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AUGUST 7 at 7 pm, Dodona Manor, Leesburg, VA
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 Victoria Sova
How do you become a serious professional actor when Vaudeville ruled the stage? How do you capture leading lady roles with an English Shakespeare company when you're an American? KATHERINE TUCKER MARSHALL was a woman known for breaking barriers!
During McMath's presentation on Katherine's extraordinary life on the stage, Shakespearean actor Victoria Sova will present three of Katherine’s leading lady monologues. Join us in Leesburg August 7 at 7pm. Click here for more information. |
I've always been a storyteller, and the basics of great storytelling haven’t changed since chalk on stone.
I want to create intriguing characters whose plots are layered with joys and sorrows, twists and humor that pull you right into their world. And if you walk in their shoes a little while and come away glad you did, I know I’ve told their story well.
McMath is an author, award-winning historian and playwright, and the Managing Director Run Rabbit Run Productions, Inc. Her stories appear in historic fiction novels, dramatic and comic plays, operas, and history documentaries. She holds a BA in History from The College of William and Mary, a Masters in Arts Administration from Shenandoah Conservatory, and over 35 years of creative arts and arts management experience. MEREDITH.MCMATH@GMAIL.COM • RUN RABBIT RUN THEATRE • STORYROOT BLOG
FICTION / NON-FICTION AUTHOR
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MUSICAL BOOK WRITER / OPERA LIBRETTEST
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PLAYWRIGHT
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THEATRE MANAGER / PRODUCER / DIRECTOR
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DOCUMENTARY & HISTORY PROGRAM WRITER / PRODUCER
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McMATH REVIEWS / AWARDS
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AUTHOR
McMath's historic fiction novels are known for their strong female characters, creative plots and humor, and fascinating historic detail. Her non-fiction works include the true story of Lida and Lizzie Dutton and Sarah Steer: Three Women Journalists of the Civil War (The Waterford Foundation), the co-written Legacy of Lincoln (part of The Complete Idiot's Guide series), and her piece on freed slave Zilpha Davis, which won the Loudoun County Black History Award (Essence of a People II). |
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McMath's StoryRoot Blog covers everything from history to theatre, and writing to romance. Asher freelance articles have appeared in The Washington Post Loudoun Extra, Loudoun Magazine, The Piedmont Virginian, Loudoun Times-Mirror, Middleburg Life, Loudoun Art Magazine and Leesburg Lifestyle Magazine.
ARMS AND THE HIGHLANDER, McMath's adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's ARMS AND THE MAN
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PLAYWRIGHT and LIBRETTIST
McMath has won acclaim for several of her works: NORTON: A Civil War Opera (concept and libretto by McMath, music composed by David E. Chåvez), Case 22, which premiered at the 2010 Capital Fringe Festival, and All for the Union - most recently performed at the 2019 Capital Fringe Festival. Her 10-minute play, Sticks and Stones, took First Prize in the Source Theatre Competition, and another, Blind Date, was a finalist in The Oxford 10-Minute Play Competition. She's written book adaptations for the critically acclaimed musical Once Upon A Christmas Carol as well as A Musical Little Women (Music by composer Diane El-Shafey and Accompanist Carma Jones). Her stage adaptations include Mark Twain's Diaries of Adam and Eve (from Twain's several Adam and Eve Diaries), and Arms and the Highlander (a Colonial American adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man). |
"Meredith Bean McMath flourishes at a time when only one in five U.S. plays have a female playwright." - Diane Helentjaris, Survival Secrets of a Southern Woman Playwright
"My evocative conversation with Meredith reminded me of the adage given to actors using the Acting Stanislavski method. It states that, while performing, they should listen and respond, not just memorize their lines and speak from rote. Meredith lives Method Acting in a real-life expressive discourse..."
- Nancy Wyatt of My Persuasive Presentations on Run Rabbit Run Theatre
THEATRE DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER UNTIL 2019
Since the founding of her company, Run Rabbit Run Productions Inc., in 1998, McMath has sought to produce professional level entertainment. As a result, "McMath, an award-winning historian and prize-winning playwright… has garnered a reputation for producing high-quality theater in the area." - Ann Keisman, Loudoun Times-Mirror.
Since the founding of her company, Run Rabbit Run Productions Inc., in 1998, McMath has sought to produce professional level entertainment. As a result, "McMath, an award-winning historian and prize-winning playwright… has garnered a reputation for producing high-quality theater in the area." - Ann Keisman, Loudoun Times-Mirror.
Loudoun Lyric Opera's THE MERRY WIDOW, directed by M. B. McMath
DOCUMENTARY & HISTORY PROGRAM PRODUCER
As a writer, director and co-producer of history documentaries and public programs, McMath's works have appeared on the History Channel's History Showcase, and her historical programming has been commissioned by museums and preservation organizations which include The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, The Waterford Foundation, the Lincoln Preservation Foundation and the Loudoun Arts Council.
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The images above are from the documentary SOUTHERN COURAGE, CIVIL WAR WOMEN OF LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA. Written and directed by McMath and filmed by Joni Lynn Crane. SOUTHERN COURAGE is a collection of first person stories from all sides of the conflict that were taken directly from diaries, letters and other documents.
* FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY * SEE THE 45-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY (YouTube)
* FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY * SEE THE 45-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY (YouTube)
NON-PROFIT SERVICE
She's also served as Marketing Director for arts and history organizations, such as The Loudoun Lyric Opera Company, The Round Hill Arts Center, The Loudoun Museum and Arts for All - Loudoun (formerly known as Very Special Arts). Board of Director service includes multiple museums, nonprofit arts organizations and theatre companies.
McMATH'S ORIGINAL WORKS AND ADAPTATIONS
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ARTICLES BY McMATH
ARTICLES ABOUT McMATH
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HONORS & AWARDS HISTORIAN
PLAYWRIGHT & THEATRE DIRECTOR
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EDUCATION
MS Arts Management, Shenandoah University, 2011
Concentration: Arts Marketing, Recipient 2011 Arts Administration Graduate Student Award
Thesis: “Relationship between Successes and Failures of the Federal Theatre Project and its management by Director Hallie Flanagan”
BA History, The College of William and Mary, 1979
Member Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, Secondary Teaching Certificate (High School) in Social Studies
MS Arts Management, Shenandoah University, 2011
Concentration: Arts Marketing, Recipient 2011 Arts Administration Graduate Student Award
Thesis: “Relationship between Successes and Failures of the Federal Theatre Project and its management by Director Hallie Flanagan”
BA History, The College of William and Mary, 1979
Member Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, Secondary Teaching Certificate (High School) in Social Studies
MEREDITH McMATH'S STORYROOT BLOG
