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ABOUT THE TEACHERS
.......THEN said the teacher, Speak to us of teaching.
And he said: No man can reveal to you aught but that which
already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.
- Kahlil Gibran -
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ANTHONY MEINDL
Writer/Director/Actor/Producer/Teacher
Anthony Meindl is an award-winning writer, producer, director and actor whose first feature screenplay, THE WONDER GIRLS, was the Grand Prize Winning Feature Screenplay in the Slamdance Film Festival Screenplay Competition in 2007. Prior to this accomplishment, Meindl was responsible for the production of an array of award-winning projects. His background in acting, training, and performance has afforded him the opportunity to create what has become a thriving artist community in Los Angeles. THE WONDER GIRLS was also a semifinalist in the Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition, and was listed in the top 10% of all screenplays entered in the prestigious Nicholl Fellowship in 2007. The film is slated for production in the fall of 2009 in Berlin.
Meindl recently produced and directed a short film based on the award-winning English play, TOP GIRLS, and also produced, wrote, and directed his second 35-mm short film, READY? OK!, which was chosen as a Top-20 Finalist in the Planet Out Short Film Awards in conjunction with the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival. The film was also a finalist for the "Best of the Fest" for the Indianapolis Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and has played at a dozen International film festivals including the Provincetown International Film Festival and the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival. The film was sold to MTV's LOGO Network as part of their "Click List: Best in Short Film Series" and comes out on DVD in January, 2009.
In just one season of producing and directing plays (2003/2004), Meindl started a non-profit theatre company out of the work being done at his acting studio. The Meta Theatre Company's first three productions - SWIMMING IN THE SHALLOWS (Best Comedic Direction
Nomination by LA Weekly), DOGS BARKING (Best Direction Nomination by LA Weekly), and THE DEAD-EYE BOY (based upon the play by JUNEBUG scribe Angus MacLachlan and named one of the Top 10 Productions in Los Angeles Theatre in 2003) - all earned unanimous critical praise, playing to sold-out audiences across Los Angeles. The casts of the three plays - who trained under Mr. Meindl's program - were also nominated as Best Dramatic Ensemble and Best Comedic Ensemble by the LA Weekly.
At the Meta Theatre Company, Mr. Meindl has worked with such notable artists as Olympia Dukakis, Joel Schumacher, David Schwimmer, Paris Barclay, Guy Ferland, producers Bryan Burke and Josh Berman, writers Stephen Tolkin and James Duff, and many others.
As an actor, Meindl's credits include CAMELOT at the Hollywood Bowl, starring Jeremy Irons. Meindl also appeared in CABARET and MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at the West Coast Ensemble in Los Angeles and BELLS ARE RINGING for the Pasadena Music Theatre Guild at the Pasadena Playhouse.
Meindl's television credits include: WILL & GRACE, FAMILY LAW, ANY DAY NOW, DIAGNOSIS MURDER, and soap operas ALL MY CHILDREN and GUIDING LIGHT. Meindl has done over 15 national commercials for companies including Budweiser, Sam Adams, Behr Paint, Sears, Panasonic, Diet Coke and many others.
Meindl recently completed his first book for actors about breaking through the myths surrounding acting called, YOU KNEW WHEN YOU WERE TWO: EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ACTING YOU ALREADY KNOW.
The book will be published next year.
Mr. Meindl's acting studio is located in West Hollywood, California.
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JONATHAN KEHOE
As a member of Meta Theatre since 2003, Jonathan was privileged to play the role of Billy in the Company's second main stage production Angus MacLachlan's THE DEAD-EYE BOY. His performance was hailed by critics throughout L.A. including Daily Variety calling him "an astonishing actor." This experience cemented Jonathan's home in the company as well as his joy in working creatively with Anthony and the Meta philosophies.
Jonathan has a Bachelor of Arts with honors in Theatre and a Bachelor of Arts with honors in English both from the University of Miami at Coral Gables. He is also a graduate of the Writer's Bootcamp Professional Writers Program in Santa Monica, California. He has been directing theatre in some capacity since 1992 and was named Best New Actor and Best New Director at the Miami Theatre Festival in 1993 and 1994 respectively.
Jonathan has been a member of the Main Company at the ACME Comedy Theatre since 1998 and in 2001 was called a "brilliant comedic
conductor" by the L.A. Weekly. He has studied many different styles of acting with many different types of teachers throughout the country but has truly found his kindred spirits in the souls who inhabit the Meta Theatre Company.
From founder to teacher to student he is constantly inspired by the people who surround him and he is both honored and humbled to be able to share his passions with others.
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LINDSAY FRAME
Lindsay has been a member of Anthony Meindl's Actors Lab for two years. She assisted with Meta Theater's premiere production of DOGS BARKING as a dialect coach and is honored and pretty darn excited to be a part of Meta's West Coast premiere of THE DEAD-EYE BOY.
Lindsay was last seen on stage at the Knightsbridge Theater in Pasadena, California as George HydeLees in SAILING TO
BYZANTIUM and has performed at the La Jolla Playhouse, The Arkansas Rep and with American Drama Group Europe. Her recent TV debut was as Annabeth on DAYS OF OUR LIVES. She received her MFA in Acting from UC San Diego.
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SEAN RILEY
Sean has been a student and an active participant in Anthony Meindl's Actor's Lab for more than three years. He is humbled and grateful to be given the opportunity to be a part of this amazing group of artists. Always gaining much inspiration from fellow students and teachers. He has had the luck to work on several student-produced projects since coming to the Meta Theatre.
Coming from a background in dance and musical theatre with a BFA in Composite Dance from BYU, he has had the opportunity over the years to perform in numerous regional theatre productions and as a dancer he has toured extensively throughout the world. Sean looks forward to many more years of growth and opportunity that come along with the community that is found at the Actor's Lab.
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