ABOUT
Amanda Trapp is a Cree and Saulteaux (member of White Bear First
Nations)/settler actor based in Saskatoon, SK, who has performed on
stages across Turtle Island. Select acting credits: The Invisible: Agents of
Ungentlemanly Warfare (Catalyst Theatre); The Bear and The Proposal
(Caravan Farm Theatre); The Little Mermaid, Miss Bennet: Christmas at
Pemberley; The Herd; It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play; I Lost My
Husband (Persephone Theatre); Art of War (Hardly Art Theatre); My Name
is Rachel Corrie (Chrysalis Theatre). Education: Honours Bachelor in
Music Theatre Performance from Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario;
Acting Intensive at the Atlantic Theater Company in NYC; puppetry at the
Banff Centre. Upcoming: Powwow Play (Gordon Tootoosis Nikawin
Theatre); A Midsummer Nights Dream & Richard II (Shakespeare on the
Saskatchewan).
Reviews
"Amanda Trapp is trying to find the answers.
From her perch onstage at the Cosmopolitan Seniors Center Friday, Trapp posited the questions swirling in her mind. What is the value of art — as a product, a tool for creating empathy, a way to put yourself out into the world? How tangled up is someone’s art in their identity? Why are you, the audience, here?
I would argue it’s to see shows like this.
Through music, comedic aside, monologue and play, Trapp processes their feelings about identity and artistry. The Sorry/Grateful Theatre production is an existential crisis set to song.
[...]
Trapp is a comfortable and comforting presence onstage. The audience seemed to feel at ease laughing, engaging and bobbing along to her well-crafted songs. [...]
If you’ve ever grappled with monetizing your passions, hitting a wall or just being a person putting themselves out into the world, hoping to be seen and understood, something will resonate here. It’s definitely worth seeing."
Half-Breed Vaudeville
5 stars / 5
- Amanda Short, Saskatoon Star Phoenix
"The music — lyrics provided by Atwood, music provided by the production’s sound designer and composer, Amanda Trapp — was equal parts beautiful and haunting at any given moment."
-Matt Olsen, Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Review for The Penelopiad - Ferre Play Theatre