Reed Meschefske
BWW Feature: Santa Fe High School Head of Theatre Reed Meschefske Gives Digital Senior Sendoff to Class of 2020 (May 22, 2020)
BWW Review: FALSE WITNESS: THE TRIAL OF HUMANITY'S CONSCIENCE At ReinART Productions (Sep 13, 2019)
BWW Interview: Reed Meschefske of TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND at Santa Fe High School Theatre (Feb 14, 2019)
BIO
Reed Meschefske has been active in theater for over thirty-five years. Mr. Reed spent a large part of the 1990s performing improvisational comedy with both ComedySportz (Green Bay Branch) and Theater Sports (Midwest Branch), as well as developing a love for Shakespeare with the Dancing Moon Theater Company.
He received his bachelor's degree from Columbia-College Chicago and his Master's of Fine Arts Degree from the National Theater Conservatory in Denver, CO. Mr. Reed has performed with The Utah Shakespeare Theater, The Denver Center Theater Company, Attic Theatre Company, Theater Oobleck, and many others. Before becoming a full time educator, he was a member of The Actor's Equity Association. He has been Head of Theater at Santa Fe High School since 2010.
He won the Partner's In Education Teachers Who Inspire Award in 2015.
News
by Zoe Burke - May 22, 2020
As with virtually all performing arts programs across the nation, Santa Fe High School's theatre department found its programming interrupted by COVID-19. Prior to spring break, rehearsals had just started for the 2020 senior show, a production of These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich, featuring a cast of dedicated Santa Fe High School seniors. The production would have closed a season featuring William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Tina Howe's Museum, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
by Zoe Burke - Sep 13, 2019
In a hypothetical eternal court, Hitler is tried for his crimes against humanity. His defense? Martin Luther. The prosecutor? Anne Frank. So begins False Witness: The Trial of Humanity's Conscience by Robert Krakow, currently running at The Swan Theatre.
by Zoe Burke - Feb 14, 2019
There is something so incredibly special about watching a group of highly disciplined young people coming together to create something bigger than themselves. The collaborative nature of high school drama is like none other, and particularly in programs with strong, knowledgeable leadership (such as the program at Santa Fe High School, led by director Reed Meschefske), the results speak for themselves.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 19, 2016
From August 22 through September 3, 2016, the award-winning Ducdame Ensemble will perform Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and The Merchant of Venice.
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