Black Box Acting

Amanda Fink

Creative Director, Instructor

About Amanda

Amanda Fink (she/her) came to Black Box Acting in the summer of 2011 and she hasn’t looked back since. Currently Black Box's Creative Director and co-owner, she’s worn many hats at Black Box – ACADEMY alumna, STUDIO student, Student Affairs Coordinator – and she completed the Black Box Teacher Training Program in 2017. Acting credits include Chicago: Noises Off, POTUS (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Translations (Writers Theatre); Pro-Am, Plano, I’m Gonna Pray For You So Hard, peerless (First Floor Theater, selected); Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Court Theatre); Tilikum, Give It All Back (Sideshow Theatre Company). Regional: Noises Off (Geffen Playhouse). Amanda is a co-founder and proud company member of First Floor Theater. Amanda also co-facilitates Leadership Rehearsal as a Performance Coach at the Harry L. Davis Center for Leadership at the Chicago Booth School of Business, where she has also offered public speaking coaching, and been a guest artist in the Women’s Leadership program. Amanda holds degrees in Theater and Performance Studies and English Language and Literature from The University of Chicago. She is represented by Grossman & Jack.
Private Coaching

Amanda cares deeply about every one of her students. She helped me to find my strengths and to hone them. I loved working with her.""
Adèle Watel

ACADEMY Graduate
Amanda pushed me to get out of my comfort zone and to be vulnerable.""
Kimberly Michelle Vaughn

STUDIO Student
Her belief in my potential made me believe in my potential.""
Lis Hatfield

STUDIO Student
Amanda loves teaching and her excitement for her students' progress makes you want to keep pushing your boundaries.""
Lis Hatfield

STUDIO Student
Do yourself a favor and take a class with Amanda. She is a badass example of how to be unapologetically yourself in your work.""
Apoorva Gundeti

ACADEMY Graduate
She is the most perceptive teacher I have worked with and noticed things in myself that I did not realize were holding me back in my work."
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Apoorva Gundeti

ACADEMY Graduate
Amanda is an absolute rockstar of a teacher. She’ll push you to your limits and encourage you to be brave and honest in your work."
Gavin Rhys

ACADEMY Graduate
Amanda pushed my imagination to new heights.""
George Elrod

ACADEMY Graduate
Amanda is so fierce and she demands that same intensity from all of her students. She pushed me far beyond my limitations and I am grateful for that.""
Jazmin D. Johnson

ACADEMY Graduate
Amanda is not only a delight and a dream on and off stage, but she is also a revelatory performer and instructor.""
John Michael

ACADEMY Graduate
Amanda is eerily perceptive. She's also brilliant and will push you to limits you did not know existed.""
Joe Bushell

ACADEMY Graduate
Amanda is fantastic. Her intensity, kindness, and ability to guide her students to discover their potential is incredible.""
Kate Kosoglad

ACADEMY Graduate
Amanda is the most encouraging and specific instructor I have yet to learn from.""
Sam Sage

ACADEMY Graduate