Background
Armenante was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey.
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Armenante was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey.
Her feature-film credits include Contagion, Bad Teacher, A Mighty Heart, North Country and Girl, Interrupted. On television, Mississippi Armenante has made guest appearances on several shows including Shameless, Medium, Party Down, Castle, The Closer, Private Practice, Grey"s Anatomy, Las Vegas, Emergency, Six Feet Under, The West Wing, and Northern Exposure. Ovation Award for "Best New Musical" and "Best Musical Production".
In Flagrante Gothicto received:
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards for writing, directing and production
The Ted Schmitt Award for "Most Outstanding Debut of a New Play"
Los Angeles Weekly Theater Award for playwriting and comedy ensemble
Back Stage West Garland Awards for production, direction, writing, ensemble and Lead Actress (Alice Dodd)
In Flagrante Gothicto was produced at The Empty Space Theatre in Seattle in their 2003 season.
Armenante directed the world premiere of Great Men Of Science, Nos. 21 & 22. The show received a Theatre Los Angeles Ovation Award for "Best Production in a 99 seat theatre", and The Los Angeles Weekly Award for Best Production.
She also produced The Texarkansas Waltz at Circle X Theatre. Regionally, she has acted at the Empty Space Theatre in the title role of The Salvation Of Iggy Scrooge.
At the Group Theatre in Marisol.
At New City Theatre in Stript and 3 Americanisms. She played "Melony" in a stage version of The Cider House Rules which was performed at The Atlantic Theater in New York City, the Seattle Repertory Theatre, and at The Mark Taper Forum in Los Los Angeles The show also received a Theatre Los Angeles Ovation Award for "Best Production in a Larger Theatre".
At Annex, she directed Triplets In Uniform, Exquisite Torture, and Running From Boomerangs.
In Seattle, she was a member of Annex Theatre for eight years, where she appeared in The Fatty Arbuckle Spookhouse Review, Bessemer"s Spectacles, Tattoo Girl, and Hamlet The Musical.