Meredith Aleigha Wells

MEREDITH ALEIGHA WELLS (they/she) made their national tour debut in Dr. Suess’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas the musical, marking the first performance in a Broadway national tour by a wheelchair user. They have also toured their original one-person musical Dysfunctioning Just Fine (Purple Skies Playwright Award) across the northeast. Off-Broadway: New York Theatre Workshop. Regional: Teenage Dick (Buck, Seattle Rep), The Little Mermaid (Atina, Music Theater Works), Blue Roses (Laura Wingfield, Rec Room Arts), Shrek (Ugly Duckling, Beck Center), and Cleveland Public Theatre. Other appearances include Dance St. Louis, CounterBalance, OHIODance Festival, Boston Symphony Hall, Playhouse Square, Ailey Citigroup Theatre, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the Luminous Festival in Beijing China. In 2020, Meredith started their newsletter, Message in a Bottle where they continue to spread chronic illness awareness and help others through sharing their experience as a queer disabled performer. @meredithaleighawells, www.meredithaleighawells.com