2006 D’Arc (woman on fire)
written and performed by Amanda Moody
direction and dramaturgy by Melissa Weaver
music composed by Jay Cloidt
first installment presented by Footloose Presents/2006 SF WOW Festival
2005 Bitter Harvest (an American farmer’s oratorio)
oratorio
written by Amanda Moody
music composed by Kurt Rohde for The Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
performed by the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Kent Nagano
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, California
Funding provided by the Clarence Heller Foundation, the East Bay
CommunityFoundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter/American Composers Forum, and Le Theatre.
2002-03 Caliban Dreams
opera
written by Amanda Moody
directed by Melissa Weaver
music composed by Clark Suprynowicz
performed by tenor John Duykers and soprano Amanda Moody
and Ancora/The Piedmont Girls’ Choir
2002-03 Seven Courses in Sin
written and performed by Amanda Moody
for the 7 Sins Series
Directed by James Judd
Produced and presented by A Cellar Full of Noise
2002 Serial Murderess (a love story in 3 axe)
winner Bay Guardian’s Upstage/Downstage Best of 2000
Works & Awards
2001 Dean Goodman’s Choice Award/Outstanding Achievement in
Theatre/solo performance
Venue 9/San Francisco
written & performed by Amanda Moody
direction & dramaturgy by Melissa Weaver
music composed by Clark Suprynowicz
costumes by Jennifer Delilah Trammell
produced by Agapé Performance Group & Mary Alice Fry
presented by Footloose Presents @ Venue 9/San Francisco
funded in part by The Zellerbach Family Fund, The California Arts Council, Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund.
2001 Tom’s Fire
aria for tenor, spoken word, chorus and orchestra
text by Amanda Moody
music by Mark Grey
John Duykers, tenor
Amanda Moody, spoken word
the GCO Singers, chorus
orchestra, MIDI representation
1997 The Winchester Rosary
a multi-disciplinary music theatre work
SOMAR Performance Gallery/San Francisco
written & performed by Amanda Moody
direction & dramaturgy by Melissa Weaver
music composed by Joël Lindheimer
set by Alexander Nichols
produced by The Paul Dresher Ensemble/Musical Traditions and
Agapé Performance Group
funded in part by The Zellerbach Family Fund, The L.J. and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation, The California Arts Council, The National Endowment for the Arts, the Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund.
1996 title song, Barbie without Tears, written & performed by Amanda Moody for I-Doll, a documentary film on the Barbie Doll phenomenon,
directed by Tula Asselanis
1995 title song, First Love, Sweetest Love written by Amanda Moody and
performed by Jerry Garcia for Poco-Loco, a feature film directed by
Deborah Koons, score by composer Joël Lindheimer