Meg Elliott

About Me

Actor

I'm a Chicago based actor. I often play scholars, troublemakers, those touched by the uncanny, and the very lost.

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(for proof, check out my resume below)

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Educator

I use the actor's toolbox to help people in the medical and corporate worlds become better communicators. I also work as an academic advisor to help students in the visual arts make the most of their degrees.

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I'm also a museum educator, complete with an MAT in museum education. I love object based learning - using the clues from a physical object to dig deep into its past and its relevance to current society.  In the museum world, I've designed and implemented programs working with all kinds of folks including probation programs, people with dementia, incarcerated youth, urban and rural schoolchildren and everyday visitors. 

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Mischief Maker

I love old stories with good bones and telling those stories in unexpectedly satisfying ways. I am hungry to hear and tell the stories that haven't been told enough. I relish ensemble devised processes where the whole is more than the sum of its parts. I am most excited by work that engages all the senses and plays out beyond the stage. I thrive working with artists from a foundation of trust where uncertainty is the most delicious possibility.  I like cilantro shows where half the audience finds the piece delicious and then other half thinks it tastes like soap.  I like reading the first draft of your script and helping you with your monologue. 

My archetype is the librarian that is secretly a pirate.

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