Meredith Bean McMath

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ARTICLES

"The Gifts of Christmas," Purcellville Gazette, Nov. 25, 2011 (pp 18-19)

"Startled Awake: Loudoun County and the Battle of Ball's Bluff," Loudoun Magazine, fall 2011

"A Hard History: The Union Soldiers of Virginia," Loudoun Magazine, summer 2011

"Why Do They Do It? The Actor's Life," The Blue Ridge Leader, April 30, 2011

"War on Our Doorstep: Loudoun Women of the Civil War," Loudoun Magazine, spring 2011

"Putting the Lyric in Loudoun Lyric Opera," Valley Homes and Style, spring 2010

Blue Ridge Leader (BRLeader.com), fall 2009

"More than meets the eye," TravelMole.com, June 2009
(http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1137142.php?news_cat=&pagename=searchresult)

"Family Trees," élan Magazine, February 2008

"Out of the Ordinary," The Piedmont Virginian, winter 2008

"Willing to Jump," élan Magazine, April 2007

"Rose-Colored Glasses," élan Magazine, April 2006

"Earth and Iron: The Master Singers of Virginia," Loudoun Arts Advance, spring issue, 2006

"For the Jurascheks, Theatre is a Family Affair," The Blue Ridge Leader, 10/5/05

"What You Waiting For? Make a Movie!" Reel Life with Jane e-zine, September 2005

"Of Life and Reinvention," élan Magazine, March 2005

"Live! It's the Tally Ho Radio Show!," Blue Ridge Leader, 12/6/02

"Couple Honored as Foster Parents," Washington Post, Loudoun Extra, 12/30/01

"Town Ignited by Prospect of Quiet Fourth," Washington Post, Loudoun Extra, 10/28/01

"For Historic School, a New Life," Washington Post, Loudoun Extra, 9/27/01

"Stretching to a New Level: For Young Dancer, Years of Hard Work Start to Pay Off,"
Washington Post, Loudoun Extra, 9/20/01

THE GOOD NEIGHBOR column for Loudoun ART Magazine (1998-2001, semi-monthly)

"An Artful Education"

"Home for Broken Hearts"

"A Time to Celebrate"

"Worth a Thousand Words"

"Life in the Big Pond"

"A Perfect Stranger"

"Lessons Learned at Gettysburg"

"The Horse Whisperers"

"A Young Man's Fancy"

"An Unplanned Community"

"Being Betty"

"Politics as Unusual"

"Hollywhat?"

"All the World's A Stage"

"A Valentine's Story"

"Gun Play at the Okey-Dokey Corral"

"Where the Wild Things Are"

"The Daily Hill Puppy Farm"

"Project Linus"

"The Mouse is Dry, and Other Little Tales from the Country"

"A New Performing Arts Center," Middleburg Life, July 2001

"He's Been Framed," The Blue Ridge Leader, March 17, 2000

"When Valued Customers are Valued Friends," Middleburg Life, August 1999

"Come Meet the Neighbors at PORCHES," Middleburg Life, March 1999

"... And a Straight Jacket for the Editor," Citizen's Companion, Oct/Nov issue, 1997

"Bringing Back an Age of Innocence: Loudoun's Radio Revival," Loudoun Times-Mirror, 10/15/97

"All for the Union!" Middleburg Life, March 1997

"Civil War Music for Reenactors," Civil War Lady Magazine, No. 15, fall 1995

"The Spirit of a House," Loudoun Times-Mirror, October 26, 1994

"The Restorer's Apprentice," Loudoun Times-Mirror, 1988

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ARTS MANAGEMENT

2009 to present - Consultant to nonprofit arts organizations and arts education facilities in the areas of management, marketing, effective programming and program evaluation. 

1998 to present - Artistic Director, Run, Rabbit, Run Productions, Inc.

Run Rabbit Run Productions is dedicated to using a variety of media to bring history and story to life.  

Run Rabbit Run Theatre through the writing and producing of unique adaptations and original plays presented as Main Stage and Dinner Theatre entertainment. RRR also offers arts education at Hillsboro's Old Stone School through a unique partnership with the nonprofit Hillsboro Community Association.

RRR History Education through freelance articles, classes and seminars, documentaries, and living history plays and presentations. McMath's living history productions have been commissioned by several museums and educational organizations, including schools, libraries, and museums such as the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, the National Park Museum at Ford’s Theatre, National Fish & Wildlife Training Center, The Newseum at Rosslyn,The National Trust’s Oatlands Plantation, and The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley.

2008-2009 - Program Director, Round Hill Arts Center.  Oversaw and evaluated all programs and events, marketing and promotions, co-managed website, created and managed class schedules, oversaw Exhibits, and managed the Gallery and Gift Shop, its staff and volunteers.

2004-2008 - Artistic Director, Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc., a non-profit theatre company.  Produced all productions, classes, workshops and events, produced majority of marketing and promotion effort including the creation and maintenance of an extensive website, wrote grants, managed budgets and staff of volunteers for a schedule which included two to three main stage productions and several classes a year. 

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AWARDS / HONORS

2011 - Recipient of the 2011 Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Administration Award for oustanding graduate student work.

2010 - Honored as one of six Loudoun County women featured in the "Women with Vision" Exhibit at Franklin Park Arts Center, Purcellville, VA

2005 - Volunteer of the Year, Hillsboro Community Association, Hillsboro, VA

2003 - August - First Prize, Ten-Minute Play Competition, Source Theatre, Washington, D.C. for Sticks & Stones

2002 - League of Women Voters of Loudoun County: awarded to those who have made a significant contribution to advancing the awareness of women's history

2000 - Nominated for a Virginia's Governor's Arts Award

1998 - Honored by the Hillsboro Community Association for inspiring young people to the study of American history

1996 - Loudoun History Award recipient. Presented by the Advisory Commission of The Thomas Balch Library of Leesburg, Virginia to those "who have made a significant contribution to Loudoun History."

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BOOKS

  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Legacy of Lincoln by Pamela Oldham with Meredith Bean McMath (ISBN: 159257405X)
  • Pella's Angel (Goose Creek Productions, 2001, ISBN0-9711173-0-6)
  • Pella's Angel (Kindle Version - 2011)

The "Celebrating the American Woman" historic fiction series, Servant Publications, Ann Arbor (out of print):

  • Theodosia (1995, ISBN 0-89283-890-6)
  • Annabelle (1995, ISBN 0-89283-895-7)
  • Marilla (1996, ISBN 0-89283-896-5)

BOOK ON TAPE: Pella's Angel Audio Version (2002, ISBN 0-9724158-1-5)

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COLUMNIST / EDITOR

2010 to present - Managing Editor, LoudounPerformingArts.com

1998-2001 - Columnist, "The Good Neighbor," LoudounART Magazine (out of print)

 

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DIRECTOR / WRITER FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES

Currently in post-production: screenwriter/director/co-editor of Waterford's War - full-length film produced by The Lincoln Preservation Foundation, Cinematography by Peter Buck.

2007 - Walking for Water ten minute promotional video for the non-profit Wisdom Springs, Inc. Screenplay by Meredith Bean McMath. Cinematography and Editing by Nate Juraschek.

2004 - Scriptwriter, "George Christopher Schultz: Son, Friend, Sailor" - Waterford Productions, Inc., LLC.

1998 to present - Co-Founder, co-Producer: RUN, RABBIT, RUN PRODUCTIONS, INC., a history video production company devoted to bringing history to life. RRR has created the following videos for Virginia cable stations, schools and libraries, creating:

  • 1999 - "Southern Courage: Civil War Women of Loudoun County, Virginia." Written and co-produced by Meredith Bean McMath to support the Virginia Standards of Learning for Civil War and Women's Studies
  • 1998 - "Having a Ball: Ballroom Costume, Etiquette and Dance in the Midst of the Rebellion." A McMath presentation filmed at The National Trust's Oatlands Plantation, "Having a Ball" aired on The History Channel's "History Showcase" in 1998 and 1999, as well as Virginia cable stations in Loudoun, Fairfax, Richmond (ComCast), and Fredericksburg, and in Frederick, Maryland.

1994 - "Between Hawk & Buzzard: Loudoun County and the Civil War" (see living history productions below) - Videotaped by Cablevision of Loudoun and shown on cable channels in Fairfax and Loudoun County, Virginia and Frederick, Maryland.

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DIRECTOR / PRODUCER

2011, July - Stage Director/Producer, All for the Union!, Run Rabbit Run Theatre, Old Stone School Theatre, Hillsboro, Virginia.

2011, April - Stage Director/Producer, The Importance of Being Earnest, Run Rabbit Run Dinner Theatre at Grandale Farm Restaurant, Neersville, Virginia.

2011, March - Stage Director, Much Ado About Nothing for Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, Virginia.

2010, December - Stage Director/Producer, Once Upon A Christmas Carol, Run Rabbit Run Theatre, Old Stone School Theatre, Hillsboro, Virginia.

2010, August - Writer / Director Romance from Broadway to Lincoln Center, produced by Loudoun Lyric Opera Company at Franklin Park Arts Center, Purcellville, Virginia.

2010, July - Writer / Director / Producer, Case 22, 2010 Capital Fringe Festival, Washington, D.C.

2009, October - Co-writer / Co-producer, "Haunted Schoolhouse," at Hillsboro, Virginia's Old Stone School community center to raise funds for The Hillsboro Community Association and the Drama Club of Loudoun Valley High School.

2009, June 6 - Stage Director / Producer, "Shakespeare in Song and Sonnet" produced through Run, Rabbit, Run Productions, Inc. with The Loudoun Lyric Opera.  Round Hill Arts Center, Round Hill, Virginia.

2004 - 2008 - Producer of all Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc. theatre performances, library programs and classes.

2008, April 5 - Co-producer with Carolyn Christensen, "Hard Stories to Tell" at Winchester Little Theatre - multi-media art presentation of dance, visual art, play, poetry and story to benefit The Laurel Center (formerly known as the Shelter for Abused Women), Winchester, Virginia.  Supported in part by a grant from The Puffin Foundation.

2008, March - Director, The Old Homeplace: A Loudoun Valley Tale by Alice Power; premiere performance of Loudoun County's Franklin Park Performing and Visual Arts Center, Purcellville, Virginia; produced by Very Special Arts - Loudoun County.

2007, October - co-produced and directed "Haunted History," at Hillsboro, Virginia's Old Stone School community center to raise funds for The Hillsboro Community Association and the Drama and History Clubs of Loudoun Valley High School.

2006, 2003 & 1997, December - An 1850s Christmas - Producer, living history presentation of song, dance, and parlor games in conjunction with Hillsboro's Christmas Tour of Homes, Hillsboro, Virginia.

2006, November - Director, Arms and the Highlander, an adaptation written by McMath of George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man, produced by Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc. at Hillsboro's Old Stone School Theatre, Hillsboro, VA.

2006, April - May - Director, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, produced by Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc. at Hillsboro's Old Stone School Theatre, Hillsboro, VA and Loudoun Country Day School, Leesburg, Virginia.

2004, November - Wrote and directed original adaptation of Alcott's LITTLE WOMEN, produced by Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc. at Hillsboro's Old Stone School Theatre, Hillsboro, VA.

2004, spring - Youth Theatre Co-director, 8th Grade Class production A Midsummer Night's Dream, Loudoun Country Day School, Leesburg, VA.

2003, October - Director, ALL FOR THE UNION in Confederate Virginia! Civil War drama produced as a fundraiser for The Lincoln Preservation Foundation, Lincoln, VA.

2003, June - Director, "The Hangar Dance USO Show," Leesburg Airport, Leesburg, VA - to benefit the Commemorative Air Force, National Capitol Squadron.

2003, spring - Youth Theatre Director, 7th Grade Class production Romeo & Juliet, Loudoun Country Day School.

2002, December to 2003, May - Producer/Director, "The Tally Ho Radio Show," a 1940s-style live radio show presented at The Tally Ho Theatre, Leesburg, Virginia, in conjunction with WAGE Radio; shows featured a comedian show host, a cappella music by "The Swingin' Smithley Sisters," a Vox Pox-style interview with a WW II soldier "about to ship out," and full cast, live radio theatre presentations ofA Christmas Carol, Arsenic & Old Lace and the1936 radio comedy Nickelodeon.

2002, May - An Afternoon with the Caldwells, 1855 - The Abolitionist Fundraiser; Wrote, produced and directed the re-creation of an Abolitionist Fundraiser for the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's "May Fair" celebration of the "Within These Walls" Exhibit.

2001, August - Co-producer, Rachel Carson: A Writer's Odyssey, a narrated dramatic readings of Carson's works. Presented at The Rachel Carson Conference, National Fish and Wildlife Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV.

2001, June - Waterford's War - Wrote, produced and directed the narrated living history of Civil War Quaker Journalists for The Newseum, Rosslyn, Virginia. Commissioned by The Newseum in conjunction with their "War Stories" exhibit.

2000-2001 - By Lamplight & Campfire: Music of the Civil War - Wrote, produced and directed the narrated history of Civil War music. Songs sung by vocalists in period dress. (Performed at Hillsboro Community Association's 2000 Annual Meeting, Oatlands Plantation "2001 Winter Lecture Series" and Hill Playhouse, Middleburg, Virginia in May of 2001).

1997 - Having a Ball: Ballroom Costume, Etiquette and Dance in the Midst of the Rebellion, wrote, produced and directed for the final presentation of McMath'sElizabeth Carter Lecture Series at The National Trust's Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg, Virginia. ("Having a Ball" became the basis of a documentary video which aired several times on the History Channel. The presentation was most recently presented at The National Conference of the Romance Writers of America, Washington, D.C., 2002).

1994 - Between Hawk & Buzzard: Loudoun County and the Civil War - Wrote, produced and directed this living history program which presented dramatic readings of original Civil War letters and diaries within a narrated overview of Loudoun County Civil War History for The Loudoun Museum's 25th Anniversary Program (Presented January 21-22, 1994 in Leesburg, VA. Revised version presented at Loudoun Country Day School, May 2003).

1997 to 1999 - Associate Producer for Studio Two, a live radio theatre program featured on WAGE Radio (AM 1200), Leesburg, Virginia.

1996-1997 - Associate Producer for Brunswick, Maryland's WTRI Radio's "Sunday Afternoon Armchair Theatre".

1995 - The Union Ball - Co-writer (with Brian Boucher) and Producer for The Loudoun Museum, Leesburg, VA; presented for the public May 13 at St. James Episcopal Church, Leesburg, VA to benefit The Loudoun Museum. Directed by Claudine Gilarski, Cathy Bieberick and Meredith Bean McMath.

1979 - A Tale of a Tavern - Wrote, produced and directed for The Dranesville Tavern Museum, Fairfax County Park Authority; produced August 4 at The Dranesville Tavern Museum, Dranesville, VA.

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EDUCATION

2010 - M.S., Arts Management, Shenandoah University

1979 - B.A., History, Secondary School Teaching Certificate, College of William and Mary

Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society

 

FURTHER EDUCATION

May 2009 - Shenandoah University Global Learning Experience Program on Eco-Tourism and Arts Management, Cairns and Sydney, Australia

2007 - League Prep Acting Class with professional actor Bolton Marsh, Purcellville, Virginia

2005 - Michael Kinghorn's Playwrights' Workshop, The Artists' Center, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

2003 - Martin Blank's "Playwriting to Production," The Writers' Center, Bethesda, MD

1998 - Madeleine L'Engle Writers' Retreat, Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville, NC

1988 - The Art of Gold Leaf - William Adair Gold Leaf Studios, Washington, D.C.

1979 - Internship, Gadsby Tavern Museum, Alexandria, Virginia

1978 - Christ's College, Cambridge University - College of William & Mary Summer Abroad Program

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LECTURER / TEACHER

Since 1979, McMath has provided talks and presentations on writing, journalism, creativity, history, videography, playwriting and many other topics at hundreds of schools, clubs, museums, libraries, educational institutions and organizations: from national organizations such as the Girl Scouts of America and Romance Writers of America to local groups such as the Scotch-Irish Society and Civil War Roundtables, from public schools to home school groups, and from lecture series such as the Elizabeth Carter Lecture series given at Oatlands to the a Civil War History series provided to Elderhostel.  Some highlights are listed here:

Fall 2010 and 2011- Taught "Explorations in Drama," "Advanced Prep," and/or "Advanced Drama" After School classes, Harmony Intermediate, Purcellville, Virginia.

July 2009 - Produced and taught storyboarding and film during the Round Hill Arts Center Claymation Film Camp for age 9-13, Round Hill, Virginia.

April - May 2008, Saturdays - Producing and co-teaching "Royals and Rustics: A High School Student's Guide to Shakespeare" at four Loudoun County, Virginia public libraries.  Featuring presentations from professional actor Bolton Marsh and scene studies by actors Carolyn Christensen and Ben Huntington, the program is presented by Aurora Studio Theatre with support from Loudoun County Public Libraries and The Virginia Commission for the Arts.

March 2008 - Spring Break Drama Camp Teacher, students age 6-12, Loudoun County Parks and Recreation, Franklin Park Performing and Visual Arts Center.

June 2006 - June 2007 - Drama Coach for Footprints School of Performing Arts through Rossi Entertainment.

2006 - Jan./Feb. - Crash Course for Young Playwrights, an Aurora Studio Theatre seminar conducted in conjunction with Franklin Park Performing an Visual Arts Center, Round Hill, Virginia.

2003-2004 - Basic Drama/Drama Club, Loudoun Country Day School, Leesburg, Virginia.

2003 - Adjunct Professor, Patrick Henry College - Writing Practicums, Purcellville, VA.

2003 - Taught/Directed 7th Grade class production of Romeo & Juliet, Loudoun Country Day School, Leesburg, VA.

1998 - Elderhostel Summer Session, "Virginia's Civil War Women," Foxcroft, Middleburg, VA.

1997 - The Elizabeth Carter Lecture Series, Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg, VA.

1980-81 - Teacher, George Mason Junior/Senior High School, Falls Church, VA.

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LIVING HISTORY PERFORMANCE WRITER / PRODUCER

2010, March - Producer "Life in a Border County: The Civil War Women of Loudoun County" Living History presentation with 7 actors, narrated by McMath; Women's History Month Celebration, Purcellville Library.

2008, May - Four actors portraying characters brought to life from oil paintings for "Galleries at Night: Lights, Camera, Art!," The Museum of the Shendandoah Valley, Winchester, Virginia.

2006, January & 2005, July - Vignette's from Waterford's War, Lincoln Elementary School, Lincoln, Virginia.

2005, July - Waterford's War Vignette, The Loudoun Museum Civil War Camp, Aldie Mill, Aldie, Virginia (a Civil War-era Quaker family telling the story of life in Waterford, Virginia during the Civil War is interrupted by a visit from Confederate renegade John Mobberly).

2002, May - An Afternoon with the Caldwells, 1855 - The Abolitionist Fundraiser; Wrote, produced and directed the re-creation of an Abolitionist Fundraiser for the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's "May Fair" celebration of the "Within These Walls" Exhibit.

2001, June - Waterford's War - Wrote, produced and directed the narrated living history of Civil War Quaker Journalists for The Newseum, Arlington, Virginia. Commissioned by The Newseum in conjunction with their "War Stories" exhibit.

2000-2001 - By Lamplight & Campfire: Music of the Civil War - Wrote, produced and directed the narrated history of Civil War music. Songs sung by vocalists in period dress. (Performed at Hillsboro Community Association's 2000 Annual Meeting, Oatlands Plantation "2001 Winter Lecture Series," Hill Playhouse, Middleburg, Virginia in May of 2001 and for a number of historical organizations and Civil War Roundtables).

1997 - Having a Ball: Ballroom Costume, Etiquette and Dance in the Midst of the Rebellion, wrote, produced and directed for the final presentation of McMath's Elizabeth Carter Lecture Series at The National Trust's Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg, Virginia. ("Having a Ball" became the basis of a documentary video which aired several times on the History Channel. The presentation was most recently presented at The National Conference of the Romance Writers of America, Washington, D.C., 2002).

1994 - Between Hawk & Buzzard: Loudoun County and the Civil War - Wrote, produced and directed this living history program which presented dramatic readings of original Civil War letters and diaries within a narrated overview of Loudoun County Civil War History for The Loudoun Museum's 25th Anniversary Program (Presented January 21-22, 1994 in Leesburg, VA. Revised version presented at Loudoun Country Day School, May 2003).

1982 - "A History of Civil War Music" - solo performance presented at Ford's Theatre in conjunction with a Lincoln's Birthday Celebration for local schools, National Park Service.

1979 - A Tale of a Tavern - Wrote, produced and directed for The Dranesville Tavern Museum, Fairfax County Park Authority; produced August 4 at The Dranesville Tavern Museum, Dranesville, VA.

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MARKETING / PUBLICIST

2009 to present - Marketing Assistance & Website Management, Loudoun Lyric Opera

1998 to present - Director of Marketing, Run, Rabbit, Run Productions, Inc., and, in 2010, Run Rabbit Run Theatre.

2009 - Marketing Director, Cranial Tap, Inc.

2008 - 2009 - Director of Marketing while Program Director, Round Hill Arts Center, Round Hill, VA

2004 - 2008 - Director of Marketing while Artistic Director, Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc., Purcellville, Virginia

2008, April - Publicist, "Hard Stories to Tell," Winchester Little Theatre to benefit The Laurel Center, Winchester, Virginia


2007-2008 - Director of Marketing, Grandale Farm Restaurant, Neersville, Virginia

Fall 2005 - Publicist, PORCHES: An American Musical for Hill Playhouse, Middleburg, Virginia

Fall 2003 - Publicist, All for the Union on behalf of The Lincoln Preservation Foundation

Spring 2003 - Publicist, The Tally Ho Theatre (Special Events)

2002-2003 Season - Publicist, The Tally Ho Radio Show

2001-2002 - Director of Marketing, The Not Just Shakespeare Theatre Company

2001-2002 - Publicist, The Hillsboro Concert Series, Hillsboro Community Association

1998-99 - Publicist, Hill Playhouse, Middleburg, Virginia

1997-98 - Publicist, The Growing Stage, Purcellville, Virginia

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PLAYWRIGHT


2010, December - Once Upon a Christmas Carol, a musical adaption of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol. Book by Meredith Bean McMath, original music and lyrics by Diane El-Shafey, instrumental music by Carma Oliverez.  Produced by Run Rabbit Run Theatre at Hillsboro's Old Stone School Theatre.

2010, August - Romance from Broadway to Lincoln Center, a light opera written on behalf ofThe Loudoun Lyric Opera, produced by LLO August 21-22, Franklin Park Performing Arts Center, Purcellville, VA.

2010, July - Case 22 produced by Run Rabbit Run Theatre at the 2010 Capital Fringe Festival, Washington, D.C.

2007 - The Several Secrets of Will Monroe, an original adaptation of Libbie Harrover Johnson's The Several Secrets of Will Monroe commissioned by The Gray Ghost Theatre Company, Manassas, Virginia. Received a staged reading August 17, 2007, directed by Rick Davis, Artistic Director of Theatre of the First Amendment, George Mason University.

2007, February - Co-writer Snow White and the Seven Grumpy Old Men with Bob Rosenberg.  Music by Diane El-Shafey.  Produced by Carver Radio Theatre at The Round Hill Center, Virginia.

2006, November - Arms and the Highlander, an original adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man, produced by Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc. at Hillsboro's Old Stone School Theatre, Hillsboro, VA.

2004, November - Alcott's LITTLE WOMEN, an original adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, produced by Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc. at Hillsboro's Old Stone School Theatre, Hillsboro, VA.

2004, January - The Drinking Gourd: Songs and Stories from the Underground Railroad, produced at Lincoln Elementary School and Hillsboro Elementary School in February as a celebration of Black History Month. Directed by Music Teacher Amy McCafferty.

2003, October - ALL FOR THE UNION in Confederate Virginia! Civil War drama produced as a fundraiser for The Lincoln Preservation Foundation, Lincoln, VA.

2003, August - Sticks & Stones, Source Theatre 10-Minute Play Competition, WDC. Directed by Charles Upton (First Prize Winner).

2001, February - Bill the Bard: An Evening of Shakespeare - Selections of the best of The Bard of Avonlea, with narration written by Meredith Bean McMath. Directed by Tim Jon.

2000 - The Waterford News: Message from the Underground - An historic drama based on true stories from Civil War Loudoun County, Virginia.  Directed by Sara Gomez. Performed to benefit The Waterford Foundation's Capital Campaign.

1999 - PORCHES: An American Musical, Musical Drama based on the World War II-era civilian history of Altoona, PA: book by Meredith Bean McMath, original story and music by Tom Sweitzer. Directed by Tom Sweitzer. April production: Hill Playhouse, Middleburg, Virginia. October production: The Mishler Regional Theatre in Altoona, Pennsylvania and again at Middleburg, Virginia.

1997 - The Waterford Girls - Produced by The Growing Stage Theatre Company, Inc. of Loudoun County. Directed by Dolly Stevens.

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / BOARD SERVICE

  • 2008 to present - Board Member, Loudoun Lyric Opera Company (currently Vice President)
  • 2008 to present - Board Member, Hillsboro Planning Commission
  • 1990 to present - Board of Directors, The Hillsboro Community Association
  • 2011- Steering Committee Member, Franklin Park Arts Center Play Festivals and Competitions
  • 2010 - 2011 - Board Member, Advisory Commission on Youth (ACOY), Loudoun County
  • 2010 - Virginia Commission for the Arts Advisory Panel Member, Region IVb
  • 2007 - 2008 - Committee Member, Leesburg Performing Arts Center Economic Development Task Force
  • 2006 - Steering Committee Member, Loudoun Youth Initiative of Loudoun County
  • 2005 to 2007 - Board Member, Loudoun Arts Council
  • 2004 - 2008 - Board of Directors, Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc.
  • 2003 to 2007 - Associate Member, Dramatists Guild of America, Inc.
  • 2001-2002 - Founding Board of Directors Member, Not Just Shakespeare Theatre Company
  • 2000 to 2007 - Member, Women in Film and Video
  • 1995-1996 - Board of Directors, The Loudoun Museum

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SHORT STORIES / ESSAYS

2002 - "Zilpha Davis," Essay Three of Essence of a People:
African Americans Who Made Their World Anew in Loudoun County, Virginia and Beyond
Published by The Black History Committee, Thomas Balch Library, 2002, ISBN: 0-9724754-6-x.

1995 - "A Yankee in the Well," The Loudoun Pamphlet; A Monthly Magazine of Arts and People. No. 17, October.

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SPEAKER

Over the last 25 years, McMath has spoken to national organizations, museums, libraries, public and private elementary, middle and high schools, civic and business organizations, and clubs on a number of subjects within her area of expertise, including:

History - Virginia Civil War history, Loudoun County Civil War history, Civil War Women's history, and

    nineteenth century social history, living history performance, use of living history in the classroom,

    historic costume, history of Civil War music, history of American folk music, history of American

    Scotch-Irish music, children's perspective on the Civil War, 19th c. children's games, Victorian

    entertainment, the Victorian ballroom

Writing - journalism, historic fiction, fiction, storytelling, creative process

Play Writing - art of storytelling, classic story arc, development of compelling characters and industry

    requirements

Performing Arts - approaches to Shakespeare, audition process, improvisation, basic and advanced drama

Nonprofit Management - effective arts management, nonprofit regulations, trends in arts marketing

 

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

Web design (Contribute), Blogging (WordPress, Marketing and Presentation (Pages, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator CS3, Power Point, Keynote), Networking (Constant Contact, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, YouTube), Accounting/Retail (QuickBooks), Photography/Film (digital photography, Kodak zi6 with instant YouTube content, XL1 Canon Digital Video Camera, iPhoto, iMovie), Desktop Publishing (Pages, Microsoft Word).  Other skills: successful grant writer, prize-winning playwright, researcher.

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WEBMASTER / CONTENT PROVIDER

LoudounLyricOpera.com (content provider)

Storyroot.com (webmaster)

RRRtheatre.org (webmaster)

Cranial Tap, Inc. (former content provider)
Grandale Farm Restaurant (former webmaster)
Aurora Studio Theatre, Inc. (former webmaster)

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OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

2010, spring - Marketing and Development Internship, Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick, Maryland

1988-1989 - Apprentice, Stonehedge Restoration , Hillsboro, Virginia

1986-87 - Independent Sign Maker

1984-86 - Data Processor, Airline Tariff Publishing Company, Dulles, Virginia

1983-84 - Adminstrative Aide / Newsletter Layout, Institute on Religion and Democracy, Washington, D.C.

1981-83 - Intern Coordinator and Assistant to the Director, Office of Public & Academic Programs,
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

1980-81 - Teacher, George Mason Junior/Senior High School, Falls Church, VA

1979-80 - Intern, Gadsby's Tavern Museum

1979 - Interpreter and Public Program Coordinator, Dranesville Tavern Museum, Fairfax County Park Authority

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