Current Projects
Ms. Julie: No Strindbergs Attached
Staged Reading
June 22-25
A bold reimaging of Strindberg’s Miss Julie in the present-day Midwest but less women-hating and more humorous.
Strike Theater’s CBS Battle of the Network Stars
By Heather Meyer and Mike Fotis
Strike Theater Feb 10th 9:30 pm
it’s 1978 and the biggest celebrity power couples battle against each other for romantic superiority.
I Have This to Say About That: Improvised Podcast Network
Fringe Tour
2024
Tucson Fringe Festival Jan 25-18
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2023
Tuscon Fringe Festival Jan 20-23, 2023 *Spirit of Fringe Award Winner
Minnesota Fringe Festival Aug 3-13, 2023
Indy Fringe Festival Aug 24-27, 2023
Whenever Danna’s mother needs to interject an opinion on a topic, she starts with, “Let me say this about that—”. Based on the belief that everyone has something to say about SOMEthing, improvisers Danna Sheridan and Heather Meyer will take audience suggestions and use them to create a one-of-a-kind podcast episode. What will the podcast be about? What kind of character will be the host? Are there going to be ads? That’s for the audience to decide!
Finger Lickin' Good
by Heather Meyer and Nissa Nordland
MN Fringe Festival 2022, Minneapolis, MN August 4-14
A wild surrealist sort of historical fever dream about chickens featuring the greatest performers in the Twin Cities.
Eat, Slay, Leave
by Heather Meyer
3rd Act Theatre Company, Oklahoma City, OK Oct 21- Nov 6
The Theater of Public Policy
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater, Minneapolis, MN June 7 & 21, July 5 & 19
Exploring big issues using improv comedy.
46 Plays for America’s First Ladies
by Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Sharon Greene, Chloe Johnston, Bilal Dardai, and Andy Bayiates.
Produced by Theatre Pro Rata
Crane Theater Minneapolis, MN Oct 1-16
Heather is performing in the rolling premiere of this new play: The show is 46 short plays (dramas, comedies, even mini-musicals) about each of the First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Jill Biden. It’s simultaneously historical, poignant, educational, silly, and inspiring.
Improv For Design at University of MN: Twin Cities
Teaching DES 1001 for the spring 2022 semester
The Piano: A Midwest Haunting
by Heather Meyer
Cesta New Play Festival DalekoArts, New Prague, MN May 23, 2022
Noodle Pie Island Season 2: New Episodes every Sat at 11am until May 14th.
Heather is co-writer (and plays the iconic Hot Dog Witch) for the wildly interactive children’s adventure TV show created by Lauren Anderson and Joe Dressel
The Convent Of Pleasure
by Heather Meyer Adapted from the 1668 play by Margaret Cavendish
Theatre Pro Rata
Aug 5-15 2021 7pm
Wood Lake Nature Center Amphitheater.
Lady Happy, a wealthy heiress, rejects societal pressure to take a husband by building a cloistered utopia for unmarried women. The ladies are quite pleased to live free from the threat of marriage. The lords are quite perturbed to be kept out of the fun. And poor Madam Mediator has her hands full trying to keep the estate solvent. Will Lady Happy’s “principles of pleasure” be able to withstand the scrutiny of Princess Principle or the rising cost of flowers?
Whoever said money can’t buy happiness, didn’t have enough money to try.
The Script: A Theatre Creation Competition Show
Playwright: Heather Meyer
Daleko Home Invasion Online
Aug 2020-May 2021
Three community members of New Prague are of MN work with theatre coaches to pitch a a play idea to DalekoArts Theatre. Heather acts as playwright mentor to the contestants and final script writer.
Diced/Heaven’s Kitchen: A Play for the Distance Digital Stage
Written by Heather Meyer with students from Lake Country Middle School.
Jan 28-31 2021 Zoom
A cooking show goes haywire when none of the contestants know how to cook, the judges want food made from eyeballs, and strawberry ice cream starts falling from the sky in this wacky, ensemble comedy.
Confirmation Bias: A Play for the Distance Digital Stage
Written, directed and performed by Heather Meyer and Lauren Anderson
Presented as part of the Twin Cities Horrorfest Online
Oct 29-31 2020 Online Link here
A triangular tale of two women and one motive. “I swear to God I just bought a blue car and now I see blue cars everywhere.” Is it true or just confirmation bias? Find out what is real or what you want to believe is real.
Otherworld: New Play Development Project
Written by Heather Meyer
Presented by Clarke University
Playreading Oct 8th 7pm Online
Production April 2021 (Digital, live-streamed, in space and/or combination)
A commission to write a new interpretation of the classic Greek Myth of Eurydice and Orpheus in collaboration with the Theatre faculty, staff, students and alum of Clarke University.
The Theatre of Public Policy Online
Live Every Monday at 7pm Sept 21 to Nov 23rd on Youtube and Facebook
Weekly virtual shows, streaming for free on Facebook and YouTube. New guests, new topics and an all-star cast of improvisers! Learn more and help support the show with your purchase of a virtual ticket or season pass by clicking right HERE.
Past and Ongoing Projects
Women’s History Month: The Historical Comedybration (with fabulous prizes)
Take a comedy journey though the “softer side” of history with sketch comedy, storytelling and game shows. Running annually (and when we’re invited to special events) since 2013 and re-vamped each year by Minneapolis’s most fun comedy team.Created, Produced and Directed by Heather Meyer
Cooking Heather
Heather holds court on the internet by making all the silly things you secretly want to make.
The Theater Of Public Policy
Live sketches, improv, videos and podcasts using comedy to unpack, tackle and deconstruct the hard think-y issues of the day. Travels nation-wide with regular season in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Heather’s the head writer for all the scripted comedy and is core improv performer.
Brave New Workshop
Heather is a writer and cast member at the nation’s oldest sketch comedy theater since 2009.
Big and Dumb; perfectly good sketches, ruined
Talented actors are faced with trying to perform hilarious sketches while completing weird challenges they were just surprised with. Performs at Strike Theater in Minneapolis.
Created by Heather Meyer and Meghan Wolff