Huge thanks to great people at The Comic Strip Live for giving Theatre 68 a house to play in. This was my first on stage performance in three years and I am on Cloud 9! Thanks Mark Ricadonna and Ronnie Marmo for producing this night of laughs.
I had the distinct pleasure of directing “STAY”, a passionate new play by Bruce Sisler, which premiered at the New York Theatre Festival on June 16th.
I was hired by independent filmmaker and actress Genevieve Shi to writer this sweet romantic script as a vehicle to showcase her acting talents, and then had the privilege of helping assistant direct the piece as well. It was a wonderful experience with a great crew, and the film is now preparing to hit the festival circuit.
Had the best time on set for Crimson Shadows! Writers Chloe Carrol and Bears Rebecca Fonte are making an absolute beast of a cinematic experience and I’m “ever so grateful” to have been invited to take part. 🧛🏿♀️
Proud to have been hired as the director for spec pilot ‘Yellow Lines’, by Carly Wilkins - Recent WINNER of Best New Pilot at the Chain Film Festival in Manhattan!
Megan is now working with U-Shin Kim at UGA Talent Agency, represented in Legit, Theatrical, and Commercial.
I took a trip to Atlantic City to play the role of Sue in new pilot UN$UITED directed by Thomas Baldinger. I had the pleasure of meeting actors Dan Lauria, Tony Dennison, and Ronnie Marmo, as well as sharing a scene with poker champ Tom McAvoy, seen above in his signature pink suit and hat!
This past Saturday I spent an amazing day at Viola Media recording the first episode of Mission: Sanctuary, a futuristic narrative podcast starring yours truly and the legendary Austin Pendleton. Such an honor to work with this incredible man and performer.
Shirin Tinati is worth every. damn. penny. I haven’t even seen all of the photos from our incredible shoot yesterday, but she shared with me some sneak peaks and I am over the moon. I first shot with Shirin when I was 19, and I feel honored each time I work with her. I am over the moon. Please let me know which ones are your favorites!!
Follow her on Instagram: @shirintinatiphotgraphy
I booked an independent short film co-starring opposite actor and voice-over artist Marty Grabstein! (Most famous for voicing the cartoon character Courage the Cowardly Dog). We were upstate in Lake George filming last weekend and it was an absolute pleasure to work with him.
Keep an eye out for Hunter is F**ked — Currently in post-production and coming this fall!
HOPE is now streaming on Iftnetworktv! I am so honored and so grateful to the folks at IFTV for sharing our short film alongside the content of so many impressive films and series. Check them out!!
I am honored to announce I’ve won Best Actress in the November Edition of the Indie Shorts Fest! I am especially proud of this win because Jonesie McGunner, the short I starred in, is the brainchild of myself, John Robert Hoffman, and Sarah Bennett. We are currently developing it into a series, and to see this short so well received makes us very excited for the future of Jonesie.
Eleanor and Alice reveals a relationship crackling with wit and antagonism, in which the personal was always political, and where victory for one might mean failure for the other. The reading will be directed by veteran New York actor, playwright, and director, Scott Klavan. The cast includes Holland Lane Curtis, Laura Fois, Megan Magee, and Barbara Suter.
View the performance:
Rising Star Megan Magee: Let’s start a movement for a “standard living artist wage”
I would love to have to capability one day to offer some sort of standard living artist wage for those of us, particularly in New York City, who work so, so hard with the 24 hours we are given in a day and still can never do enough to make ends meet. New York City
This week’s actor turned her social media savvy into a work-from-home gig that allowed her to spend a month overseas acting without losing her job!
Click below for the full interview:
The Sparrow Film Project is an annual competition that challenges filmmakers to make three-minute films in three weeks. For each round, filmmakers are guided by a different set of criteria based on a new theme, and each team draws a unique assignment from a hat.
Who Mourns the Uncommanded? by Hoff Kilter
http://www.movingimage.us/visit/calendar/2018/12/01/detail/sparrow-film-project-the-bonnie-block
Megan is stepping into the role of Private Jayne Benson in the 1950’s Sci-Fi Musical, “It Came From Beyond” at St. Lukes Theatre! The show has been extended through spring of 2019. Catch her on Tuesday nights at 7pm!
"Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a story most people know, but the life of Charles Dodgson, alias Lewis Caroll, and the real Alice Liddell is much less popular. Your Alice combines elements of both real historical events and the fantasy world of Wonderland to create an absolute masterpiece of modern theatre."
Full article:
“The physical theater of these scenes is whimsical, imaginative, and visually astounding, especially considering the shoe-string budget the show was conceived on. Alice nearly drowns in a pool of her own tears, a Caucus-Race occurs to much delight, and the Cheshire Cat (Tamara Sevunts) leads a two-person band (herself on piano and Megan Magee on clarinet) that sets the stage positively alight with the music of Stephen Murphy. It's all quite marvelously realized.”
Full artcile:
https://www.popdust.com/your-alice-bam-theatre-play-2572216503.html
“As long as you are always crafting, creating, and communicating, you’ve made it. Everything else is the bonus. The joy has to be in the work.”
Musically, the show is also a lot of fun. Composer Stephen Murphy has created a score that falls beautifully within the era, with slight modern flair. Think a less aggressive version of The Dresden Dolls and you about hit the mark. Tamara Sevunts and Megan Magee on piano and clarinet, respectively, play his score between their acting scenes in the show.
Full article:
https://www.popdust.com/your-alic-review-ophelia-theatre-2419378904.html
"[Billie] Aken-Tyers and her co-director Michael Bradshaw Flynn glides us between the real and the Wonderland worlds thanks to some truly impressive devised movement, which provides the energetic pulse through Alice and Charles’ journey and creates a giddy, carnival-esque atmosphere.
Full article:
http://newyorktheatrereview.blogspot.com/2017/05/make-believe-magic-and-menace-lisa.html
SYNOPSIS: One golden afternoon on 4 July 1862, Charles Ludvig Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) began to tell a story that would be held in the hearts of children and adults alike for the next 150 years. But what about the first ears that heard this story? Your Alice explores the complex and dynamic friendship between Mr. Dodgson and his ‘Dreamchild’ muse Miss Alice Liddell, the inspiration behind Alice in Wonderland. As they sail down the Oxford river, the songs, words and whimsical characters of Wonderland are pitted against the demons of a man struggling to keep himself afloat.
Directed by Billie Aken-Tyers and Michael Bradshaw Flynn
Original score by Stephen Murphy
Starring: Eliza Shea, Charles Dodgson, Andy Dispensa, Tamara Sevunts, Kaitlyn Schirard, Ian Petersen, Michael Tubman, Lawryn Lacroix, Brittney Moss, Megan Magee, and Zach Rich
SYNOPSIS: For people of the starry-eyed variety, some nights are more life changing than others. In times gone by, Athenians have flown to the forest in the name of love, acting troupes have gone to great lengths to be acknowledged and rewarded for their art, and fairies have wreaked all manner of mischief upon the mortal world for the sake of self-aggrandizement. But has anything really changed? Some Night follows an eclectic band of characters as they pursue their dreams of love, power, fame, and fulfillment while struggling to reconcile their own ideas of fantasy and reality. This original comedy pays homage to the happenings of a famous midsummer night while bringing the magic to today’s baffling and yet still enchanting world.
Directed by Eric Ruiter
Starring: James Jelkin, Elizabeth Scopel, Megan Magee, Nick Denning, Ethan Crystal, Ashley Grombol, Landon Sutton, and Zach Rich
“OTG’s ‘Turning the Page’ season is our most ambitious to date, pairing two incredibly talented female writers with two timeless classics to create new, vibrant and engaging theatrical experiences,” said artistic director Eric Ruiter. “With our ‘Character above concept, story above all else’ mission statement guiding us, we are excited to give fresh new voices to some of the most iconic female-driven stories in theatre history.”
Full Article in Playbill:
https://www.playbill.com/article/female-playwrights-adapt-classic-works-to-premiere-in-astoria
Bleeping Crazy presents a romantic comedy about five couples, brunch, and an internet courtship.
Nicole is single and she is finally meeting her new crush, Dylan, after a two-month internet courtship. The two get together along with several other couples at a celebratory brunch that quickly devolves into a series of sexual misadventures among all parties involved. This is the last reasonable thing any of them will do for the day.
Directed by Brad T. Gottfred
Megan Magee played the role of Hillary, and also understudied the role of Nicole.
Bleeping Crazy Entertainment, after sell out houses at the Cherry Lane Theatre this past June, has announced that WOMEN ARE CRAZY BECAUSE MEN ARE A**HOLES, is coming back to New York this fall. A raucous and long running comedy that's played over four years of performances in Los Angeles and Chicago will start a fall staging in NYC October 2nd - 25th at the June Havoc Theatre, 312 West 36th St, NYC. Written and directed by Brad T. Gottfred and produced by Jaki Silver, the production will have its official opening on Saturday, October 3rd at 8:00PM. http://bleepingcrazy.com
WOMEN ARE CRAZY BECAUSE MEN ARE A**HOLES features Blake Boyd, Sean Dominic, Justin Sintic, Mandy Henderson, Nikki McKenzie, JJ Nolan, John Weselcouch, Baxter Defy, Tunisia Hardison, Hannah Wolff, Veronique Hurley, Megan Magee, Emeka Nwafor, and Freja Zeuthen.