THE AUTHOR
Meredith Bean McMath, Managing Director of Run Rabbit Run Theatre
Great theatre begins with great stories, and Meredith has 30+ years of great stories to tell through directing, producing and teaching in the weird and wonderful world of theatre.
Author, prize-winning playwright and award-winning historian Meredith Bean McMath is the Managing Director of critically acclaimed Run Rabbit Run Productions, Inc. She holds a BA in History from The College of William and Mary, an MS in Arts Management from Shenandoah Conservatory and over 35 years of experience in arts management, theatre production and historical public programming.
Her creative work includes original plays and adaptations, musicals and operas. She's won acclaim for several works, including NORTON: A CIVIL WAR OPERA (Music by Composer David E. Chåvez; Concept and Libretto by McMath), ALL FOR THE UNION (2019 Capital Fringe Festival), CASE 22 (2010 Capital Fringe Festival), and STICKS AND STONES (First Prize, Source Theatre 10 Minute Play Competition). She also wrote the book adapations of the critically acclaimed ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS CAROL and A MUSICAL LITTLE WOMEN (Music by Diane El-Shafey, Accompaniment by Carma Jones, Book Adaptation by Meredith Bean McMath), and stage play adaptations of George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man: ARMS AND THE HIGHLANDER and MARK TWAIN'S DIARIES OF ADAM AND EVE.
Author, prize-winning playwright and award-winning historian Meredith Bean McMath is the Managing Director of critically acclaimed Run Rabbit Run Productions, Inc. She holds a BA in History from The College of William and Mary, an MS in Arts Management from Shenandoah Conservatory and over 35 years of experience in arts management, theatre production and historical public programming.
Her creative work includes original plays and adaptations, musicals and operas. She's won acclaim for several works, including NORTON: A CIVIL WAR OPERA (Music by Composer David E. Chåvez; Concept and Libretto by McMath), ALL FOR THE UNION (2019 Capital Fringe Festival), CASE 22 (2010 Capital Fringe Festival), and STICKS AND STONES (First Prize, Source Theatre 10 Minute Play Competition). She also wrote the book adapations of the critically acclaimed ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS CAROL and A MUSICAL LITTLE WOMEN (Music by Diane El-Shafey, Accompaniment by Carma Jones, Book Adaptation by Meredith Bean McMath), and stage play adaptations of George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man: ARMS AND THE HIGHLANDER and MARK TWAIN'S DIARIES OF ADAM AND EVE.
THE BLOG
- MAKING ROMANCE - Diary of a Playwright / Director
- HOW TO CATCH A CHRISTMAS SPIRIT: Building an Award-winning Musical from a Charles Dickens Classic
- If "ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE", theatre is the best of all worlds.
In fact, it's where miracles happen.
- THEATRE ASKS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
and then tries to answer them
- BRINGING OUT AN ACTOR'S BEST
"That was perfect! Now do it again..."
- CASTING ABOUT
We know auditions are an actor's least favorite activity, but...
- HOLLYWHAT?
Can't forget the conversation I once had with a Hollywood producer...
- STARTING A DIRECTING CAREER AT AGE 5
I was deadly serious about character development - not easy when your actor is plastic...
- WHAT WOULD MARK TWAIN WOULD DO?
I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. - Mark Twain
- ART VS CONTROL
In my world, intuition and creativity always rule. Always...
- TEN THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE TAKING A SHAKESPEARE CLASS WITH A VERY IMPORTANT ACTOR WHO'S WORKED WITH THE GLOBE THEATRE FORLORDSSAKE
- MAKING ROMANCE - Diary of a Playwright / Director
- HOW TO CATCH A CHRISTMAS SPIRIT: Building an Award-winning Musical from a Charles Dickens Classic
- If "ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE", theatre is the best of all worlds.
In fact, it's where miracles happen.
- THEATRE ASKS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
and then tries to answer them
- BRINGING OUT AN ACTOR'S BEST
"That was perfect! Now do it again..."
- CASTING ABOUT
We know auditions are an actor's least favorite activity, but...
- HOLLYWHAT?
Can't forget the conversation I once had with a Hollywood producer...
- STARTING A DIRECTING CAREER AT AGE 5
I was deadly serious about character development - not easy when your actor is plastic...
- WHAT WOULD MARK TWAIN WOULD DO?
I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. - Mark Twain
- ART VS CONTROL
In my world, intuition and creativity always rule. Always...
- TEN THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE TAKING A SHAKESPEARE CLASS WITH A VERY IMPORTANT ACTOR WHO'S WORKED WITH THE GLOBE THEATRE FORLORDSSAKE
