MERRIDETH ZIESSE
EQUITY MEMBERSHIP CANDIDATE
HEIGHT: 5’4” WEIGHT: 135 HAIR: RED EYES: BLUE
THEATRE: (represented)
GYPSY Swing / Mezzeppa /Agnes Upstage Left Nat’l Tour, NYC
Dames at Sea Ruby Stage Door, GA
Blue Ridge Moonshine Flyer Ensemble 7 Stages, Atlanta, GA
Parallel Lives (Kathy & Mo) Multiple Roles Onstage Atlanta, GA
Marietta the Soap Olga & Wanda Lou Square Globe Theatre, GA
Joseph and the Amazing… Ensemble Stage Door, GA
Marathon Krystal Pope Theatre Co., FL
Meet Me in St. Louis Rose Smith Show Boat Dinner Theatre, FL
(W/Margaret O’Brien)
Phantom of the Opera Meg Giry Show Boat Dinner Theatre, FL
Nunsense II Sis Mary LeoU.S. Show Boat Dinner Theatre. FL
(W/Dody Goodman)
Singing in the Rain Ensemble Broadway Palm Theatre, FL
Shannondoah Ensemble Theatre West Virginia, WV
Hatfields & McCoys Mary Butcher Theatre West Virginia, WV
Stonewall (Premiere) Faye Magil Theatre West Virginia, WV
Honey in the Rock Vocalist Theatre West Virginia, WV
MUSICAL REVIEWS: (represented)
The Fabulous Fifties Soloist/ Ensemble Musicana Supper Club, FL
The Beat Goes On Soloist/ Ensemble Musicana Supper Club, FL
The Jerry Herman Show Soloist/ Ensemble Musicana Supper Club, FL
Around The World Soloist/Ensemble Musicana Supper Club, FL
CHILDRENS THEATRE: Patchwork Players, SC
Rumplestilskin Princess Rosalie
Aesop’s Fables Mistress Ant, City Mouse et.al
Twas the Night... Chrismouse
Alice in Wonderland White Rabbit, Caterpillar, March Hare Tweedle Dee
FILM:
Flirting With Danger Dangerette Blind Eye Productions, GA
GRADUATE THEATRE: FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, FL
Holy Ghosts Mrs. Wall Main Stage, FAU
Caucasian Chalk Circle Natella Main Stage, FAU
The Provoked Wife Mademoiselle Main Stage, FAU
Harvey Myrtle Mae Broward Center, FAU
The Bacchae Greek Chorus Main Stage, FAU
Happiness is… One Person Show Studio II, FAU
Working Featured Vocalist Main Stage, FAU
UNDERGRADUATE THEATRE: HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY, NC
The American Clock Rose Baum Main Stage, HPU
Nature and Purpose… Eleanor Mann Black Box, HPU
A Funny Thing Happened… Domina Main Stage, HPU
At Liberty Gloria La Green Black Box, HPU
The Diary of Anne Frank Edith Frank Main Stage, HPU
Fools Lenya Zubritsky Main Stage, HPU
Godspell Ensemble Main Stage, HPU
The Odd Couple Gwendolyn Pigeon Main Stage, HPU
The Crucible Sara Good Main Stage, HPU
Girl Crazy Tessa Main Stage, HPU
Anything Goes Sailorette Main Stage, HPU
EDUCATION: MFA -Acting, Florida Atlantic University. BA- Theatre, High Point University, Minors: Music & English
Communications.
TRAINING: TAP 8yrs Bill DeRico, Malhory Graham, JAZZ 7yrs Bill DeRico, BALLET 1yr Juan Sanchez, VOICE 4+ yrs
Alexa Jackson Schlimmer, Bill Newberry et al., ACTING Matthew Wright, Gail Garrison, Ron Law.
SPECIAL SKILLS: Tap Dance & Instruction, Working W/Children, Character Voices, Shooting Water from Teeth.
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