THEATRE
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 MoonshineFlyer, 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 Leo U.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.
MZ
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