Megan is a playwright, actor, director and producer based in Austin, TX. Her work has been produced or developed by Salvage Vanguard Theater, Paper Chairs, InFusion Theater, Tympanic, and Tofte Lake Center. As an actor, Megan has performed on stages across Austin, Chicago, and north Florida. She earned an MFA in Writing from the James A. Michener Center for Writers, is a Kundiman fellow of fiction, Sewanee Writers' Conference scholar, Tofte Lake resident, Seattle Repertory Emerald Prize finalist, Austin Critics' Table nominee, teaching artist with the Rude Mechs, and company member of Salvage Vanguard Theater.
NEWS & UPCOMING PROJECTS:
AUGUST 16-18, 2019: Megan's play about a pair of sisters obsessed with spin cycling and revenge, Two Sweaty, is part of the Rite Out Loud Festival at The Austin Scottish Rite Theater August 16th - 18th, 2019. Tickets and event details here.
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SEPTEMBER 2019: Megan was awarded a Tofte Lake Center residency (with director Hannah Wolf and composer Michael Zapruder) to further develop The Changelings, an immersive concert musical about carbon footprints, glamping, and Greek myth.
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2019: Penfold Theater presents Ghost Quartet by composer Dave Malloy (Tony-nominated creator of the Broadway hit “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812"), directed by Liz Fisher, in which Megan plays the role of Brittain.
DECEMBER 6-8, 2019: The Museum of Human Achievement -- along with a collection of kick-ass local musicians and artist -- will present a holiday rock n' roll musical adaptation. Title TBD.
DECEMBER 20-22, 2019 / PORTLAND, OR: Mississippi Studios is producing a remount of the Museum of Human Achievement's 2018 holiday rock adaptation of Batman Returns Returns at Revolution Hall, starring Heartbones band mates Sabrina Ellis (A Giant Dog, Sweet Spirit) and Sean Tillman (Harmar Superstar), with Megan directing. Tickets available here!
FEBRUARY 2020: Salvage Vanguard Theater's Works Progress Austin series presents a developmental staged reading of Megan's full-length play Decapitations, in partnership with the Asian American Resource Center of Austin.
SPRING 2021 - Decapitations will have its world premiere with Salvage Vanguard Theater, at their soon-to-be new space on Rogge Ranch LLC in Austin, TX.
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