Merritt Janson (AEA, SAG)
- Height: 5'6"
- Hair: Brown
- Eyes: Brown
- Singing: Mezzo-Soprano
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Theatre
| Britannicus | Junia | American Repertory Theatre | Robert Woodruff |
| The Onion Cellar | Bear Girl/Mute Girl | American Repertory Theatre | Marcus Stern |
| Betty's Summer Vacation | Mrs. Siezmagraff | ART/MXAT | Marcus Stern |
| Zoya's Apartment | Zoya | ART/MXAT | Alexandre Marine |
| War and Peace Part 1 | Countess Rostov | ART/MXAT | Marina Brusnikina |
| War and Peace Part 2 | Natasha | ART/MXAT | Viktor Ryzhakov |
| Tuesday* | Ensemble | Amaryllis Theatre Co, Phila | Steven Smith |
| Drive To A Departing Flight | Maggie | Adrienne Theatre, Phila | Jeremy Chacon |
| HurlyBurly | Bonnie | Adrienne Theatre, Phila | Steven Stout |
| Three Years From Thirty | Ashley | Pantheon Theatre, NYC | Stacey Vargo |
| Daddy Longlegs In The Evening | Kate | Chashama Theatre, NYC | Daniel Kadin |
| Open Sky | Jackie | Theater for the New City, NYC | Ian Gordon |
| You Can't Take It With You | Alice | Smokebrush Theatre, Colo Spgs | David McClendon |
| The Wedding Trunk | Lillie | Smokebrush Theatre, Colo Spgs | David McClendon |
* Barrymore Award for Outstanding Ensemble
Film
| Mail Order Wife** | Supp | First Independent Pictures | Andrew Gurland/Huck Botko |
| Otto & Anna | Lead | Hypnotic Pictures | Ernst Gossner |
| Here on Earth | Supp | Ghostlight Productions | David Bartin/Josh Baron |
| Sugar | Lead | American Film Institute | Peter Shanel |
| A Day on the Lake | Lead | Giulia Amati |
** Best American Film - Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Training
MFA in Acting - American Repertory Theatre [ART] / Moscow Art Theatre [MXAT] Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University
| Acting: | Scott Zigler, Robert Woodruff, Marcus Stern, Roman Kozak |
| Voice: | Nancy Houfek, Jeff Morrison, Vivian Majkowski |
| Shakespeare: | David Hammond, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Movement: | Andrei Droznin, Andrei Schukin, Yelena Druzhnikova |
| Improvisation: | Tommy Derrah |
| Stage Combat: | Bob Walsh, Ted Hewelett |
| Singing: | Atarah Hazzan, Pamela Murray, Marina Smirnova |
| Workshops: | Viewpoints/Suzuki: SITI Company, Commedia dell Arte: School of Physical Theatre (London), Mask: Jeremy Geidt, Shakespeare: Patsy Rodenburg |
Skills
Piano (Classical, Barrelhouse Blues), Fingerstyle Guitar (Appalachian, Delta Blues), Facility with Dialects, Acrobatics, Dance, Fencing, SAFD certified in unarmed stage combat, Skateboarding.
