photo by Gabby Battista
FEATURES
American Theatre Magazine on Hamlet "Roulette": Interviews with Stuart Miller, American Theatre Magazine (2016)
In the ‘Now,’ Megan Trout passionate about acting: Interview with Robert Hurwitt, The SF Chronicle (2015)
"Whether in lead, supporting or ensemble roles, Trout is a highly physical actor with a magnetic core stillness that pulls the viewer in not only to her work, but also to the action in general. She uses her whole instrument — face, body, voice — to convey her character’s thoughts and the mental and emotional complexity of that process...She should keep choosing challenging projects, and for our sake, keep working in the Bay Area as much as possible." - Robert Hurwitt, The SF Chronicle (2015): "Discoveries: stage actor Megan Trout"
"Breakout star of the year: Megan Trout. It was impossible not to be transfixed by Megan Trout not once but twice this year. She illuminated the stage as Bonnie Parker in the Mark Jackson-directed Bonnie and Clyde at Shotgun Players and then stole the show in the Aurora Theatre Company’s A Bright New Boise ...Trout has that magnetic ability to compel attention and then deliver something utterly real and constantly surprising." - Chad Jones, TheaterDogs: "2013: The Year's Best Bay Area Theater"
"Recent SFSU Theatre Arts grad Megan Trout might be relatively new to the Bay theater scene, but we've had our eyes on this rising young star since she burst out with the 11th Hour Ensemble's first devised-theater piece Alice in 2010. Fearless, versatile, and dynamic, endowed with crack comic timing and equally enviable dramatic chops, Trout has swum in the weird and wonderful waters of the Aurora Theatre's Metamorphosis, Symmetry Theatre Company's Patience Worth, Megan Cohen's A Three Little Dumplings Adventure parts one and two, Boxcar Theatre's Buried Child, and A Lie of the Mind (to name but a few), while continuing to create new intensely physical theater works with the 11th Hour Ensemble, of which she is a co-founder. We honestly have no idea what play or theater space she'll turn up in next — but we're definitely looking forward to it. You should be too." - SF Bay Guardian: "Best of the Bay 2012: BEST FRESH TROUT"
"I remembered how she described herself as an athlete. At the time, in her lead role as Bonnie, the athleticism was front and center, as Trout was dancing, shooting, and dodging the law on stage. But Trout’s description of the actor as athlete transcends that role and it stuck with me. Watching Trout on stage, I realized how her every role is felt, as much as it is seen and heard. She acts with her whole body, and every performance is physical." - Impressions from the Coast of Utopia Marathon: The Actor as Athlete
In the ‘Now,’ Megan Trout passionate about acting: Interview with Robert Hurwitt, The SF Chronicle (2015)
"Whether in lead, supporting or ensemble roles, Trout is a highly physical actor with a magnetic core stillness that pulls the viewer in not only to her work, but also to the action in general. She uses her whole instrument — face, body, voice — to convey her character’s thoughts and the mental and emotional complexity of that process...She should keep choosing challenging projects, and for our sake, keep working in the Bay Area as much as possible." - Robert Hurwitt, The SF Chronicle (2015): "Discoveries: stage actor Megan Trout"
"Breakout star of the year: Megan Trout. It was impossible not to be transfixed by Megan Trout not once but twice this year. She illuminated the stage as Bonnie Parker in the Mark Jackson-directed Bonnie and Clyde at Shotgun Players and then stole the show in the Aurora Theatre Company’s A Bright New Boise ...Trout has that magnetic ability to compel attention and then deliver something utterly real and constantly surprising." - Chad Jones, TheaterDogs: "2013: The Year's Best Bay Area Theater"
"Recent SFSU Theatre Arts grad Megan Trout might be relatively new to the Bay theater scene, but we've had our eyes on this rising young star since she burst out with the 11th Hour Ensemble's first devised-theater piece Alice in 2010. Fearless, versatile, and dynamic, endowed with crack comic timing and equally enviable dramatic chops, Trout has swum in the weird and wonderful waters of the Aurora Theatre's Metamorphosis, Symmetry Theatre Company's Patience Worth, Megan Cohen's A Three Little Dumplings Adventure parts one and two, Boxcar Theatre's Buried Child, and A Lie of the Mind (to name but a few), while continuing to create new intensely physical theater works with the 11th Hour Ensemble, of which she is a co-founder. We honestly have no idea what play or theater space she'll turn up in next — but we're definitely looking forward to it. You should be too." - SF Bay Guardian: "Best of the Bay 2012: BEST FRESH TROUT"
"I remembered how she described herself as an athlete. At the time, in her lead role as Bonnie, the athleticism was front and center, as Trout was dancing, shooting, and dodging the law on stage. But Trout’s description of the actor as athlete transcends that role and it stuck with me. Watching Trout on stage, I realized how her every role is felt, as much as it is seen and heard. She acts with her whole body, and every performance is physical." - Impressions from the Coast of Utopia Marathon: The Actor as Athlete
REVIEWS
EURYDICE by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Erika Chong Shuck
Shotgun Players
"Megan Trout’s riveting Eurydice and Kenny Toll’s boyishly appealing Orpheus set a tone of explosively erotic athleticism in a young-lovers-at-the-beach opening. In Shuch’s choreographic staging, their wild wrestle of love is a voracious expression of passion as tinged with aggression as it is with hunger." - Robert Hurwitt, The SF Chronicle
Directed by Erika Chong Shuck
Shotgun Players
"Megan Trout’s riveting Eurydice and Kenny Toll’s boyishly appealing Orpheus set a tone of explosively erotic athleticism in a young-lovers-at-the-beach opening. In Shuch’s choreographic staging, their wild wrestle of love is a voracious expression of passion as tinged with aggression as it is with hunger." - Robert Hurwitt, The SF Chronicle
NOW FOR NOW
created and performed by Megan Trout and Mark Jackson
co-presented by Z Space
"Intimate and as funny as it is penetrating, Megan Trout and Mark Jackson’s “Now for Now” plunges into the eternal mysteries of male-female relationships in a manner that delights the senses and should tickle the brain as much as it leaves your head spinning"
- Robert Hurwitt, The SF Chronicle
"Jackson and Trout are disarming to the degree that they make the show seem, if not easy, then very much of the moment and filled with the sparks of creation and discovery. Individually, Jackson and Trout are extraordinary. Together they are…wow." - Chad Jones, Theatredogs
photo by Tracy Martin
created and performed by Megan Trout and Mark Jackson
co-presented by Z Space
"Intimate and as funny as it is penetrating, Megan Trout and Mark Jackson’s “Now for Now” plunges into the eternal mysteries of male-female relationships in a manner that delights the senses and should tickle the brain as much as it leaves your head spinning"
- Robert Hurwitt, The SF Chronicle
"Jackson and Trout are disarming to the degree that they make the show seem, if not easy, then very much of the moment and filled with the sparks of creation and discovery. Individually, Jackson and Trout are extraordinary. Together they are…wow." - Chad Jones, Theatredogs
photo by Tracy Martin
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF by Tennessee Williams
directed by George Maguire
O'Neill Foundation
"A striking Maggie, Megan Trout moves with graceful catlike strides and gives a multilayered performance as she tries to manipulate her drunken husband Brick (Josh Schell) into action. Whether purring sensually in his ear or (figuratively) raking him with her claws, she pulls out all the stops to stay in Big Daddy's favor." - Sally Hogarty, Contra Costa Times
"Megan Trout is a powerhouse as Maggie, alternately trying to charm, seduce, straight talk and even threaten Brick out of his alcoholic haze. Sultry, sexy, coarse, passionate, chatty, defiant, self abasing and mean by turns, she is basically a pitiful creature terrified at what her life will become without love or money...she is a volcanic outpouring of emotion. Together [Trout & Schell's] scenes have a dynamic that is unique, a superb pairing of consummate professionals."
- Susan Steinberg, The Independent: Arts & Entertainment
"Megan Trout masters the logistically and emotionally demanding role of Maggie, an attractive and devoted wife determined to save her crumbling marriage. Trout performs with a natural ease, fully embodying the character of the savvy young woman whose husband has lost his enthusiasm for life, and more specifically for their marriage." - Elizabeth Warnimont, Benicia Herald
directed by George Maguire
O'Neill Foundation
"A striking Maggie, Megan Trout moves with graceful catlike strides and gives a multilayered performance as she tries to manipulate her drunken husband Brick (Josh Schell) into action. Whether purring sensually in his ear or (figuratively) raking him with her claws, she pulls out all the stops to stay in Big Daddy's favor." - Sally Hogarty, Contra Costa Times
"Megan Trout is a powerhouse as Maggie, alternately trying to charm, seduce, straight talk and even threaten Brick out of his alcoholic haze. Sultry, sexy, coarse, passionate, chatty, defiant, self abasing and mean by turns, she is basically a pitiful creature terrified at what her life will become without love or money...she is a volcanic outpouring of emotion. Together [Trout & Schell's] scenes have a dynamic that is unique, a superb pairing of consummate professionals."
- Susan Steinberg, The Independent: Arts & Entertainment
"Megan Trout masters the logistically and emotionally demanding role of Maggie, an attractive and devoted wife determined to save her crumbling marriage. Trout performs with a natural ease, fully embodying the character of the savvy young woman whose husband has lost his enthusiasm for life, and more specifically for their marriage." - Elizabeth Warnimont, Benicia Herald
DRACULA INQUEST by Gary Graves
directed by Jan Zvaifler
Central Works
"The always exceptional Megan Trout brings a striking range of emotion to her creation of Mina Harker, seducing and terrifying in equal measure." - Charles Kruger, Theatrestorm
"[Trout's] expression flickers from indignation to tender resignation to bloodlust to dismay."
- Lou Fancher, SF Weekly
"As Harker's ex-wife, Mina, Megan Trout goes from repressed woman to raging banshee having an out-of-body experience." - George Heymont, My Cultural Landscape
photo by Jim Norrena
directed by Jan Zvaifler
Central Works
"The always exceptional Megan Trout brings a striking range of emotion to her creation of Mina Harker, seducing and terrifying in equal measure." - Charles Kruger, Theatrestorm
"[Trout's] expression flickers from indignation to tender resignation to bloodlust to dismay."
- Lou Fancher, SF Weekly
"As Harker's ex-wife, Mina, Megan Trout goes from repressed woman to raging banshee having an out-of-body experience." - George Heymont, My Cultural Landscape
photo by Jim Norrena
A BRIGHT NEW BOISE by Samuel D. Hunter
directed by Tom Toss
Aurora Theatre
"Megan Trout's Anna is a particular delight, a young, hyper-self-conscious woman whose discomfort within her body is almost painfully funny to watch. She almost swoons over Will's descriptions of the agony of Rapture left-behinds. Their ongoing dance of keeping personal space shimmers with delicate awkwardness." -Robert Hurwitt, The SF Chronicle
"The small cast is uniformly strong, offering wonderfully nuanced acting, with Megan Trout as Anna giving a stand-out performance as a tightly wound young woman, brimming with insecurities, who manages to step past individual neuroses to reach out for love."
- Patricia Schaefer, StageandCinema.com
"Megan Trout, however, practically steals the show as socially inept Anna. She’s pitch perfect with angular awkwardness and a liquid face that makes it impossible to look away."
-Dogmom's Dish
directed by Tom Toss
Aurora Theatre
"Megan Trout's Anna is a particular delight, a young, hyper-self-conscious woman whose discomfort within her body is almost painfully funny to watch. She almost swoons over Will's descriptions of the agony of Rapture left-behinds. Their ongoing dance of keeping personal space shimmers with delicate awkwardness." -Robert Hurwitt, The SF Chronicle
"The small cast is uniformly strong, offering wonderfully nuanced acting, with Megan Trout as Anna giving a stand-out performance as a tightly wound young woman, brimming with insecurities, who manages to step past individual neuroses to reach out for love."
- Patricia Schaefer, StageandCinema.com
"Megan Trout, however, practically steals the show as socially inept Anna. She’s pitch perfect with angular awkwardness and a liquid face that makes it impossible to look away."
-Dogmom's Dish
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BONNIE & CLYDE by Adam Peck
directed by Mark Jackson Shotgun Players "Megan Trout’s dancing is polished, true and impressively skillful. Both actors give performances that will live vividly in our memories." - Charles Kruger, Theatre Storm "Performers Megan Trout and Joe Estlack inhabit their present and fantasy worlds with a magnetic concentration that makes one at least momentarily forget Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty in the iconic Arthur Penn film - no small feat." - Robert Hurwitt, The SF Chronicle photo by Pak Han |
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A LIE OF THE MIND by Sam Shepard
directed by Susannah Martin
Boxcar Theatre
"Megan Trout and Joe Estlack as Beth and Jake in Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind at Boxcar Theatre. Trout and Estlack were powerhouses, terrifying and devastating by turns, but director Susannah Martin's production was a winner all around, fitting nicely into Boxcar's generally outstanding four-play Sam Shepard festival." - Rob Avila, Upstage/Downstage Awards: Best couple to give George and Martha a run for their money
"The excellent cast features a particularly outstanding performance by Megan Trout as the brain damaged Beth." - Charles Kruger, TheatreStorm
photo by Pak Han
directed by Susannah Martin
Boxcar Theatre
"Megan Trout and Joe Estlack as Beth and Jake in Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind at Boxcar Theatre. Trout and Estlack were powerhouses, terrifying and devastating by turns, but director Susannah Martin's production was a winner all around, fitting nicely into Boxcar's generally outstanding four-play Sam Shepard festival." - Rob Avila, Upstage/Downstage Awards: Best couple to give George and Martha a run for their money
"The excellent cast features a particularly outstanding performance by Megan Trout as the brain damaged Beth." - Charles Kruger, TheatreStorm
photo by Pak Han
BURIED CHILD by Sam Shepard
directed by Rebecca Longworth
Boxcar Theatre
"Of particular note is Megan Trout as Shelley, the girlfriend of Vince (Geoffrey Nolan), who has come back to visit his family after six years, only to have no one recognize him. Shelley is the play's ambassador from the real world, and Trout has mastered the difficult combination of character traits to which Shepard often subjects his female characters: sexy and testy, but also vulnerable and compassionate."
- Lily Janiak, SF Weekly
directed by Rebecca Longworth
Boxcar Theatre
"Of particular note is Megan Trout as Shelley, the girlfriend of Vince (Geoffrey Nolan), who has come back to visit his family after six years, only to have no one recognize him. Shelley is the play's ambassador from the real world, and Trout has mastered the difficult combination of character traits to which Shepard often subjects his female characters: sexy and testy, but also vulnerable and compassionate."
- Lily Janiak, SF Weekly
METAMORPHOSIS by Franz Kafka
directed by Mark Jackson
Aurora Theatre Company
"Trout is a study in conflicting emotions as she tries to repress her revulsion yet remain loyal to her brother." - Georgia Rowe, The SF Examiner
"Trout, though, steals the show as sister Grete. She’s dancing as fast as she can, but it’s not enough to stop her beloved brother’s inevitable slide. She too, changes as family dynamics shift. Hint: it’s not pretty." - Dogmom's Dish
"Trout beautifully defines this wistful journey from sweet child to steely-eyed survivor. She, like her parents, eventually decides that she must put her own needs first. She is particularly ferocious when her gentleman caller Mr. Fischer (a fiendishly funny turn by Patrick Jones) arrives on the scene."
- Karen D'Souza, San Jose Mercury News
directed by Mark Jackson
Aurora Theatre Company
"Trout is a study in conflicting emotions as she tries to repress her revulsion yet remain loyal to her brother." - Georgia Rowe, The SF Examiner
"Trout, though, steals the show as sister Grete. She’s dancing as fast as she can, but it’s not enough to stop her beloved brother’s inevitable slide. She too, changes as family dynamics shift. Hint: it’s not pretty." - Dogmom's Dish
"Trout beautifully defines this wistful journey from sweet child to steely-eyed survivor. She, like her parents, eventually decides that she must put her own needs first. She is particularly ferocious when her gentleman caller Mr. Fischer (a fiendishly funny turn by Patrick Jones) arrives on the scene."
- Karen D'Souza, San Jose Mercury News