Amanda Cordner
Amanda Cordner is an electrifying, award-winning theatre artist known for fearless transformation, physical command, and emotional precision. Actor, clown, and creator, Amanda builds work that is bold, intimate, and impossible to ignore. A Dora Mavor Moore Award winner for portraying 14 characters in Snow White at Young People’s Theatre, they have been named one of Canada’s Top Ten Theatre Artists and continue to shape the country’s contemporary stage.
Through their company, Madonnanera Performance, and in ongoing collaboration with creative partner David Di Giovanni, Amanda creates risky, outrageous, intersectional work that pushes boundaries and captivates audiences. Their acclaimed piece Body So Fluorescent was produced at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, published, and nominated for the Writers’ Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize. Madonnanera also created and toured Wring the Roses and is currently developing NERO in residence at Buddies.
Internationally, Amanda has performed as solo actor/narrator with the renowned Baroque orchestra Tafelmusik in The Gull, the Raccoon & the Last Maple. They are widely recognized for their breakout, award-nominated performance as 7ven on CBC/HBO Max’s Sort Of, bringing that same dynamism to screen work including The Expanse, The Baroness von Sketch Show, and Slo Pitch.
How to Catch Creation marks their debut with Obsidian Theatre Company, Soulpepper, and Nightwood Theatre.
