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AmandaRose V. PhD
@amandarosevphd.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of Performance & Pedagogy. I think of myself as an Ethical Paladin but am known for intimacy choreography, larp, immersive theatre, laughing loudly, teaching teachers, adopting dogs, & editing the Journal of Consent-Based Performance
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You guys I never realized how stupidly giddy I look while leading workshops.

I guess enjoy my job a little.
A short nonbinary femme with curly hair wearing jeans, a black tshirt that reads “theatrical intimacy education” and glasses stands in the midst of a circle of students, smiling gleefully while explaining something.
October 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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#theatresky #teachersky #theatre #edusky
October 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Alex Mallory examines the possibility of creating utopic community within the scope of a performance event through voluntary artist/audience exchange that is mutually vulnerable and mutually giving. She demonstrates practice-based ontological examination of the possibilities. #TheatreSky #ATHE2025
A slide from Alex Mallory's presentation, citing Jill Dolan's *Performance in Utopia*. The quote reads "Utopian performatives are moments of performance in which utopia is 'done' in the intensity of exchange between performers and spectators and among the audience." a second quote reads "it describes the process of feeling together over obvious differences, inspired by an intensely present moment of theatre." The slide also features an image of a black actress seated on milk crates onstage, surrounded by an ensemble of performers in contemporary costuming who appear to be supporting her. A series of vibrant images that feature an audience-engaged performances. Each image features a white femme actor in black short s and a white shirt, in front of a handmade primary-colored bright backdrop with photos on it, directly addressing seated audience members. In each image, she holds a white-and-black composition notebook. Above the images, text reads "Invitation: let the audience change the art"
July 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Andrew Roblyer challenges traditional considerations of theatre & the "upstream / downstream" perception of regional, Bway, community, & educational theatre in the US. He highlights the sheer number of directing jobs "upstream" before offering a new model directing training. #ATHE2025 #TheatreSky
Roblyer presents, arguing for considering "upstream" source of future directors as those working in community and educational theatre that will eventually possibly flow "downstream" to regional and broadway. In the image, Roblyer, a white person wearing a forest green shirt and glasses with an undercut, is in the foreground. In the background, an image of a forest stream with arrows indicating the downstream/upstream ideas described above.
July 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Next, @tyler7662.bsky.social centers the value of returning to original language text when directing translations, even when the production plays with context, time, and location. He also highlights the value of imagery and cultural touchstones in guiding a director's vision. #ATHE2025 #TheatreSky
A photo from a production of Blood Wedding; every woman in the cast drops salt on the stage; the women wear long, colorful dresses in the style of the Mexican Revolution; the woman in the foreground wears white and is covered in stage blood.
July 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Andra Harbold reports on a new devised work developed through moment work: "moment building together heightened our delight radars and strengthened our creative muscle as an ensemble." She argues for directors to approach staging as a "practice of delight" #ATHE2025 #TheatreSky #Directing
A show poster features a man in khaki shorts and shirt and hat, a la Indiana jones, standing below a large stone arch. The title reads "Western Minerals. & Their Origins by Connor Johnson and Footpath Theatre Co
July 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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The impact of losing a pet is so misappreciated in our society.

He was my 15 yo child. I shouldn’t have to apologize for functioning in this world while leaking a few quiet tears. I shouldn’t be forced to explain. And if I choose to share, I should have the right to punch the “just a dog” people.
Hatchet, a 15-and-a-half year old German Shepherd mix with a greying face, smiles at a park in the foreground, his human parents blurred in the background
July 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The impact of losing a pet is so misappreciated in our society.

He was my 15 yo child. I shouldn’t have to apologize for functioning in this world while leaking a few quiet tears. I shouldn’t be forced to explain. And if I choose to share, I should have the right to punch the “just a dog” people.
Hatchet, a 15-and-a-half year old German Shepherd mix with a greying face, smiles at a park in the foreground, his human parents blurred in the background
July 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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A workshop I developed with a focus on performance-as-research methodologies launched yesterday; @drcappilyunknown.bsky.social attended and memeified some of my planned statements and musings. I’m so delighted by this brilliantly nerdy fun!
An open notebook on a table sports writing that says “note to self: Artists are researchers!” In exuberant cursive. A black background and question marks in gradients of white and grey. Text: “a barrage of questions!” A cartoon group of individuals of different ages, shapes, and skin tones in largely pastel clothing and an odd amount of sweater vests. Above them, the text: “research is a community conversation!”
July 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Pure optimism: I aspire to pull forward with such confidence, to play with such abandon, and to exhibit as much dedication to my values as a happy pup does.

(This is Canyon. She is six, and is the sweetest.)
A tan pittie mix with black ombré muzzle and ears and black markings that look like early two thousands raccoons eyeliner sits beside a shaded sidewalk, smiling into the day. The dog has a white stripe running asymmetrically up her chest and neck and is wearing a bright orange harness.
July 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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In the midst of chaos, carving out time to establish mooring in the world.

Took this old man to the beach without the younger pups for a leisurely, no-pressure-to-run afternoon. Fifteen and a half means we enjoy the beach differently nowadays!
A tan-and black elder dog with whitened muzzle lays in a beach chair, shaded under a tent, alertly scanning the sandy beach and the waves in the distance, observing younger pups as they play.
June 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Being an IC for verticals can be a wild time. On this set, I learned a lot about working simultaneously with adhesives and wigs and water.
A behind-the-scenes shot from “Never Ever Yours Again.” A dark and rainy parking lot: A blonde with luxuriously long curls in a blue silk dress sits on the cement soaked by the continuing rain, near tears. A man in a dark suit, holding an umbrella, lifts her chin to face him in an attempt to provide comfort. Why he doesn’t extend his umbrella to shield her, we can only wonder.
June 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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FDR said something like “we can’t always build the future for our lids, but we can build our kids for the future” and y’all… it’s time the kids should be entrusted to build the future for us.
White text on black background reads: “USC law students started a hotline for people to call when they have an immigration-related court hearing but don’t want to show up in person for fear of being arrested/ detained by ICE outside the courthouse. The students will help people complete and submit a “Motion to change hearing format,” which can allow someone to have a remote/online hearing instead of in-person. Hotline # is 888-462-5211 and they can help in English or Spanish.”
June 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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It’s good to be home! Taking the pups to the park after a week working in NYC and Denver.
Canyon, a golden-tan pittie mix doggo with black ombré ears and markings that look like too much eyeliner, smiles, tongue lolling out, wearing an orange harness and laying in the back seat of a car.
June 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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I can’t believe it was over a hundred degrees!
Thanks to all who came to Denver & spent the weekend three feet from the sun learning about intimacy choreography & consent-based performance practices with me, the TIE team, and CTG!
A diverse trio of femme theatre artists in process early this past weekend: two actors in the foreground stand, palms touching, while receiving direction from a third person in the background. Two femme actors stand in the foreground: foreheads touching, eyes intense, sharing a quiet intimate moment. In the distance, an audience watches. All are in a black box theatre with a partially painted floor showing blue and yellow tiles.
June 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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I can’t believe it was a hundred degrees! Thanks to everyone who came to Denver to spend this weekend three feet from the sun, learning about consent in performance with the TIE team!
Two actors in the foreground stand, palm-to-palm, receiving direction from a third person in the background. A diverse trio of femme theatre artists collaborating on a scene. Two actors stand at rest, receiving direction from a third person whose back is to the camera, with their arm extended towards the actors, gesturing to communicate an idea. All three hold scripts. Two femme actors stand mid-scene: foreheads touching, eyes intense, in close quiet dialogue while watched by a distant audience. They are all in a black box theatre with a painted floor.
June 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Today I led a workshop at a place I always believed was the material of dreams and entirely out of this lil farm kid’s reach.

I am gobsmacked that I was invited & I’m reeling just from being in these halls, let alone being allowed to impart some of my thoughts on our craft to others.
#theatre
A rainbow striped wall with white sand sheriff font reading “Juilliard,” lining a walkway inside the Juilliard School.
June 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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My latest: consent mechanic design for, and performance in, this immersive gamified performance (“Monstrosity”) which ran in Berlin recently and runs in Atlantic City this fall!
An image of a femme in black diamond tights in a pink skirt standing with her heel upon the sternum of a man laying on the floor. He grips her ankle as she leans over him. The image is lit in a red and purple wash. Overlaid text: “Monstrosity was an exceedingly visceral and emotional experience… equal part terrifying and exhilarating.”
June 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Grades are submitted and students have walked! This year I found myself just a touch envious, as my own PhD graduation was during COVID times and done online, but I’m chuffed to have some fab faculty friends with whom I can celebrate graduation ceremonies for CSUF students!
Three white individuals in graduation robes
May 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Once again forgot to take any photos at the larp this weekend, but I’m absolutely chuffed with how the Berlin Preview ran and am psyched for our fully produced run in November! Thanks to Jason for this little photo memento:
A small bottle of stage blood atop a pad of yellow sticky notes, near a small watered down pool of red, all atop a glass shelf above a restroom sink.
May 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Students in my creative pedagogies class played this today, learning abt the children who historically fueled sign language formation. This experience spurred discussion abt accessibility & accommodations, hopefully spurring creativity in future teaching. 10/10
#GamingThePast #EduSky #larp #HigherEd
April 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Consent is key to effective collaboration: w/o agency in the process of exchanging ideas & building together, ‘collaboration’ becomes control. Simply claiming “this is a collaborative process” doesn’t make it so.

Illustration by Erika Bunce for The Theatre Artist’s Guide to Consent-Based Pedagogy
A visual metaphor for “Consent is key to effective collaboration,” this is a hand-drawn key. In the key’s handle are two individuals’ hands, grasped in agreement. Illustration by Erika Bunce for “The Theatre Artist’s Guide to Consent-Based Pedagogy.” Copyright Erika Bunce and Amanda Rose Villarreal.
April 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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I’m ridiculously proud of the students in my “creating with communities” class for facilitating a playback performance and community-engaged theatre event establishing circles of support for those whose identities are being targeted by the current administration.

Even if the poster was this.
A poster with rainbow and checkered background that reads “Scared of Trump? Us too! Come hang out!”
March 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Happy Ides of March, y’all.

Feeling more relevant than in many years past.
A painting of the betrayal of Caesar with a quote superimposed: “I came out to have a good time and I’m honestly feeling so attacked right now” J Caesar (obviously not a real quote, it’s a joke y’all)
March 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Baby’s first keynote—an international one at that! I’ve come far… from the farmland of the Palouse to Flinders U in Adelaide! I owe so much to the friends, family, colleagues & mentors who have both challenged & supported me along the way.

So glad I realized this invite wasn’t spam!
#AcademicSky
A person wearing ochre and cream presents in front of an audience; behind them, a slide shows a childhood photo of themself, a towheaded girl wearing red and white.
March 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM