BA, Catholic University. MFA, Carnegie Mellon University. Amshoff is a director focused on new works that often include social engagement and cultural exchange. A Fulbright scholar in Berlin, she was an international forum fellow at Theatertreffen. She has developed new plays at the Kennedy Center, Ma-Yi, Peculiar Works, the Lark, IATI Theater, the Kana Theatre in Poland, and Divadlo Andreja Bagara in Slovakia—and devised civically engaged work on four continents with Dramatic Adventure Theatre. Her adaptation of the graphic novel, Swell, a story about grief, headlined Culture Project's Women Center Stage Festival and received the SDC Denham fellowship. Amshoff is a New Georges-affiliated artist and a member of internationally renowned performance company Big Art Group. SLC, 2024–
Graduate Courses 2024-2025
MFA Theatre
Advanced Directing Studio
Seminar
7123
The Advanced Directing MFA Studio offers a comprehensive, year-long weekly training environment for directors at various stages of their craft. The class is focused on assembling a personal toolbox of directorial techniques suitable for theater across different styles and scales. Throughout the year, using classic plays, participants will engage in hands-on learning through readings, exercises, and in-class projects that cover text analysis, stage composition, production conception, and collaboration. The course emphasizes practical experience, including individualizing actor adjustments, managing rehearsal environments, and helping actors activate text. All participants are expected to perform in each other’s projects since understanding the actor’s challenges is essential to sensitive and effective directing. By the end of the Studio, directors will be well-equipped with the skills necessary to bring their directorial visions to life. Prerequisites: Graduate students or senior undergraduates with the approval of the professor.