Amanda E Bates
Theatre Artist
Props Artist
Scenic Artist
Actor
About me
Theatre Artist
- e-mail ebafaery@gmail.com
- website abates-theatrearts.com
Amanda is a Theatre Artist based in Southeastern Michigan who works primarily as a scenic artist and actor. She recently received her MA in Theatre Arts from the Eastern Michigan University where she studied a variety of theatrical skills which included performance & interpretation, applied theatre, scenic painting & design, arts management, playwriting, & directing. Her final graduate research project was an exploration of adapting contemporary feminist literature for the stage.
Amanda enjoys both acting and technical theatre, as each fulfill a different creative need. The collaboration of theatre artist and the creative process that goes into every aspect of storytelling is something that Amanda thrives on, and is always striving for. Whether its new works, classics with a modern twist, or stories that set the traditional narratives on end, she is always looking to push boundaries.
Amanda is highly detail oriented, organized, and a lifelong learner. She can often be found peeking over shoulders while trying to learn new skills, crafts, and techniques from her colleagues.
Portfolio
Cause Play
Technician
Bread
Scenic Design
Tartuffe
Scenic Design
What I Did Last Summer
Props, Props Designer, Props Maker, Scenic Artist, Scenic Charge Artist
Supervising Scenic Studios Technician
Assistant Artist / Painter, Technician
Scenic Painting
Scenic Artist
Cyrano de Bergerac
Actor
Alice by Heart
Technician
Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea
Assistant Artist / Painter, Technician
Sweet Charity
Technician
Silent Sky
Assistant Artist / Painter, Technician
The Rocky Horror Show
Technician
The Addams Family Musical
Assistant Artist / Painter, Props Maker, Technician
Too Heavy For Your Pocket
Props, Props Designer, Props Maker
Bernhardt/ Hamlet
Scenic Artist, Scenic Charge Artist
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley
Props, Props Designer, Props Maker, Props Master
Cyrano de Bergerac
Technician
A Wrinkle in Time
Actor
It’s Only Life
Scenic Charge Artist, Scenic Design
The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence
Scenic Artist, Scenic Charge Artist
Death of A Driver
Scenic Charge Artist, Scenic Design
Return to the Forbidden Planet
Scenic Charge Artist, Scenic Design
Every Brilliant Thing
Scenic Artist, Scenic Charge Artist
Once Upon A Mattress
Scenic Artist, Scenic Charge Artist
Almost, Maine
Actor
Casa Valentina
Props, Props Designer, Props Maker, Props Master
The Laramie Project
Lead Scenic Painter, Props, Props Maker, Props Master
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
Actor
Hamlet
Actor
Beauty and The Beast
Scenic Artist, Scenic Charge Artist
Scar Tissue
Actor
Into The Woods
Props, Props Designer, Props Maker
What I Did Last Summer
Actor
Cabaret
Props, Props Designer, Props Maker
And Then There Were None
Props, Props Designer, Props Maker, Props Master, Scenic Artist, Scenic Charge Artist
Lobby Hero
Props Master, Scenic Artist, Scenic Charge Artist
The Flick
Lead Scenic Painter, Props, Props Designer, Props Maker, Scenic Artist
The Foreigner
Props, Props Designer, Props Maker, Scenic Artist, Scenic Charge ArtistResume
Scenic Art
Scenic Designer
It's Only Life
It's Only Life
The Inspired Acting Company, 2024Director: Jeff Thomakos
Death of A Driver
Death of A Driver
Theatre Nova, 2024Director Shelby Seely
Return to the Forbidden Planet
Return to the Forbidden Planet
The Penny Seats, 2023Director: Tony Caselli
Scenic Charge Artist
Bernhardt/ Hamlet
Bernhardt/ Hamlet
Open Book Theatre Company, 2025Director Shelby Seely
The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence
The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence
The Inspired Acting Company, 2024Director: Jeff Thomakos
Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
Open Book Theatre Company, 2023Director Kat Walsh
Once Upon A Mattress
Once Upon A Mattress
Cabrini Monarch Theatre Troupe, 2022Director: Tim Pollack
Beauty and The Beast
Beauty and The Beast
Cabrini Monarch Theatre Troupe, 2020Director: Tim Pollack
Scenic Painter & Props Maker
The Addams Family Musical
The Addams Family Musical
Detroit Mercy Theatre Company, 2022Director Greg Grobis
Lobby Hero
Lobby Hero
Adray Auditorium, 2019Director: Brandon Grantz
The Foreigner
The Foreigner
Adray Auditorium, 2019Director: Judith Fletcher
The Laramie Project
The Laramie Project
Adray Auditorium, 2018Director: Sarah Hawkins
What I Did Last Summer
What I Did Last Summer
Adray Auditorium, 2018Director: Mary Bremer-Beer
The Flick
The Flick
Adray Auditorium, 2018Director: Brandon Grantz
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
Adray Auditorium, 2018Director: Chris Bremer
Suessical The Musical
Suessical The Musical
Adray Auditorium, 2017Director: Mary Bremer-Beer
Props Designer
The Taming
The Taming
Open Book Theatre Company, 2022Director: Frannie Shepherd-Bates
Too Heavy for Your Pocket
Too Heavy for Your Pocket
Open Book Theatre Company, 2022Director: Lynch Travis
The Wickham's: Christmas at Pemberley
The Wickham's: Christmas at Pemberley
Open Book Theatre Company, 2021Director: Sarah Hawkins-Rusk
Into The Woods
Into The Woods
Flint Repertory Theatre, 2019Director: Michael Lluberis
Cabaret
Cabaret
Jet Theatre, 2019Director: Chris Bremer
Casa Valentina
Casa Valentina
Jet Theatre, 2018Director: Harold Jurkiewicz
EMU Supervising Scenic Studio Technician
Cause Play
Cause Play
EMU Legacy Theatre, 2025Director: Randy Stewart Technical Design: Dustin Miller
The Rocky Horror Show
The Rocky Horror Show
EMU Legacy Theatre, 2025Director: Phil Simmons Technical Director: Dustin Miller
Silent Sky
Silent Sky
EMU Legacy Theatre, 2024Director: Jennifer Goff Technical Director: Dustin Miller
Alice by Heart
Alice by Heart
EMU Legacy Theatre, 2024Director: Pam Cardell Technical Director: Dustin Miller
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
EMU Legacy Theatre, 2024Director: John Seibert Technical Director: Dustin Miller
Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea
Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea
EMU Legacy Theatre, 2024Director: Wallace Bridges Technical Director: Dustin Miller
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle In Time
EMU Legacy Theatre, 2023Director: Jennifer Felts Technical Director: Dustin Miller
Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity
EMU Legacy Theatre, 2023Director: Phil Simmons Technical Director: Dustin Miller
Costumer
Sealed for Freshness
Sealed for Freshness
Downriver Actor's Guild, 2019Director: Liza Altenberg
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Downriver Actor's Guild, 2018Director: Lucinda Chavez
Annie
Annie
Downriver Actor's Guild, 2017Director: Lucinda Chavez
Oliver
Oliver
Downriver Actor's Guild, 2017Director: Lucinda Chavez
Additional Information
Employment
Lead Scenic Painter & Properties Artisan
Lead Scenic Painter & Properties Artisan
August 2017 – August 2019Henry Ford College, MI
Supervising Scenic Studio Technician
Supervising Scenic Studio Technician
August 2023 - April 2025Eastern Michigan University
Education
2025
MA Theatre Arts
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI2003
BS Theatre Arts, Art minor
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI2015
AA Graphic Design/ Print Design
Henry Ford Community College, Dearbron, MIReferences available upon request.