Amanda Boekelheide received her BA in theatre from Pitzer College in Los Angeles, and Marymount College in London, then continued her study in Decroux based physical theatre at L'ecole de Mime Corporeal Dramatique in London. She worked intensively with Thomas Leabhart for three years, taught with him in Lectoure, France, and hosted Thomas for a Portland workshop in 2000. Boekelheide studied Alexander Technique for the last ten years and taught theatre at The Catlin Gabel School. In 2002, Boekelheide received several regional grants to study technique with theatre ensembles and artists in Germany, France and Poland. In March 2003, Boekelheide traveled to China on a grant to study Peking Opera and modern Chinese dance theater. She teaches workshops in mutual physically and articulated physicality. She currently resides in NY as the artist in residence at the International House while studying at Columbia University.

"The physical score, developed by Amanda Boekelheide, is the most astonishingly fierce and complex piece of stage action I've seen in Portland in years. Fresh back from her studies in Poland, Boekelheide is at the top of her art..." -Steffin Silvis Willamette Week, Portland, Oregon.

"The expressionistic movement is surprising; you never know when one character is going to leap on anotherÍs back or bully their partnerÍs body into a pose of tenderness..." -Colin Thomas The Georgia Straight, Vancouver, BC

"Superb director/choreographer Amanda Boekelheide has nailed Krapp's mannerisms and uncompromising physicality..." -Justin Sanders The Mercury, Portland, Oregon.

"He's also wisely hired Amanda Boekelheide to provide movement, which invests this piece with its staggering style." -Steffin Silvis Willamette Week, Portland, Oregon.

ñWith movement direction by Amanda Boekelheide, the cast works as a well-wrought, tightly bound ensemble. They acrobatically leap into each other's arms, wrap themselves around each other, and lift each other into the air with impressive agility, always operating with trust and confidence. -Richard Wattenberg The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon.