RECENT, CURRENT, & UPCOMING PROJECTS
Saint Viator High School
Theatre Teacher, Producing Director, & Fine Arts Department Chair
When most theaters shut down in 2020, Megan was been blessed to return to her love of teaching, working at Saint Viator High School in Arlington Heights as the Theatre Teacher and Producing Director for the past 5 years. In her first season, Megan directed two outdoor, socially-distanced, and fully masked productions: Alice Austen's Girls in the Boat and Stephen Sondheim's classic musical, Into the Woods. When summer rolled around, for the first time ever, Saint Viator offered a middle school theatre summer camp under Megan's direction. The school is now on their 6th installment of this summer camp - so far Megan has directed Seussical Jr, High School Musical 2 Jr, Finding Nemo Jr, Willy Wonka Jr., Shrek Jr., &, coming this summer, High School Musical! In her first year of teaching, Megan also proposed a new class called Theatre Outreach where students produce and perform in a traveling youth musical. So far, these advanced acting students have performed Miss Nelson is Missing! The Musical, Junie B. Jones The Musical, A Year with Frog & Toad, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, & Ivy & Bean for free throughout their community. Other shows Megan has directed at Saint Viator include Pippin, Noises Off, Peter and the Starcatcher, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Clue, Little Shop of Horrors, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Drowsy Chaperone, Almost, Maine, The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe, Big Fish, & Godspell. Follow along on Instagram @saintviatortheatre and Twitter @stviatortheatre for updates!
UPS for DownS
Director
Megan is so thrilled to have been asked to once again serve as the director for UPS for DownS 2026 production of Something Rotten Jr. after the success of the past two year's productions of Grease: School Edition and Suessical Jr! UPS for Downs is a parent directed, non-profit organization offering support, education, and encouragement for parents, families and others who love and care about persons with Down syndrome. They inspire community acceptance by sharing with others the presence, potential and abilities of people with Down syndrome.
Our Lady of the Wayside School
Director
In the fall of 2024, Megan was approached by the principal of Our Lady of the Wayside School in Arlington Heights to direct their school's musical, Wizard of Oz Jr., for 5th through 8th graders. Megan also designed the projections, props, costumes, & sound. This past fall, she was thrilled to be asked to return to direct this year's fall musical, Annie Jr.
DEAR EDWINA JR.
Director
In the spring of 2023, Megan was approached by the principal of Saint Mary School in Buffalo Grove to direct their school's spring musical, Dear Edwina Jr, for 4th through 8th graders. Megan also designed the set, props, costumes, lighting, & sound.
ABLE Ensemble
Facilitator
Since 2020, Megan has been honored to volunteer as a facilitator for A.B.L.E. Ensemble. Megan has participated in 3 virtual performances - "ABLE Anthology," "Romeo and Juliet Remix," & "The Forms of Things Unknown" - and 5 in-person performances at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Filament Theatre, & the Harold Washington Library.
WELCOME BACK TO THE BACKYARD
Director
During the summer of 2021, live theatre opportunities started to pop back up in Chicago and Megan was thrilled to be asked by friend and fellow theatre artist, Shaina Schrooten, to be a part of Welcome Back to the Backyard - an outdoor cabaret featuring short plays, scenes, stand-up, and musical performances. Megan directed the short play, Semantics, by Cat McGee.
QUARANSTREAM THEATRE FESTIVAL
Producer/Production Manager
At the onset of the pandemic, Megan and several theatre colleagues were proud to have produced Quaranstream Theatre Festival: A Streaming Festival of Short Plays curated specifically to be streamed on Facebook Live in June of 2020. More information on this project can be found here.
SHORT SHAKES! THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
Assistant Director
Megan was thrilled to return to Chicago Shakespeare Theater after first working as an assistant stage manager for Barbara Gaine's production of Romeo & Juliet. This time, Megan was serving as the assistant director for Short Shakes!, a 75-minute school-tour adaptation of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors under the direction of dear friend and collaborator, Eli Newell.