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
Music
As an instrumentalist, Amanda's work has appeared in productions with companies including Walnut Street Theatre, Act II Playhouse, 1812 Productions, EgoPo Classic Theater, Philadelphia Artists' Collective, Theater at Monmouth, Delaware Shakespeare Festival, Revolution Shakespeare, Nightcap Cabaret, and the Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival.
As a composer, she is particularly inspired by poetry, classic literature, and Shakespeare's sonnets and plays.
Compositions:
Instrumentals
Shakespeare and Friends
Music for New Works
Amanda performing an acoustic version of Queen's "Your My Best Friend" on ukulele at Nightcap Cabaret's Royal Treatment cabaret.
"I Carry Your Heart"
Music by Amanda Jill Robinson
Poem by E.E. Cummings,
"[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]"
"I Carry Your Heart" was featured in The Greenfield Collective's
project of the same name: a film that "is at once a song, a dance, a performance art poem for public spaces, a community engagement experiment, a mission statement, and a love letter to the artistic community of Philadelphia." -Han Van Sciver