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 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.
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