Austen Festival in Louisville KY, and many more throughout New York and Philadelphia, she has loved sharing these characters and this story with audiences and cannot wait to see what this workshop breathes into the piece!
Rodgers and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA
Walnut Street Theatre | November 22nd- December 31st, 2022 | Tickets
Amanda will spend the holidays portraying the bold, brash, and utterly confident stepsister, Charlotte, in the new Broadway adaptation of this beloved story!
Preserve your memories; they're all that's left you.
Or, Amanda's theatrical adventures:
Walnut Street Theatre May 31 - July 3, 2022 Amanda played the comically earnest (and psychic!) housemaid, Edith, alongside a fantastic cast in the Walnut's final mainstage show of the 21-22 season. Photo by Mark Garvin.
What happens when you put two broads on a senior cruise ship with a casino and bottomless mimosas in the middle of a pandemic? Created by Amanda Jill Robinson and Jenna Pinchbeck, Come Sail Away is the aquatic tale of Ruth and Estelle’s quarantine experience stuck at sea aboard a senior cruise ship, full of musical flashbacks with legendary rock band OTIS REX and The Sugars.
Nightcap Cabaret December 6th, 2014 Amanda was thrilled to help launch the birth of Nightcap Cabaret, a company dedicated to producing professional quality, fast-paced, and high energy musical events that feature the talent of local actors, singers, musicians, and other creative members of our community. It was a fantastic evening of excitement and song!
Walnut Street Theatre May 31 - July 3, 2022 Amanda played the comically earnest (and psychic!) housemaid, Edith, alongside a fantastic cast in the Walnut's final mainstage show of the 21-22 season. Photo by Mark Garvin.