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McMath is a writer, award-winning historian and prize-winning playwright whose works include modern and historical plays and adaptations, books, living history productions and documentaries. Her 35 years of experience in arts and theatre management includes the founding and managing directorship of both a non-profit and for-profit theatre company. She has a BA in History from The College of William and Mary and an MS in Arts Management from Shenandoah University. Her multi-faceted career describes a unique ability to combine passion with expertise.


AWARDS & HONORS
  • DC Metro Theatre Arts: “Best Director of a Musical”; for Once Upon A Christmas Carol, 2012
  • Shenandoah University 2011 Arts Administration Graduate Award
  • Honored in the “Women with Vision” Exhibit, Franklin Park Arts Center, Purcellville, VA, 2010
  • Marquis "2006-2007 Who's Who of American Women"
  • First Prize, Source Theatre Playwright Competition for Sticks and Stones, Washington D.C., 2003
  • League of Women Voters of Loudoun Award for “Advancing the awareness of women’s history”, 2002
  • Nominated for a Virginia Governor's Arts Award, 2000
  • Loudoun History Award, Thomas Balch Library: for “significant contribution to Loudoun History,” 1996


​EDUCATION

MS Arts Management, Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia, 2011
  • 2011 Arts Administration Graduate Award
  • Thesis: “The Relationship between Successes and Failures of the Federal Theatre Project and its Management by Director Hallie Flanagan”
  • Internship: Marketing and Development, Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick, MD
  • Australia and the Arts, Global Experiential Learning Program with Field Focus on Arts Marketing

BA History, College of William and Mary, with a Secondary Teaching Certificate in Social Studies, 1979
  • Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society
  • Christ’s College, Cambridge - Summer Study Abroad Program

Other Certifications
  • Duly Ordained Minister of American Marriage Ministries - Granted full authority to perform all duties within the tenets of the Church, 2018 in continuum


​DIRECTOR & PRODUCER, 
2004 to present*
Wide majority of these have been directed and produced by McMath through her company, Run Rabbit Run Productions, Inc.

    Over 45 Stage Productions
  • Dramas
  • Comedies
  • Musicals
  • Shakespeare plays
  • Operas​​​
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Run Rabbit Run Theatre's THE 39 STEPS, directed and produced by McMath and Franklin Park Performing Arts Center, Loudoun County, VA (Photo by Jim Poston)
   
​     Four Films and Documentaries
  • Waterford's War
  • ​Southern Courage: Civil War Women of Loudoun County, Virginia (View here)
  • Having a Ball: Ballroom Etiquette and Dance in the Midst of the Rebellion (Aired on the History Channel 1989-1999)
  • Walking for Water​
* See bottom of page for a more complete list of shows directed and produced by McMath 
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AUTHOR
  • The Legacy of Lincoln, co-authored with Pamela Oldham - part of The Complete Idiot's Guide Series (2005)
  • Zilpha Davis, a Freed Slave of Loudoun County, Virginia - Essay published in Essence of a People II: African Americans Who Made Their World Anew in Loudoun County, Virginia and Beyond (1996). For this essay McMath won a Thomas Balch Library Loudoun History Award for the Advancement of Loudoun Black American History.
  • Pella's Angel, Historic Fiction - Goose Creek Productions (2001)
  • 1995-96 Historic Fiction Series written for Young Adults - Servant Publications
    • ​Theodosia
    • Annabelle
    • Marilla

​WRITER & COLUMNIST
  • The Washington Post - Loudoun Extra
  • DC Theatre Scene
  • City Lifestyle
  • Country Style and Zest Magazine
    • "Designing Woman Keeps it All in the Family" - April 2023
  • Loudoun Magazine
  • The Piedmont Virginian
  • Columnist, Loudoun Art Magazine (The Good Neighbor Column)
    Subjects:
  • Editor, Loudoun Performing Arts (a one-stop-shop for Loudoun County, Virginia art)
  • Middleburg Life
  • ​Élan Magazine
  • Leesburg Lifestyle Magazine
  • Valley Homes and Style
  • Loudoun Times-Mirror
  • Blue Ridge Leader​​
    • "It's Yoga Time... Seriously" - Nov 2012
    • "Why Do They Do It: The Actor's Life" - April 26, 2011
    • "Careful what you Wish For..." - April 7, 2010
    • "Challenges to Marketing the Arts" - Feb. 6, 2010
    • "Shear Madness" - Jan. 24, 2010
    • "Since We're All Here... Short, Painless Family Traditions" - Nov. 22, 2009
    • "A Scientist, a Whale and a Tourist Walk into a Bar..."- Oct. 9, 2009
    • "Fairs to Remember” - Oct. 1, 2009
    • "For the Jurascheks, Theatre is a Family Affair," - Oct. 5, 2005 - print only
    • "Live! It's the Tally Ho Radio Show!” - Dec. 6, 2002 - print only
    • "He's Been Framed” - March 17, 2000
    • The Citizens Companion - A Companion to Civil War Historians and Reenactors
    • "And A Straight Jacket for the Editor" - Three Pro-Union Journalists in Confederate Virginia" 
    • "A How-to of Victorian Entertainment" (from food and dance to parlor games and music), Dec.-Jan. 1999-2000


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LECTURER & TEACHER
McMath has presented hundreds of talks and presentations to schools, clubs, museums, libraries, educational institutions and history and service organizations on the topics of writing, history and theatre. Her most recent client was the George C. Marshall International Center. Former clients have included the National Museum of American History, the Newseum, The Waterford Foundation, the Lincoln Preservation Foundation, Civil War Roundtables, public schools and home school groups, and Elderhostel ("Ballroom Etiquette and Dance in the Midst of the Rebellion" was given as part of the Elizabeth Carter Lecture Series at Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg. The videotaped presentation was further edited to become a documentary which aired several times on the History Channel between 1998 and 1999).

  • August 7, 2021 - "From Shakespearean Stage to World Stage: How Katherine Tupper Marshall’s Work as a Professional Actor Prepared her to Become the Wife of George C. Marshall" given at Leesburg, Virginia's Dodona Manor through the George C. Marshall International Center in Leesburg, Virginia. Assisted by actor Victoria Sova;
  • Fall 2010 and 2011- Taught "Explorations in Drama," "Advanced Prep," and/or "Advanced Drama" After School classes, Harmony Intermediate, Purcellville, Virginia;
  • July 2009 - Produced and taught story-boarding and film during the Round Hill Arts Center Claymation Film Camp for age 9-13, Round Hill, Virginia;
  • April - May 2008, Saturdays - Produced and co-taught "Royals and Rustics: A High School Student's Guide to Shakespeare" at four Loudoun County, Virginia public libraries, featuring presentations from professional actor Bolton Marsh and scene studies by actors Carolyn Christensen and Ben Huntington. The program was presented by Aurora Studio Theatre with support from Loudoun County Public Libraries and The Virginia Commission for the Arts;
  • March 2008 - Spring Break Drama Camp Teacher, students age 6-12, Loudoun County Parks and Recreation, Franklin Park Performing and Visual Arts Center;
  • 2006 - 2007 - Drama Coach, Footprints School of Performing Arts through Rossi Entertainment;
  • 2006 - Jan./Feb. - Crash Course for Young Playwrights, an Aurora Studio Theatre seminar conducted in conjunction with Franklin Park Performing an Visual Arts Center, Round Hill, Virginia;
  • 2003-2004 - Basic Drama/Drama Club, Loudoun Country Day School, Leesburg, Virginia;
  • 2003 - Adjunct Professor, Patrick Henry College - Writing Practicums, Purcellville, VA;
  • 2003 - Taught/Directed 7th Grade class production of Romeo & Juliet, Loudoun Country Day School, Leesburg, VA;
  • 1998 - Elderhostel Summer Session, "Virginia's Civil War Women," Foxcroft, Middleburg, VA;
  • 1997 - The Elizabeth Carter Lecture Series, Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg, VA;
  • 1980-81 - Teacher, George Mason Junior/Senior High School, Falls Church, VA.

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PictureNORTON: A CIVIL WAR OPERA 2014 Premiere (Concept and Libretto by McMath. Music composed by David E. Chavez)
PLAYWRIGHT & SCREENWRITER
  • 2014, April - NORTON: A Civil War Opera - Original Concept and Libretto by Meredith Bean McMath; Music by David E. Chavez; commissioned and Produced by Loudoun Lyric Opera Company at Franklin Park Arts Center.
  • 2012 & 2010, December - Once Upon a Christmas Carol, a musical adaption of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol. Book by Meredith Bean McMath, original music and lyrics by Diane El-Shafey, instrumental music by Carma Oliverez. Produced by Run Rabbit Run Theatre at Hillsboro's Old Stone School Theatre in 2010 and Franklin Park Arts Center, Purcellville, VA in 2012.
  • 2010, August - Romance from Broadway to Lincoln Center, a light opera written on behalf ofThe Loudoun Lyric Opera, produced by LLO August 21-22, Franklin Park Performing Arts Center, Purcellville, VA.
  • 2010, July - Case 22 produced by Run Rabbit Run Theatre at the 2010 Capital Fringe Festival, Washington, D.C.
  • 2007 - The Several Secrets of Will Monroe, an original adaptation of Libbie Harrover Johnson's The Several Secrets of Will Monroe commissioned by The Gray Ghost Theatre Company, Manassas, Virginia. Received a staged reading August 17, 2007, directed by Rick Davis, Artistic Director of Theatre of the First Amendment, George Mason University.
  • 2007, February - Co-writer Snow White and the Seven Grumpy Old Men with Bob Rosenberg. Music by Diane El-Shafey. Produced by Carver Radio Theatre at The Round Hill Center, Virginia.
  • 2007 - Walking for Water ten minute promotional video for the non-profit Wisdom Springs, Inc. Screenplay by Meredith Bean McMath. Cinematography and Editing by Nate Juraschek.
  • 2006, November - Arms and the Highlander, an original adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man, produced by Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc. at Hillsboro's Old Stone School Theatre, Hillsboro, VA.
  • 2004 - Scriptwriter, "George Christopher Schultz: Son, Friend, Sailor" - Waterford Productions, Inc., LLC.2005 - Screenplay: "Waterford's War," an original work based on the true story of three Quaker women who wrote a pro-Union newspaper from the heart of Confederate Virginia. The film is currently in post-production.
  • 2004, November - Alcott's LITTLE WOMEN, an original adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, produced by Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc. at Hillsboro's Old Stone School Theatre, Hillsboro, VA.
  • 2004, January - The Drinking Gourd: Songs and Stories from the Underground Railroad, produced at Lincoln Elementary School and Hillsboro Elementary School in February as a celebration of Black History Month. Directed by Music Teacher Amy McCafferty.
  • 2003, October - ALL FOR THE UNION in Confederate Virginia! Civil War drama produced as a fundraiser for The Lincoln Preservation Foundation, Lincoln, VA.
  • 2003, August - Sticks & Stones, Source Theatre 10-Minute Play Competition, WDC. Directed by Charles Upton (First Prize Winner).
  • 2001, February - Bill the Bard: An Evening of Shakespeare - Selections of the best of The Bard of Avonlea, with narration written by Meredith Bean McMath. Directed by Tim Jon.
  • 2000 - The Waterford News: Message from the Underground - An historic drama based on true stories from Civil War Loudoun County, Virginia. Directed by Sara Gomez. Performed to benefit The Waterford Foundation's Capital Campaign.
  • 1999 - PORCHES: An American Musical, Musical Drama based on the World War II-era civilian history of Altoona, PA: book by Meredith Bean McMath, original story and music by Tom Sweitzer. Directed by Tom Sweitzer. April production: Hill Playhouse, Middleburg, Virginia. October production: The Mishler Regional Theatre in Altoona, Pennsylvania and again at Middleburg, Virginia.
  • 1999 - Screenplay: "Southern Courage: Civil War Women of Loudoun County, Virginia." Directed and co-produced by Meredith Bean McMath to support the Virginia Standards of Learning for Civil War and Women's Studies.
  • 1998 - Screenplay: "Having a Ball: Ballroom Costume, Etiquette and Dance in the Midst of the Rebellion": filmed at The National Trust's Oatlands Plantation, "Having a Ball" aired on The History Channel's "History Showcase" in 1998 and 1999, as well as Virginia cable stations in Loudoun, Fairfax, Richmond (ComCast), and Fredericksburg, and in Frederick, Maryland.
  • 1997 - The Waterford Girls - Produced by The Growing Stage Theatre Company, Inc. of Loudoun County. Directed by Dolly Stevens.
  • 1981 - A Tale of A Tavern - Public program written and produced for Dranesville Tavern Museum, Fairfax County Park Authority, Fairfax, Virginia

PUBLICIST & MARKETING CONSULTANT, 1990 - present
McMath creates websites, marketing campaigns, graphics, press content and promotional strategies to enhance brand and sales.

Current
Former

PUBLIC PROGRAMS DIRECTOR,
​Round Hill Arts Center, 2008-09
Managed all aspects of the nonprofit arts center’s activities, including the Gallery Gift Shop, exhibits, performances, workshops, classes and special events; secured artists and teachers, budgets and contracts; created, managed and evaluated all public programming; planned and coordinated effective PR campaigns and cost-benefit analyses that maximized the center’s potential, and worked with the staff and volunteers to implement changes which led to a marked increase in public participation and a doubling of tuition income.

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PRODUCER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc., 2004-08
McMath was a co-founder of this non-profit theatre company located in Loudoun County, Virginia. Aurora produced 2 to 3 shows a year and secured a reputation both for its high-quality community theatre work and its success in securing thousands of dollars for nonprofits such as The Make a Wish Foundation and Blue Ridge Hospice.
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​Run Rabbit Run Theatre, Inc. 2010-2020
McMath was the founder of this Sole Proprietorship and acted as Manager, producer and director. This award-winning theatre company produced 28 shows during its 10-year run which, began and ended with McMath original plays at the Capital Fringe Festival. Photo at left is from the 2010 production of the critically acclaimed McMath play "Case 22" at the Capital Fringe Festival.

LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM WRITER & PRODUCER
  • 2010, March - Producer "Life in a Border County: The Civil War Women of Loudoun County" Living History presentation with 7 actors, narrated by McMath; Women's History Month Celebration, Purcellville Library;
  • 2008, May - Four actors portraying characters brought to life from oil paintings for "Galleries at Night: Lights, Camera, Art!," The Museum of the Shendandoah Valley, Winchester, Virginia;
  • 2006, January & 2005, July - Vignette's from Waterford's War, Lincoln Elementary School, Lincoln, Virginia;
  • 2005, July - Waterford's War Vignette, The Loudoun Museum Civil War Camp, Aldie Mill, Aldie, Virginia (a Civil War-era Quaker family telling the story of life in Waterford, Virginia during the Civil War is interrupted by a visit from Confederate renegade John Mobberly);
  • 2002, May - An Afternoon with the Caldwells, 1855 - The Abolitionist Fundraiser; Wrote, produced and directed the re-creation of an Abolitionist Fundraiser for the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's "May Fair" celebration of the "Within These Walls" Exhibit;
  • 2001, June - Waterford's War - Wrote, produced and directed the narrated living history of Civil War Quaker Journalists for The Newseum, Arlington, Virginia. Commissioned by The Newseum in conjunction with their "War Stories" exhibit;
  • 2000-2001 - By Lamplight & Campfire: Music of the Civil War - Wrote, produced and directed the narrated history of Civil War music. Songs sung by vocalists in period dress. (Performed at Hillsboro Community Association's 2000 Annual Meeting, Oatlands Plantation "2001 Winter Lecture Series," Hill Playhouse, Middleburg, Virginia in May of 2001 and for a number of historical organizations and Civil War Roundtables);
  • 1997 - Having a Ball: Ballroom Costume, Etiquette and Dance in the Midst of the Rebellion, wrote, produced and directed for the final presentation of McMath's Elizabeth Carter Lecture Series at The National Trust's Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg, Virginia. ("Having a Ball" became the basis of a documentary video which aired several times on the History Channel. The presentation was most recently presented at The National Conference of the Romance Writers of America, Washington, D.C., 2002);
  • 1994 - Between Hawk & Buzzard: Loudoun County and the Civil War - Wrote, produced and directed this living history program which presented dramatic readings of original Civil War letters and diaries within a narrated overview of Loudoun County Civil War History for The Loudoun Museum's 25th Anniversary Program (Presented January 21-22, 1994 in Leesburg, VA. Revised version presented at Loudoun Country Day School, May 2003);
  • 1982 - "A History of Civil War Music" - solo performance presented at Ford's Theatre in conjunction with a Lincoln's Birthday Celebration for local schools, National Park Service;
  • 1979 - A Tale of a Tavern - Wrote, produced and directed for The Dranesville Tavern Museum, Fairfax County Park Authority; produced August 4 at The Dranesville Tavern Museum, Dranesville, VA.

NON-PROFIT BOARD SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION,
1996 - present
  • Arts for All - Loudoun (formerly Very Special Arts - Loudoun) Website Manager, 2017 to present
    Board Member and Marketing Director, 2017-2020, 2021-2022
  • Region IVb, Virginia Commission for the Arts Grant Panelist, 2015-2016, 2013-14, 2010-11
  • Loudoun Lyric Opera Company Board Member and Marketing Director, 2008-15
  • Hillsboro, Virginia Planning Commission Board Member, 2008-14
  • The Hillsboro Community Association Board of Directors, 1990-2014
  • Franklin Park Arts Center Play Festivals and Competitions Steering Committee Member, 2011
  • Advisory Commission on Youth (ACOY) Board Member, Loudoun County, 2010-11
  • Leesburg Performing Arts Center Economic Development Task Force Committee Member, 2007-08
  • Loudoun Youth Initiative of Loudoun County Steering Committee Member, 2006
  • Loudoun Arts Council Board Member, 2005-07
  • Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc. Founding Board Member and President (501 c-3), 2004-08
  • Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. Associate Member, 2003-07
  • Not Just Shakespeare Theatre Company Founding Board Member, 2001-02
  • Women in Film and Video Member, 2000-07
  • The Loudoun Museum Board of Director, 1995-96
  • Virginia High School League Theatre Competition Judge since 2010 for Regions 4A, 4C, 4C-2, 6C-2, 3A and others.


*DIRECTOR / PRODUCER
  • 2019 - All for the Union, Capital Fringe Festival, Washington, D.C. - Producer only
  • 2018 - Once Upon A Christmas Carol musical, Franklin Park Arts Center, Loudoun County, VA  - Director and Producer
  • 2018 - Arms and the Highlander, Loudoun County, Virginia - Director and Producer
  • 2017 - Mark Twain's Adam and Eve Diaries, Northgate Vineyards, Loudoun County, Virginia - Dinner Theatre Director and Producer
  • 2013 - A Musical Little Women, Franklin Park Arts Center, Loudoun County, VA  - Director and Producer
  • 2013 - The Importance of Being Earnest, 868 Estate Vineyards and Grandale Restaurant, Neersville, VA  - Director and Producer
  • 2013 - ​The 39 Steps, Franklin Park Arts Center, Loudoun County, VA  - Director and Producer 
  • 2013 - The Taming of the Shrew, Franklin Park Arts Center, Loudoun County, VA  - Director and Producer
  • 2012 - Once Upon A Christmas Carol musical, Franklin Park Arts Center, Loudoun County, VA  - Director and Producer
  • 2012 - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Adapted, directed and produced by Run Rabbit Run Theatre as out door dinner  theatre - 868 Estate Vineyards and Grandale Restaurant, Neersville, VA.
  • 2012 - ​The Merry Widow (Loudoun Lyric Opera), Franklin Park Arts Center, Loudoun County, VA  - Director and Producer
  • 2012 - All in the Timing, Grandale Farm Restaurant - Dinner Theatre Director and Producer
  • 2011 - Pygmalion, Grandale Farm Restaurant - Dinner Theatre Director and Producer
  • 2011 - All for the Union in Confederate Virginia, Hillsboro Old Stone School Stage - Director and Producer
  • 2011 - Much Ado About Nothing, Loudoun Valley High School Drama, Purcellville, VA - Director
  • 2011 - The Importance of Being Earnest,  Grandale Restaurant, Neersville, VA  - Director and Producer
  • 2010 - Romance from Broadway to Lincoln Center (for Loudoun Lyric Opera, Loudoun, Virginia) - Director and Producer
  • 2010 - Once Upon A Christmas Carol musical, Franklin Park Arts Center, Loudoun County, VA  - Director and Producer
  • 2010, July - Case 22, written, directed and produced by McMath for Run Rabbit Run Theatre at the 2010 Capital Fringe Festival, Washington, D.C.
  • 2008 - Iron S'killit - ​Aurora Studio Theatre, Grandale Farm Restaurant - 
  • 2008 - "Hard Stories to Tell" - Winchester Little Theatre multi-media art presentation of dance, visual art, play, poetry and story to benefit The Laurel Center (formerly known as the Shelter for Abused Women), Winchester, Virginia.  Supported in part by a grant from The Puffin Foundation. - Director, co-Producer with Carolyn Christensen
  • 2008 - Guys and Dolls, The Old Stone School, Hillsboro, Virginia - Producer
  • 2008 - The Old Homeplace: A Loudoun Valley Tale (2008) - Director. This was the premiere performance of a stage presentation at Loudoun County's Franklin Park Performing and Visual Arts Center, Purcellville, Virginia; produced by Very Special Arts - Loudoun County.
  • 2007 - Haunted History - Writer / Co-producer / Director, Old Stone School community center (Fundraiser for Hillsboro Community Association and the Drama and History Clubs of Loudoun Valley High School)
  • 2007, February - Co-writer Snow White and the Seven Grumpy Old Men with Bob Rosenberg. Music by Diane El-Shafey. Produced by Carver Radio Theatre at The Round Hill Center, Virginia.
  • 2006, November - Arms and the Highlander, an original adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man, produced by McMath for Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc. at Hillsboro's Old Stone School Theatre, Hillsboro, VA.
  • 2006, 2003 and 1997 - An 1850s Christmas (2006, 2003 & 1997) - Director and Producer of living history presentation of song, dance, and parlor games in conjunction with Hillsboro's Christmas Tour of Homes, Hillsboro, Virginia.
  • 2004 - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Youth Theatre Co-director, 8th Grade Class production, Loudoun Country Day School, Leesburg, VA.
  • 2003 - Director, "The Hangar Dance USO Show," Leesburg Airport, Leesburg, VA - to benefit the Commemorative Air Force, National Capitol Squadron.
  • 2003 - Youth Theatre Director, 7th Grade Class production Romeo & Juliet, Loudoun Country Day School.
  • 2002 &  2003 - Producer/Director, "The Tally Ho Radio Show," a 1940s-style live radio show presented at The Tally Ho Theatre, Leesburg, Virginia, in conjunction with WAGE Radio; shows featured a comedian show host, a cappella music by "The Swingin' Smithley Sisters," a Vox Pox-style interview with a WW II soldier "about to ship out," and full cast, live radio theatre presentations ofA Christmas Carol, Arsenic & Old Lace and the1936 radio comedy Nickelodeon.
  • 2004, November - A Musical Little Women, a musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, produced by Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc. at Hillsboro's Old Stone School Theatre, Hillsboro, VA.
  • 2004, January - The Drinking Gourd: Songs and Stories from the Underground Railroad, produced at Lincoln Elementary School and Hillsboro Elementary School in February as a celebration of Black History Month (Directed by Music Teacher Amy McCafferty)
  • 2003, October - All for the Union in Confederate Virginia! Producer - Produced for The Lincoln Preservation Foundation, Lincoln, VA.
  • 2003, August - Sticks & Stones, Source Theatre 10-Minute Play Competition, WDC. Directed by Charles Upton (First Prize Winner).
  • ​2002 &  2003 - Producer/Director, "The Tally Ho Radio Show," a 1940s-style live radio show presented at The Tally Ho Theatre, Leesburg, Virginia, in conjunction with WAGE Radio; shows featured a comedian show host, a cappella music by "The Swingin' Smithly Sisters," a Vox Pox-style interview with a WW II soldier "about to ship out," and full cast, live radio theatre presentations of A Christmas Carol, Arsenic & Old Lace and the1936 radio comedy Nickelodeon.
  • 2002, May - An Afternoon with the Caldwells, 1855 - The Abolitionist Fundraiser; Wrote, produced and directed the re-creation of an Abolitionist Fundraiser for the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's "May Fair" celebration of the "Within These Walls" Exhibit.
  • 2001, February - Bill the Bard: An Evening of Shakespeare - Selections of the best of The Bard of Avonlea, with narration written by Meredith Bean McMath. Directed by Tim Jon.
  • 2001, August - Co-producer, Rachel Carson: A Writer's Odyssey, a narrated dramatic readings of Carson's works. Presented at The Rachel Carson Conference, National Fish and Wildlife Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV.
  • 2001, June - Waterford's War - Wrote, produced and directed the narrated living history of Civil War Quaker Journalists for The Newseum, Rosslyn, Virginia. Commissioned by The Newseum in conjunction with their "War Stories" exhibit.
  • 2000-2001 - By Lamplight & Campfire: Music of the Civil War - Wrote, produced and directed the narrated history of Civil War music. Songs sung by vocalists in period dress. (Performed at Hillsboro Community Association's 2000 Annual Meeting, Oatlands Plantation "2001 Winter Lecture Series" and Hill Playhouse, Middleburg, Virginia in May of 2001).
  • 1999 -"Southern Courage: Civil War Women of Loudoun County, Virginia" history documentary, directed and co-produced by Meredith Bean McMath to support the Virginia Standards of Learning for Civil War and Women's Studies.
  • 1998 - "Having a Ball: Ballroom Costume, Etiquette and Dance in the Midst of the Rebellion": written and produced for The National Trust's Oatlands Plantation with McMath as core presenter, "Having a Ball" aired on The History Channel's "History Showcase" in 1998 and 1999, as well as Virginia cable stations in Loudoun, Fairfax, Richmond (ComCast), and Fredericksburg, and in Frederick, Maryland.
  • 1997 to 1999 - Associate Producer for Studio Two, a live radio theatre program featured on WAGE Radio (AM 1200), Leesburg, Virginia.
  • 1997 - Having a Ball: Ballroom Costume, Etiquette and Dance in the Midst of the Rebellion, wrote, produced and directed for the final presentation of McMath's Elizabeth Carter Lecture Series at The National Trust's Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg, Virginia. ("Having a Ball" became the basis of a documentary video which aired several times on the History Channel. The presentation was most recently presented at The National Conference of the Romance Writers of America, Washington, D.C., 2002).
  • 1996-1997 - Associate Producer for Brunswick, Maryland's WTRI Radio's "Sunday Afternoon Armchair Theatre".
  • 1994 - Between Hawk & Buzzard: Loudoun County and the Civil War - Wrote, produced and directed this living history program which presented dramatic readings of original Civil War letters and diaries within a narrated overview of Loudoun County Civil War History for The Loudoun Museum's 25th Anniversary Program (Presented January 21-22, 1994 in Leesburg, VA. Revised version presented at Loudoun Country Day School, May 2003).
  • 1995 - The Union Ball - Co-writer (with Brian Boucher) and Producer for The Loudoun Museum, Leesburg, VA; presented for the public May 13 at St. James Episcopal Church, Leesburg, VA to benefit The Loudoun Museum. Directed by Claudine Gilarski, Cathy Bieberick and Meredith Bean McMath.
  • 1994 - "Between Hawk & Buzzard: Loudoun County and the Civil War" (see living history productions below) - Videotaped by Cablevision of Loudoun and shown on cable channels in Fairfax and Loudoun County, Virginia and Frederick, Maryland.
  • 1979 - A Tale of a Tavern - Wrote, produced and directed for The Dranesville Tavern Museum, Fairfax County Park Authority; produced August 4 at The Dranesville Tavern Museum, Dranesville, VA.
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