Heather Meyer
Last updated
February 21, 2016
Biography
Heather Meyer is a writer and performer in the Twin Cities. She has performed all thoughout the metro in scripted work and improv. Heather frequently performs and writes with the Brave New Workshop. She also teaches improv and sketch writing at the Brave New Workshop Student Union. Heather is the creator of the annual sketch comedy game show, Women's History Month: The Historical Comedybration (with fabulous prizes) that plays every March in MInneapolis. She is also the creator of the MNfringe shows: WAITRIX: Dominatrix Waitress, RT+MPLS: The Legend of RT Rybak, Merbaldes: Memiors of a James Cameraon and Your Responsibility for Sex Failure. As a playwright, her work has been produced in NYC, LA, Chicago, Washington DC, Minneapolis and exotic Madison, WI. In 2016, Heather was a finalist for the National New Play Program Ten-Minute Play Award 2016. She's is completeing her MFA in Playwriting from Spalding Univiersity Summer of 2016. She is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild.
Résumé
Heather Meyer
Cell: 701-269-9951 Height: 5’6”
[email protected] Hair: Auburn
Eyes: Blue
Representative Theatre
Mad Vax: Beyond Measledome Ensemble/Writer Brave New Workshop
Throwback BNW: Junk from our Trunk Ensemble/Writer Brave New Workshop
Women’s History Month: The Historical Comedybration Ensemble/Writer Black Market Doctor
Holiday Mixtape 2013 Ensemble/Writer Brave New Workshop
RT+MPLS: The Legend of R.T. Rybak Duluth/MN/Writer Black Market Doctor,
Flanagan’s Wake Kathleen Actor’s Theatre of MN
Holiday Mixtape 2013, 2012 Ensemble Brave New Workshop
44 Plays for 44 Presidents Ensemble Theatre Pro Rata
Merblades: Memoirs of a James Cameron Host/Writer Black Market Doctor
Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake) Mother Swandive Theatre
Your Responsibility for Sex Failure Afflicted Patients/Writer Vintage Remix
10 Virgins Little R Theatre Unbound
The Book of Liz Liz Topsy Turvy Theatre
Cannibal! The Musical Ensemble The Mechanical Division
Power of the Pyramid Preston Polygon National Theatre for Children
Lights on for Louise Sparky the Wonder Bug National Theatre for Children
Showdown at Dry Gulch Sheriff Gooper National Theatre for Children
SKITS 2: Caucused and Loaded Ensemble/Writer Brave New Workshop SU
SKITS! Ensemble/Writer Brave New Workshop SU
FREEDOM: Some Restrictions.. Ensemble/Writer Brave New Workshop SU
Television
The Sketch Comedy Show Co-Star ROVtv, Red Lion Productions
The Dorothy Parker Experience Series Regular Mansion Media
Ad Nauseam (Pilot) Principal Mansion Media
Deferred Action (Pilot) Co-Star Bradford Ent.
Awesome Adventures Co-Star Steve Rotfeld Prod, FOX
Education/Training
Improvisation Level 1-4: Brave New Workshop, John Haynes, Corey Andreson
Sketch Comedy Writing: Brave New Workshop, Caleb McEwen
Sketch Comedy Writing: The Second City, Chicago, Eric Spitznagel, Rebekah Walendzak
M.F.A Candidate Playwriting and Screenwriting; Spalding University
B.A. Drama/Speech and Journalism; Clarke College, Magna Cum Laude
Sustainable Design Certificate; Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Special Skills
Dialects: Irish, American Southern, British, Russian, Pretty bad French
Improv, Sketch Comedy, Playwriting, Dirty Limericks, Reiki, Hula-Hooping, Being on time
