Megan Stahl

Megan Stahl joined the Conservatory in 2021 as an associate professor of theater.

Stahl is an educator, scholar, and dramaturg who specializes in musical theater, plays and performances of the Middle Eastern, Northern African, and South Asian diaspora, and feminist theater. She teaches courses in theater history and theory as well as specialized seminars, including Arab American Theater and Performing the Immigrant Experience. In addition, Stahl serves as a thesis advisor for the MFA in Musical Theater Vocal Pedagogy program.

As a scholar, Stahl has presented her research at multiple national conferences such as ASTR (American Society for Theatre Research) and ATHE (Association for Theatre in Higher Education). Her work has been published in Studies in Musical Theatre, Theatre Journal, and Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, and her chapter analyzing the politicization of Muslim motherhood post-9/11 was included in (M)Other Perspectives: Staging Motherhood in 21st Century North American Theatre & Performance (Routledge, 2023). She is also the associate coordinator for the Jane Chambers Playwriting Competition, an international contest committed to recognizing plays and performance texts that present a feminist perspective and contain significant opportunities for female performers.

Stahl has taught courses at Boston College, Tufts University, and Northeastern University. She has worked at the Roundabout Theatre Company and the American Repertory Theater, and was an assistant agent in the Theatre Department of the William Morris Agency (now WME) in New York.

Stahl holds an MA and a PhD in theater and performance studies from Tufts University.