AMANDA GRONICH is an Emmy-nominated documentary scriptwriter who has devoted her career to bringing true stories to the stage and screen. 

Born and raised in New York City, Amanda received a BA in Drama from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Soon after, she joined Tectonic Theater Project as a charter member and became captivated by interview-based storytelling. Amanda was one of the group of artists who traveled to Laramie, Wyoming to co-create (based on 200+ interviews) The Laramie Project, later made into an Emmy-nominated HBO film. She also directed the company's Toronto production of Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Most recently at Tectonic, Amanda co-authored the Pulitzer finalist, Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Play, Here There Are Blueberries (US Tour / Stratford East, London / Barrymore Theater, Broadway 2026).

In addition to her work in theater, Amanda pursued a prolific, decade-long career in documentary television. She joined the award-winning production team at National Geographic Television as a lead series writer. Prior to that, Amanda was the Supervising Senior Writer at Hoff Productions, where for many seasons she oversaw the company’s entire staff of writers and all scripting. In this role, Amanda created, wrote and story-consulted on top-rated series and specials for diverse national broadcast networks, including National Geographic, Animal Planet, WeTV, Travel Channel and TLC. Her work has also been seen internationally, with her programs receiving some of the highest ratings in their timeslots overseas. 

Throughout, Amanda committed herself to inspiring new generations of playwrights to create groundbreaking documentary storytelling, bringing unheard voices to the stage. While teaching as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Graduate Program in Educational Theatre at the City College of New York, Amanda developed a unique method for generating interview- and research-based dramas. She is at work founding a documentary theater development institute to expand these techniques. In addition, a book about her original play-devising methods will be released by Southern Illinois University Press.