Amara Pappas

Co-Student Assistant to the Head of the Theatre Management & Producing Concentration

About Amara

Amara Pappas (she/her) is a creative producer originally from Knoxville, Tennessee. With a background spanning theatre, opera, performance, and producing, she holds a B.A. in Arts Entrepreneurship from the University of Tennessee’s College Scholars Program. Now in her second year of Columbia University’s MFA Theatre Management and Producing program, Amara is passionate about cultivating the spaces for artists to create, explore, and innovate. Recent projects include Producing and Company Management Intern for Beth Morrison Projects' PROTOTYPE Festival and Associate Producer for Alex Temple Ward’s Second Act at The Green Room 42. Columbia University producing credits include The Crucible, Pipeline, and Quarryman. Also a trained classical and musical theatre vocalist, her notable performance credits include Lola Lockley in the world premiere of The Burn Vote (River & Rail Theatre Company) and Sally Applewhite in It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (River & Rail Theatre Company).

The Job

Amara and João schedule meetings, plan events, and assist Steven, the head of the TMP Concentration. They also supports the faculty of the 1st year core course for all TMPs.