Amanda Parris

Amanda Parris is a Canadian broadcaster and writer.[1] An arts reporter and producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, she hosts the CBC Television series Exhibitionists, The Filmmakers and From the Vaults, and the CBC Music radio series Marvin's Room.[2][3] She was cohost with Tom Power of the 2016 Polaris Music Prize ceremony.[4] She writes the weekly column Black Light for CBC Arts.

Amanda Parris
NationalityCanada

Other Side of the Game, her debut as a theatrical playwright, was staged by Toronto's Obsidian Theatre and Cahoots Theatre in 2017.[5] After it was published in book form,[6] it won the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2019 Governor General's Awards.[7]

Prior to joining the CBC, Parris was coordinator with Natasha Daniels of Lost Lyrics, an arts education program that used theatre, dance, poetry, film and music to reach youth at risk of dropping out of school.[8]

References
  1. "Review: Other Side of the Game is a passionate but uneven play". The Globe and Mail, October 20, 2017.
  2. Chaka V. Grier, "Local hero: Amanda Parris returns with Marvin's Room and Exhibitionists". Now, November 2, 2016.
  3. "CBC's Exhibitionists proves home is where the art is". canada.com. October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  4. "Watch the Polaris Music Prize gala live tonight". Cult MTL, September 19, 2016.
  5. Carly Maga, "Amanda Parris debut play Other Side of the Game makes an impact beyond the stage: review". Toronto Star, October 23, 2017.
  6. Parris, Amanda (2019). Other Side of the Game. Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press. ISBN 9781770919914.
  7. Jane van Koeverden, "Here are the winners of the 2019 Governor General's Literary Awards". CBC Books, October 29, 2019.
  8. Ashante Infantry, "Tough talk in a tough town". Toronto Star, October 2, 2012.


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