He
toured with the Mime Company Unlimited and with his own show and workshop
series from 1981 to 1984. He founded the Graphic Mime Theatre in 1985 and
has since developed the most comprehensive and unique physical theatre
program being taught in schools across Ontario today. Stephen has found
fulfillment in teaching young people to realize their potential: to bring
about an awareness of themselves as individuals and thus the unique
perspective that they bring to their environment.
As
Artistic Director of Graphic Mime Theatre from 1985 to 1997, he directed
twelve shows, produced nineteen, and seven school tours. Graphic Mime
Theatre received generous support from the Metro Arts Council, Toronto Arts
Council, Ontario Arts Council and two play development grants from the
Laidlaw Foundation as well as financial support from numerous corporations
and private donors. He has personally received eight Arts in Education
grants from the Ontario Arts Council.
Stephen has created/co-created 15 shows as well as being a regular sketch
routine contributor for Manna Productions over the last ten years. He has
performed live and on television with various companies such as Nelvana
Productions, Noddy Productions, Manna Productions, The Canadian Opera
Company, Cirque Soleil, Meta-Physical Theatre, Theatre LMNOP, The Subtonic
Monks and Faustwork Mask Theater. He has traveled with his work across
Canada, to Spain, Australia, France, Hungary, Jamaica, Haiti and the U.S.A.
Stephen’s outreach and
volunteer work has also spanned over twenty years. His work has included,
workshops for poor schools, emotionally and physically abused teenagers,
adult prisoners, the Portage
School for Young Offenders, physically and mentally challenged students and
actors. Most recently he has donated his workshops for Circus Agnes, an
outreach program for at risk youth in Etobicoke. Stephen has been traveling
with Third World Awareness since his first trip in 1996. In 1996 Graphic
Mime Theatre received funding from the Laidlaw Foundation to create a play
based on the 1996 trip to Kingston
Jamaica. The play entitled, “Step Up! Step Up!” was created in the spring
of 1997. He has worked with Third World Awareness since 1996 and has
recently returned from his second trip to Haiti.
His most recent appearances have included touring with Meta-Physical
Theatre’s production of "Fool’s Gold" and the immensely popular Faustwork
Mask Theater production of "Mask Messenger" which has toured across Canada.
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CURRICULUM
VITAE: STEPHEN LA FRENIE
BIRTHDATE: 57/09/23
HAIR: BROWN HEIGHT: 5’7"
EYES: BROWN WEIGHT: 170
LB.
UNION STATUS: ACTRA/Equity
PERFORMING
EXPERIENCE:
Film:
|
Producktion |
Ray McCleary |
|
Clowns |
Jeremy Edwardes |
Television:
|
Elliot Moose |
Nelvana Productions |
Michael MacNamara |
|
Noddy Shop |
Noddy Productions Inc. |
Steven Wright |
Theatre:
|
PLAY |
COMPANY |
DIRECTOR |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
The Mask Messenger |
Faustwork Theater |
Rob Faust |
|
The Doug & Al Show |
Cascade Theatre |
Jerry Silver |
|
Fool's Gold |
Meta-Physical Theatre |
David Langlois |
|
Tour of Babble |
Summerworks Festival/Toronto |
Mark Wallace |
|
Construction Guys |
Halifax/Windsor
Intn’l. Busker’s Festival |
Derek Scott |
|
The Mime Who Couldn’t Be Silenced |
Graphic Mime Theatre |
Miles Cohen |
|
Etienne and the Sleeping Beauty |
Graphic Mime Theatre |
Miles Cohen |
|
Animation Routines |
Milk Int’l. Children’s Fest |
Derek Scott |
|
Steve The Mime Guy |
GYÖ R, Hungary |
Stephen La Frenie |
|
Chamana |
GYÖ R, Hungary - Tolmec Dance
Theatre |
Norma Araiza |
|
Animation Routines |
Juste Pour Rire Festival - Manna
Productions |
S. La Frenie D. Scott |
|
Mixcoalli |
Montreal Theatre Fest. -Tolmec Dance
Theatre |
Norma Araiza |
|
Animation Routines |
Universal Expo ‘92, Spain -
Manna Productions |
Derek Scott |
|
Animation Routines |
Brisbane Comedy Fest., Australia -
Manna Prod |
Derek Scott |
|
Rebel Without A Word |
Graphic Mime Theatre - Ont. Tour |
S. La Frenie |
|
Die Rosenkavelier |
Canadian Opera Company |
|
|
No Direction Home |
Meta-Physical Theatre - Canadian
Tour |
David Langlois |
|
Thru A Glass Darkly - |
Graphic Mime Theatre |
S. La Frenie M. Cohen |
|
One Time Too Late |
Graphic Mime Theatre |
S. La Frenie M. Cohen |
|
Challenge Of Change |
Mime Company Unlimited |
Ron East |
|
Three Penny Opera |
Mercury Theatre |
Jon Michaelson |
|
Union Made |
Mime Company Unlimited |
Ron East |
|
Confederation |
Mime Company Unlimited |
Ron East |
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TRAINING:
Gary Pogrow (Vancouver B.C.)
- Movement, Improvisation, Character Study, Script work, Voice.
Ecole Jacques Le Coq (Paris, France)
- Movement, Mime Technique, Acrobatics, Neutral mask, Character study,
Improvisation.
Mime School Unlimited (Toronto)
- Movement, Mime, Neutral Mask, Character Mask, Mask Making, Character
Study, Clown Study, Commedia Del Arte, Pantomime Blanche, Acrobatics.
Dean Gilmour (Toronto)-
Clown
Tony Montanaro
(Toronto)- Mime, Character study, Creative process, Improvisation.

SKILLS / OTHER DISCIPLINES:
Mime, Movement, Mask performance, Mask
making, Karate (Black Belt, Shito-ryu Seiko Kai), Juggling, Clown, Stage
Combat (Unarmed), Painting.