by Paula Vogel
directed by Catalina Beltrán
Columbia University School of the Arts presents Meg, a directing thesis production by current student Catalina Beltrán.
Meg, the audacious early play by Tony-winner Paula Vogel, flips the script on Henry VIII and the Tudors. Daughter to the famous and beloved Sir Thomas More, Meg feels certain that she’ll follow in his steps as a brilliant scholar, with village idiot Will Roper as her trophy husband. But, as family secrets begin to come to light, Meg is forced to question the scholar’s life her father has set out for her. Will her father’s love or her husband’s devotion help her realize her dreams, or keep her from discovering herself? Vogel’s comic and cutting feminist vision questions how we construct histories, and who we leave out of them.
Meg is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Showtimes
Thursday, March 7 @ 8pm
Friday, March 8 @ 8pm
Saturday, March 9 @ 2pm
Saturday, March 9 @ 8pm
Sunday, March 10 @ 2pm
Run Time
95 minutes, no intermission
Content Warning
This play contains discussion of miscarriage.
Featuring
Annabella Pritchard – MEG
Kseniya Janyan – ALICE
Michael Reep – THOMAS MORE
Michael Covel – WILLIAM ROPER
Michael Landes – THOMAS CROMWELL
Katya Barmotina – MUSICIAN
Production Team & Crew
Director Catalina Beltrán (current student)
Production Stage Manager Samantha Clarke (current student)
Assistant Stage Manager Ruth Gershberg (current student)
Scenic and Props Designer Cecilia Shin
Costume Designer Brynne Oster-Bainnson
Sound Designer Zoe Fay Stanton-Savitz (current student)
Lighting Designer Matt Steinberg
Composer Valentine Hueckel
Dramaturg Michael Landes (current student)
Line Producer Gillian Fu (current student)
Line Producer Jared Brent-Harbour (current student)
Thesis Operations Manager Zachary Hedner (current student)
Company Manager XiaoYan Zhu (current student)
Wardrobe / Run Crew Sophia Halimah Parker (current student)
Wardrobe / Run Crew Delia Stirbu (current student)
Props / Run Crew Abigail Jones (current student)
Light Board Operator Brittany Villars (current student)
About the Director
Catalina Beltrán (she/her) is a theatre director from Bogotá, Colombia. Her work has gravitated towards original work, either devised or new plays by young writers. Her plays have been shown in some of the most important theatre festivals in Bogotá. She graduated in Performing Arts at Universidad Distrital in Bogotá and is an MFA Theatre Directing candidate at Columbia University. U.S. credits include The Covenant (2022) written by Sam Kressner, Masha | María (2022), based on Chekhov texts, New England Summer Storms (2023) written by Emily Elise Everett, We’re Here by Megan Rivkin (2023), 18 by Darius Buckley (staged reading, 2023), and Susana: a reconstruction (2023) conceived and directed by herself.