Megan Chan Meinero

Megan Chan Meinero

Megan Chan Meinero is a playwright born and raised in the 'burbs of New York City. Her plays have been produced/developed with The New Group, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival, The Flea Theater, Rule of 7x7, Normal Ave, PLAYxPLAY, Two Headed Rep, Williamstown Theatre Festival Directing Corps, Atlantic Acting School and many more. She’s a proud member of Ensemble Studio...
Megan Chan Meinero is a playwright born and raised in the 'burbs of New York City. Her plays have been produced/developed with The New Group, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival, The Flea Theater, Rule of 7x7, Normal Ave, PLAYxPLAY, Two Headed Rep, Williamstown Theatre Festival Directing Corps, Atlantic Acting School and many more. She’s a proud member of Ensemble Studio Theatre's Obie-winning playwrights collective, Youngblood. Megan is currently adapting her play, Good Fortune, into a feature film for 42 m+p, A-Major & MRC. She was featured in lululemon athletica's Proud+Present campaign celebrating 50 years of Pride. MFA: Northwestern University.

Plays

  • The Pre-Med Math Club by Megan Chan Meinero
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: all Asian cast, masculinity
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: all Asian cast, masculinity
    A group of high achieving Asian boys hire a controversial, militaristic dating coach to help them win over women.
  • We are Wombats! by Megan Chan Meinero
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
    Genre: comedy
    When a primetime anchor position becomes available, two daytime hosts vie for the top spot much to the chagrin of the show’s production assistant.
  • Good Fortune by Megan Chan Meinero
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, horror, satire
    When an adopted Chinese teenager begins to crave independence, her well-intentioned white mother turns to traditional culture to keep the two bound together.
  • Art Therapy by Megan Chan Meinero
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    On the hottest day of the summer, a soon-to-be college freshman is starting her new job at the local ice cream stand run by a habitual drug user. Bonding over their mutual desire to rebel against their circumstances, the pair come up with an ingenious, but dangerous version of "art therapy" to break them out of their rut.