Amanda Keating (she/her) is a playwright and translator from Western Mass, currently pursuing her MFA in Playwriting from the Iowa Playwrights' Workshop. Her plays include WITH FELLOWSHIP (EST/Sloan Commission, O'Neill Finalist, KCACTF NAPAT Region 5 Winner), TEACH/TEACH (Playwrights Realm Finalist, Leah Ryan Honorable Mention, Studio '62), RETREAT (Ensemble Studio Theatre and Two Headed Rep), OF SOLITUDE (Martha's Vineyard Playhouse), GO THAT WAY (O'Neill Semifinalist, Studio '62), HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING (University of Iowa), ROAST (The Plowmen), The Cleanup Crew, and adaptations of TARTUFFE and MISS JULIE (Two Headed Rep).
She is a former member of EST/Youngblood, an EST/Sloan Commission recipient, and an O'Neill and Playwrights Realm finalist. Her short plays have been produced by The Williamstown Theatre Festival, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Samuel French, Serials @The Flea, Tiny Rhino, the Suffield Players, and Rule of 7x7. Her play, this movie, was a winner in the 2017 OOB Festival and is published by Samuel French.
An alumna of The MacDuffie School, Williams College, and the National Theater Institute, Amanda grew up in Russell, MA and her best friend is a cat named Wilbur. She currently lives in Iowa City and is the Literary Manager of Two Headed Rep.