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About Meredith

Based in New York, Meredith has been performing regionally and professionally for 20+ years. Her acting experience includes professional and regional film, theatre, cabaret, voice over, and commercial work. For a number of years, Meredith has trained in, written, and performed various styles of comedy, including musical, standup, sketch, parody, and improv.

Meredith graduated from the University of Pennsylvania; studied long-form and musical improv, sketch comedy, character, and voiceover acting at The Magnet Theater, iO Chicago, The PIT, and Brooklyn Comedy Collective; trained in acting at The Barrow Group, MacGuffin Theatre and Film Company, and The Actors Center; and has taken over a decade of singing, music, and dance lessons with professionals across the Greater Philadelphia area and New York City. She is currently training as a lyricist with the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.

Keep scrolling to see Meredith's videos and reels, and click below for Meredith's latest performance resume and headshot.

Media

Clips from some of Meredith's favorite on-stage and on-screen work

Sketch comedy

Sillie Smilish

Written by Meredith Brandt

Performed with Scoot Scoot Comedy (PIT)

Historically Accurate American Girl Dolls

Performed with Bloomers Comedy

Musical parody

I'm Uncomfortable

From solo show JOY RIDE

First performed as a part of EAT's New Work Festival

 

Maybe This Year

Performed at Ha La La at Caveat

Acting

Work Life Imbalance

Performed by Meredith Brandt and John Carlos Lefkowitz
Directed by Parker Damm

Cabaret

Selections from cabaret performances

Including "One Perfect Moment" (Bring It On), "In Short" (Edges), and "Get Out and Stay Out" (9 to 5)

Want to see Meredith's latest?

See Meredith perform live at an upcoming show or check out her Instagram, Youtube, or Tiktok for a whole bunch of (often silly) content. 

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Select experiences

A sample of some of Meredith's favorite projects and opportunities

Solo Show

Joy Ride

In 2022, Meredith staged her musical-parody-storytelling-comedy solo show, Joy Ride, as part of the Emerging Artist Theatre's New Work Festival in NYC. Then, she brought the show to Philly for two sold-out encore performances! Stay tuned for when/where it hits the road next.

Off-Broadway Theatre

Scarcity

Meredith starred as Rachel in the original production of Lucy Thurber's Scarcity at the Atlantic Theater Company. She performed alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Johnston, and Michael T. Weiss in the dark family drama, directed by Jackson Gay.

Sketch Comedy

Bloomers

For four years, Meredith performed and wrote with the all-female musical and sketch comedy group, Bloomers. In her final year with the group, she was also Cast Director. Meredith served on the board for the inaugural LaughtHERfest, a festival celebrating women in comedy.

Broadway Cabaret

The Singin' Bohemians

As an original member of the performing troupe, Meredith toured the Greater Philadelphia area for seven years. In her final year with the company, Meredith received an award for Best Cabaret Performance from MacGuffin Theatre and Film Company.

Improv Comedy

iO Intensive

Meredith was awarded the James Conklin Memorial Scholarship to study improv at the renowned iO Theater in Chicago. During the  program, she performed throughout the city, including in a show alongside the talented comics who make up the scholarship's board.

Lyricist

BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop

Meredith is currently a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, a program that is widely regarded as the premiere training ground for musical theatre composers, lyricists, and librettists.

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