https://www.meredithjcharlson.com/home daily 1.0 2013-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1570123600798-EPMP0X3Y2HC6MEI0PS7R/17883802_10212746047508758_3886809232906562855_n-1.jpg Home https://www.meredithjcharlson.com/bio daily 0.75 2025-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1495938660350-0BSBKB9M1KMHJBLT535Y/16178913_10211934495380462_6158778612875787939_o.jpg Bio - Meredith Joelle charlson (she/her) is a director/choreographer based in San Francisco. Favorite theater credits include Carrie: The Musical at the American Conservatory Theater’s Young Conservatory (Choreographer), Alice By Heart at Hillbarn Theatre, Teen Company (Director/Choreographer), Bright Star at Palo Alto Players (Choreographer), Into the Woods at the American Conservatory Theater’s Young Conservatory (Choreographer), Tinderella: the modern musical at Custom Made Theater Co. and FaultLine Theater (Choreographer), and the world premiere of A Walk on the Moon at the American Conservatory Theater mainstage (Assistant Choreographer). Meredith was a trainee for Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company in Northern Israel, and is an associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). She believes that every body can dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1495302946481-3H8UAK3E5I2QFSFBCFG9/16178913_10211934495380462_6158778612875787939_o.jpg Bio https://www.meredithjcharlson.com/press daily 0.75 2022-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1568676064682-YS2N2PMJ0ZXHU47BGZ3E/70962961_10220616844116977_2619660060325838848_o.jpg Reviews - review of bright star by the Mercury news “But it’s really the lively music and the high-stepping choreography of Meredith Joelle Charlson… that give [Palo Alto Player]’s production its heart.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1496062028763-8NLOI9MT0BPU7GLE1Y1L/image-asset.jpeg Reviews - Review of Spring Awakening by Stanford Arts Review ".. production elements like the powerful, parallel choreography and blocking...established a crossover between the outdated and modern that created a foundation for the very relevant themes and scenarios to shine." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/96107a43-012f-40fb-89db-86f1a4c68eca/MER9d4095761451faab3b26b21445605_shoshana1202-scaled.jpg Reviews - REVIEW OF SHOSHANA IN DECEMBER BY SF CHRONICLE “Equal parts uproarious, perceptive and tender, “Shoshana in December” isn’t just small theater at its best, but hold-your-breath teeny theater at its best.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1535169705456-G7WBW6OXX301RCUBHZTA/31515794_10216340679376162_2484358561753202688_o.jpg Reviews - Review for Tinderella: the modern musical "The show’s enhanced, too, by the whimsically genius choreography of Meredith Charlson, particularly in one show-stopping scene that demonstrates sexting and another that illustrates bump-and-grind one-minute stands." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1505236904104-3LZPXS9R0VXQ1CST9BY9/21369465_10105540573817511_5738871051462717589_n.jpg Reviews - Review of The Crucible by The Mercury News '“The Crucible” opens rather innocuously, with a young group of schoolgirls dancing around as one stands atop a table. Though it appears innocent enough, what they do there reverberates throughout the remainder of the play. Their obsession and commitment to each other is eerie and disturbing.' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1535169212443-VBHYD8FZINPHA2QIIMIB/image-asset.jpeg Reviews - Review for tinderella: the modern musical "The production is punctuated by riotous, foot-tapping musical numbers like “Old School Chivalry,” “Slow Grind Love Song,” and “(You’re Gonna) F***ing Rock It.” ...Meredith Joelle Charlson’s choreography adds much to the tear-inducing hilarity of lighter-hearted acts." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1570123538206-83B2GYEWXXCD6D594LLP/17883802_10212746047508758_3886809232906562855_n-1.jpg Reviews https://www.meredithjcharlson.com/gallery daily 0.75 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1528926545828-NMYQVSPJOZN778MFBOJX/xtn-500_wtm_250_am.jpg.pagespeed.ic.dZMmbrecgD.jpg Videos/Photos - "A Walk on the Moon" with Jonah Platt and Katie Brayben https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1722736858158-XUB7AJZWTVUNR3L2MLZC/Carrie_Destruction1.JPG Videos/Photos - "Destruction" from Carrie: The Musical https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1566843117264-H1BO6BDF0KHLJ9A9XXZI/DSC07066.JPG Videos/Photos - "It Takes Two" from Into the Woods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1495458901061-9BQ5IB47RP733MG34LJ4/TEDxStanford_007-7789.jpg Videos/Photos - "Bitch of Living" from Spring Awakening at TedX Stanford 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1495457902186-UAZ4QSO0S1QJ6ZOPY8IA/14606549_10211129520216586_883342184345949436_n.jpg Videos/Photos - "Totally Fucked" from Spring Awakening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1748391013524-90JPZUFFGLZ92KINWBXU/Sick_to_Death1.jpg Videos/Photos “Sick to Death of Alice-ness” from Alice By Heart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1748385254064-7T25RUSN1XQGHDX28CWG/Trial1.jpg Videos/Photos The Trial from Alice By Heart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1691451926213-OEQJ2TNJX3ULDAWWPKOF/AlwaysLookOnTheBrightSide2%2528European%2529.jpg Videos/Photos - "Spamalot" at Berkeley Playhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1496680659008-9D3MOPI81WSFYQ382YX3/MAS_0486.JPG Videos/Photos - "Pleasant Weather for Ducklings" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1495458306597-X4B5YBKX933UPOCIIR20/unnamed.jpg Videos/Photos - Rehearsal for "Pleasant Weather for Ducklings" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1668853104134-VSGKFH7551EEGZS1TU9F/Shoshana_Funtruth.jpg Videos/Photos - "Funtruth" from Shoshana in December https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1525118832816-P4RTG3SIUP5YY9A22EPI/31655614_10216340594974052_5866498178953510912_n.jpg Videos/Photos - "Dick Pics" from Tinderella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1495458680424-51LSU1UTJ38MYT3S41QQ/481867_10151912260014307_1502496542_n.jpg Videos/Photos - "GeekSpeak" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1555972633460-DM5JGVDHJI4H34W22QGU/57198770_10106774613292511_8801900204539248640_o.jpg Videos/Photos - The Grapes of Wrath https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1511323255913-WE8Q7D7RBEJ5TSRXMCHN/mayerPhoto_023.JPG Videos/Photos - The Crucible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592081a486e6c0d647ad19f8/1570122894527-7TCT7EFJGLSRZSBYHBBF/CGFSRB58St2qqd3suSkEGQ.jpg Videos/Photos https://www.meredithjcharlson.com/new-page daily 0.75 2018-08-25 https://www.meredithjcharlson.com/read-me-encore daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/507c1fdb84ae362b5e7be351/1377710645188-W6F7VW5TN6XZ26N626WB/Darren+Bridgett+%2820130828%29.jpg Read Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/507c1fdb84ae362b5e7be351/1377710441515-L3YD83X83ELBMUJHKA5F/The+Collective+Quarterly+%2820130828%29.jpg Read Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/507c1fdb84ae362b5e7be351/1377787389525-6YIGWYZ7Y1R2VXYGXYWO/Olasky+%26+Sinsteden+%2820130829%29.jpg Read Me