Bio
Sheila Meade began acting several years go after a good friend suggested she audition for the annual Ashland Community and Technical College’s Christmas Carol production. The director, Ed Figgins, cast her in the role of Mrs. Cratchit and she immediately caught the theater bug! There’s nothing quite like being on stage and sharing the camaraderie of a cast to tell a story. It’s addictive. Storytelling is a central part of Sheila’s life, since her day job is that of an elementary school librarian. She shares her love of stories and theater with her students by writing and directing plays for her 5th grade classes and puppet shows with her younger students. When she’s not involved in theater productions, she enjoys reading dystopian novels, science fiction, short stories, history, poetry and a good Victorian mystery. She also enjoys working on her 80+ year old house, running, playing tennis, perusing antique stores, listening to podcasts and traveling! Sheila is a proud Kentuckian having grown up in Catlettsburg and is now a resident of Ashland. She is a graduate of Boyd County High School, Berea College and the University of Kentucky.
Credits
Well-Dressed Woman
Alchemy Theatre
2023
Reader
Alchemy Theatre
2023
Ruth Sweeney
Alchemy Theatre
2022
Attendant / Widow
Alchemy Theatre
2022
Gloria Stevens
Alchemy Theatre
2022
Scarron
Alchemy Theatre
2022
Reader
Alchemy Theatre
2022
Ruth Sweeney
Alchemy Theatre
2021
Nurse
Alchemy Theatre
2021
Clara
Alchemy Theatre
2021
Gonzalo
Alchemy Theatre
2020
Performer
Alchemy Theatre
2020
Performer
Alchemy Theatre
2020
Performer
Alchemy Theatre
2019
Mrs. Allen
Alchemy Theatre
2019
Maria
Alchemy Theatre
2019
Germaine
Alchemy Theatre
2019
Helena
Alchemy Theatre
2018
The Odd Couple
Gwendolyn Pigeon
ARTS
2017
August: Osage County
Johnna Monevata
ARTS
2016
The Full Monty
Ensemble
ARTS
2016
Brigadoon
Ensemble
ARTS
2015
Our Town
Mrs. Webb
ARTS
2015
Crazy for You
Sheila
ARTS
2014
Much Ado About Nothing
Margaret
ARTS
2014
The Boy Friend
Ensemble
ARTS
2014
Cabaret
Kit Kat Girl
ARTS
2013
How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying
Secretary
ARTS
2013
Shenandoah
Ensemble
ARTS
2013
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Mrs. McCutcheon
ARTS
2013
Macbeth
Witch 2
ARTS
2012
It's a Wonderful Life
Mrs. Martini
Paramount Arts Center
2011
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Hippolyta
Red Lion Theater Company
2010
And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank
Mutti
Paramount Arts Center
2010
The Odd Couple
Cecily Pigeon
Red Lion Theater Company
2009
A Penny’s Worth of Character
Myrtle Crum
Greenbo Lake State Resort/Jesse Stuart Foundation
2008
Footloose
Ethel McCormack
ACTC
2008
Sweeney Todd
Ensemble
ACTC
2008
Equus
Dora Strang
ACTC
2007
Jesus Christ Superstar
Soul Girl/Maid by the fire
ACTC
2007
River Dreams
Bertha Clark
ACTC
2007
Oklahoma
Gertie Cummings
ACTC
2006
The Odd Couple (Female Version)
Florence Unger
The Southern Ohio Museum
2006
Greater Tuna
Bertha Bumiller
ACTC
2005
Into the Woods
Cinderella’s Mother/Granny/Voice of Giant
ACTC
2005
The Wizard of Oz
Glenda/Auntie Em
ACTC
2005
A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Past
ACTC
2004
Elephant Man
Mrs. Kendal
ACTC
2004
Seussical, the Musical
Who Resident
ACTC
2004
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Cratchit
ACTC
2003