Meghan Heimbecker
Actress, Director, Teaching Artist
Meghan as Lady Caroline Bramble in Enchanted April at the Walnut Street Theatre (2007) Photo: Brett Thomas
Cast of Once Upon a Mattress, Jr. at Upper Darby Summer Stage (2006) Photo: Cate Paxson
Reviewing notes with the cast (Summer Stage 2006) Photo: Kevin Dietzler
Giving Giving the cast a pep talk (Summer Stage 2006) Photo: Kevin Dietzler
Actress
Recent work has included performances with the Wilma Theater, the Walnut Street Theatre , 11th Hour Theatre Company and the Montgomery Theater.
www.11thhourtheatrecompany.org
Director
For the last few summers, Meghan has directed a one hour musical theatre production of a children's story at Upper Darby Summer Stage. The cast is always comprised of 70-85 youth actors ranging in age from 12-18. Past productions include Charlotte's Web, Once Upon a Mattress, Jr., Annie, Jr. and Pippi Longstocking. Visit www.udpac.org for further details about this wonderful program.
Meghan directed The Human Circus for Public Eye: Artists for Animals. Visit www.publiceyephilly.org for upcoming events.
Meghan most recently directed The Boy Who Cried Bully for the Walnut Street Theatre's Touring Outreach Program. Also at the Walnut she has assistant directed mainstage productions of Finian's Rainbow and Trying as well as Quartet in their Independence Studio on 3. Last season she was the AD for the Prince Music Theater's production of Stormy Weather: Imagining Lena Horne starring Tony-Award winning actress Leslie Uggams. www.princemusictheater.org
Teaching Artist
Meghan has taught musical theatre for children and teens at the Walnut Street Theatre as well as an introductory acting course for adults. Her class titled Technique and Scene Study will be offered again at the Walnut beginning October 6th for 10 weeks. Visit the following link and register!
http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/education/class.php?id=58
Meghan is working this fall with the Institute for the Arts in Education. Teaching artists will prepare students to see a production of Enchantment Theatre Company's The Snow Queen.
Meghan also works as a Dialect Coach. She has coached Ragtime at Upper Darby Summer Stage and Seed of a Nation for The Theater of the Seventh Sister.
