Meg Ledford

Meg got her start as a playwright doing sketch comedy and improv. She has her MFA in playwriting from Columbia University. Recent productions of her work include: Hi! Maintenance (Ensemble Theater of Cincinnati), Sally the Musical (Lenfest Center of the Arts), and Conservation of Matter (Schapiro Theater). Because of her sketch background, Meg approaches topics through a comedic lens, believing strongly that humor often leads us to our greatest truths. During her time pursuing her masters she developed a love for analyzing structure, often writing shows that explore specific archetypes or formats. 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 has her MFA in playwriting from Columbia University. Recent productions of her work include: Hi! Maintenance (Ensemble Theater of Cincinnati), Sally the Musical (Lenfest Center of the Arts), and Conservation of Matter (Schapiro Theater). Because of her sketch background, Meg approaches topics through a comedic lens, believing strongly that humor often leads us to our greatest truths. During her time pursuing her masters she developed a love for analyzing structure, often writing shows that explore specific archetypes or formats. 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

1
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,
farce,
parody/spoof,
romantic comedy

Hi! Maintenance is a fast-paced comedy that centers around a college friend group 6 years post graduation. Initially united by their disastrous home lives and love of quirky holidays, the friend group begins to fracture as their dynamics shift with time. Platonic relationships turn romantic, best friends become third wheels, and the new maintenance man in the building offers his charming fresh perspective…which...

Hi! Maintenance is a fast-paced comedy that centers around a college friend group 6 years post graduation. Initially united by their disastrous home lives and love of quirky holidays, the friend group begins to fracture as their dynamics shift with time. Platonic relationships turn romantic, best friends become third wheels, and the new maintenance man in the building offers his charming fresh perspective…which just makes everything worse. With the structure of a classic TV sitcom and a Noël Coward style wit, this comedy explores themes of community, aging, and the art of conflict resolution. It strives to answer the question, what is the real purpose of an argument?

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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 that explores 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 that explores institutional systems, personal growth, and a shared fascination with outer space.

Miss Lydia Bennet

by Meg Ledford

Cast Size
11—16
Genre
adaptation,
comedy,
drama,
period,
young audiences

Miss Lydia Bennet is an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Maintaining the original time and place of the novel, it changes the point of view character from Lizzie to the youngest sister, Lydia. The play reexamines how Lydia’s story is portrayed in the original narrative and explores how a 15-year-old girl navigates the circumstances imposed on her. A cross between a regency romance and Henrik...

Miss Lydia Bennet is an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Maintaining the original time and place of the novel, it changes the point of view character from Lizzie to the youngest sister, Lydia. The play reexamines how Lydia’s story is portrayed in the original narrative and explores how a 15-year-old girl navigates the circumstances imposed on her. A cross between a regency romance and Henrik Ibsen’s, A Doll's House, this play poses the question: what did young girls in the regency era dream of?

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