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About Amy
My dad is a National Park Ranger and my mother is an incredible painter and artist. My family moved every three or four years, and I grew up in National Parks- some of the most stunning and remote wildernesses in the country. My mom likes to remind me that I know what to do if I come across a mountain lion in the desert, but do not safely know how to cross a street.
I went to college in Blacksburg, Virginia at Virginia Tech, where I graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Theatre Arts, a borderline unhealthy addiction to college football, and the false impression that orange and maroon are totally acceptable colors to wear together.
In 2008, I moved to New York City to attend Circle In The Square. Amongst the geniuses who teach there are Alan Langdon, Ed Berkeley, Terry Hayden, and Jackie Brookes, all of whom I deeply and humbly thank for their work. Circle is a beautiful school with beautiful people, and I’m so grateful to have trained there.
I now live in Brooklyn, where I cross streets safely all the time.
I’m a proud member of Animus Theatre Company, founded in 2011. Animus is a group of some of the most talented and exciting actors I’ve worked with, and you should come see our plays, readings, or take one of our workshops! www.animustheatre.org
animus theatre company- rockstars.
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Merrily We Roll Along
as Gussie in Merrily We Roll Along by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Kevin McGuire at Hubbard Hall Theatre.
After the Fall
as Maggie in After The Fall by Arthur Miller
Directed by the unparalleled Alan Langdon. This was by far one the most amazing experiences I’ve had as an actor, and a very cherished role.
The Wild Party
as Queenie in The Wild Party by Andrew Lippa
Directed by Justin Boccitto at Circle In The Square, upon completion of the Professional Musical Theatre Workshop program.
Closer
as Alice in Closer by Patrick Marber
Directed by Chris Cohen with Silent Street Productions, at the Flamboyan Theatre.
The Goat
as Dawn in The Goat
Directed by Jack Bennet. A short film that won “Best Short’ at the 2011 Appalachian Film Festival.
Lightning At Our Feet
as Emily Dickenson in Lightening at Our Feet with The Ridge Theatre
Directed by Bob McGrath (www.ridgetheatre.org). This script was later premiered at BAM!
Anton in Show Business
As Holly Seabe in Anton In Show Business by Jane Martin
Directed by Susanna Rhinehart The first production of this show after it’s inaugural run at the Humana Festival.
Other
My Secret Friend
I recently wrapped a webseries called “My Secret Friend” with ThinkIt! Productions. A truly innovative and special project, we caught the eye of backstage.com, who featured an interview and article on us. Check it out!
This project, essentially, worked backwards. Instead of giving the actors a script, we were cast without characters, and spent a week creating them with improv and a brilliant director, Francesco Campari. In addition, we were all randomly assigned diseases or conditions of some sort, to give us one solid thing to root our characters in. Three writers watched all of our improv work, took away the people they saw evolving in front of them, and wrote the script. A week later, we filmed.
See a little bit more about my character, Catelyn.
To everyone who created and worked on this project- thank you for a very special experience!
Foreplay!
I’ll be appearing with the fantastic Jeff Todesco in “Foreplay”, a series of one acts by Sean Micheal Rice this summer in Brooklyn as part of the 4th annual BoCoCa Arts Festival!
New Headshots!
Check out my newest headshots- brunette, ladies and gents!
(Photos by Jessica Gallo Murphy)
Where’s My Money
I recently closed a fantastic production of John Patrick Shanley’s “Where’s My Money” at the Cherry Lane Studio with Animus Theatre Company- a group of pretty friggin awesome people. (www.animustheatre.org). See what the reviews had to say!
“A quirky and off-beat Natalie (Amy Northup) used her deep dark secret and social awkwardness to induce many laugh.” (http://dougmarino.blogspot.com/2012/01/wheres-my-money.html)
“A very winning Amy Northup!” (http://blogcritics.org/culture/article/theater-review-nyc-wheres-my-money/)
Keep your eyes peeled for what’s up next!
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