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Director, Emma
Meredith McDonough was the Associate Artistic Director at Actors Theatre of Louisville for 7 seasons where favorite directing includes Angels in America, Peter and the Starcatcher, and the premieres of Colman Domingo’s Dot, This Random World and Airness. She has done extensive regional work, most recently directing the premiere of Kate Hamill’s Emma (Guthrie, Playmakers Rep, Denver Center). Other favorites include the premieres of both Miss Bennett and Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberly (Marin Theatre), The Lily’s Revenge with Taylor Mac (Magic Theatre), Noises Off (Guthrie), Falsettos (Latte Da), The 39 Steps (Denver Center), Fair Use (Steppenwolf), Private Lives and Lifespan of a Fact (St Louis REP), and the US premiere of NSFW (Roundhouse). In New York City, McDonough has developed work with Playwrights Horizons, Red Bull, Keen Company, the Women’s Project and Ars Nova. She was the Director of New Works at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, the New Works Director for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and a Drama League Fellow. Education: Northwestern; MFA, UCSD.