Meg Ledford

Meg got her start as a playwright doing sketch comedy and improv. She is passionate about telling the stories of Appalachia and exploring the complexities of womanhood in her work. She is currently an MFA candidate for Playwriting at Columbia University. Recent productions of her work include: Hi! Maintenance (Ensemble Theater of Cincinnati), Girl and Man on Bench (Columbia University), and Conservation of Matter (Columbia University). In 2021 Meg won the Jackie Demaline Regional Collegiate Playwriting Competition for her play Hi! Maintenance.

Meg got her start as a playwright doing sketch comedy and improv. She is passionate about telling the stories of Appalachia and exploring the complexities of womanhood in her work. She is currently an MFA candidate for Playwriting at Columbia University. Recent productions of her work include: Hi! Maintenance (Ensemble Theater of Cincinnati), Girl and Man on Bench (Columbia University), and Conservation of Matter (Columbia University). In 2021 Meg won the Jackie Demaline Regional Collegiate Playwriting Competition for her play Hi! Maintenance.

Scripts

Girl and Man on Bench

by Meg Ledford

Cast Size
2
Genre
biography,
comedy

A woman strikes up a conversation with a stranger in The National Gallery of Art.

A woman strikes up a conversation with a stranger in The National Gallery of Art.

Hi! Maintenance

by Meg Ledford

Cast Size
6—7
Genre
comedy,
parody/spoof,
romantic comedy

Hi! Maintenance follows Andy as she stumbles into adulthood. When her apartment building gets a new maintenance man she is forced to confront her relationship to her community, her outlook on love, and her fixation on the 2000s rom-com.

Hi! Maintenance follows Andy as she stumbles into adulthood. When her apartment building gets a new maintenance man she is forced to confront her relationship to her community, her outlook on love, and her fixation on the 2000s rom-com.

Conservation of Matter

by Meg Ledford

Cast Size
4
Genre
comedy,
movement/physical

Conservation of Matter delves into the lives of two individuals, each in their own timeline—one set in the 1990s and the other in the 2010s. It's a nonlinear narrative exploring institutional systems, personal growth, and a shared fascination with outer space.

Conservation of Matter delves into the lives of two individuals, each in their own timeline—one set in the 1990s and the other in the 2010s. It's a nonlinear narrative exploring institutional systems, personal growth, and a shared fascination with outer space.