{news}

03.17.10
"Dog Sees God" Review
Encore Michigan Magazine

03.11.10
"Dog Sees God" Review
The Rogue Critic

03.11.10
"Dog Sees God" Review
New Monitor Magazine

03.01.10
"Dog Sees God" Author interviewed
Encore Michigan Magazine

01.07.10
"The Last Five Years" Review
Detroit Free Press

01.05.10
MGT Profile Interview with
Frannie Shepherd-Bates
Encore Michigan Magazine

01.04.10
"The Last Five Years" Review
The Rogue Critic

01.03.10
"The Last Five Years" Review
Encore Michigan Magazine

01.01.10
Critics Pick! "The Last Five Years"
Metrotimes Detroit

11.05.09
Dutchman review:
Detroit Free Press

10.26.09
First "Dutchman" review is in:
Encore Michigan Magazine

10.23.09 Dutchman Opening
8pm @ Furniture Factory, Detroit
For more info call: 313.408.7269

10.1.09 Dutchman in BLAC Magazine
*Look under the theater notices*
Read all about it here:

09.30.09 Dutchman announcement in Real Detroit Weekly. Totally Rad.
Read all about it here:

08.11.09 MgT nominated for a Wilde Award for "Newcomer of the year" Read all about it here:

5.30.09 1st. Annual Staged Reading Festival. Gryphon Theatre @ The Park Bar, Detroit.

5.26.09 A Few minutes with Frannie Shepherd-Bates
Encore Michigan Magazine



find us on facebook

{projects + programs}

Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company presents September and October workshops in its original Continuing Education series.

Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company is thrilled to announce its September and October “Drop In and Pay What You Can” workshops!

No reservations needed, no commitment; just stop by, have an actor workout, and network with other local professionals. Each three-hour workshop is designed for the theatre professional who never knows when he or she might have rehearsal… or a callback… or a paying job! Drop in, pay what you can at the door, and spend some time refining your craft!

All workshops in September and October will run on Monday evenings, with the exceptions of September 6 and 20, from 7-10 p.m., at 1515 Broadway, Detroit, MI 48226. For more information, contact Magenta Giraffe Educational Director Lisa Melinn at 313-408-7269 or lisa@magentagiraffe.org.

SCHEDULE OF WORKSHOPS:

Monday, September 6: LABOR DAY- NO WORKSHOP

Monday, September 13: Acting through Body Language

Get comfortable working physically! This workshop will deal with physical action and how it relates to developing character, expressing character and expressing intention without words. We’ll also use music and other exercises to engage with your physical self.

Monday, September 20: NO WORKSHOP

Monday, September 27: Kamikaze Improv!

Learn to think fast on your feet, roll with the punches, and work organically and spontaneously! We will explore the fundamentals of comedic improvisation while we play fast-paced games made famous on TV’s Whose Line Is it Anyway?

Monday, October 4: Coloring the “Where”

Examine developing character through atmosphere, using the environment to heighten emotion, and interacting organically with our surroundings.

Monday, October 11: Business of Acting

How do I get an agent? How do I move past extra-work, and start auditioning for speaking roles? Where do I get professional looking headshots? We will answer ALL of your questions about “breaking into the ‘biz’!”

Monday, October 18: Monologue Writing

How many times have you struggled to find an audition piece that you truly like? Cut out all the searching and START WRITING! Come armed with pens and paper and get ready to create your own dynamic characters, compelling dialogue, and dramatic situations.

Monday, October 25: Kamikaze Stanislavsky: the Man, the Myth, the Method

the Man, the Myth, the Method: A bite-sized tasting of each of Stanislavsky’s five core concepts from emotion memory through active analysis. An exciting introduction to the father of Russian acting technique, after whose theories major American acting teachers such as Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner and Bobby Lewis modeled their techniques.


"Stay tuned for details on our Third Annual Staged Reading Festival featuring Michigan Playwrights!"


Private coaching for theatre skills of all kinds, including audition preparation, dialect coaching, and small group classes are available upon request. Please contact Educational Director Lisa Melinn or one of our other skilled coaches:

Lisa Melinn, Educational Director
lisa(at)magentagiraffe.org

Frannie Shepherd-Bates
frannie(at)magentagiraffe.org

LoriGoe Nowak
lorigoe(at)magentagiraffe.org