Margaret McFadden is a Boston-based actress, director, and theater educator. Margaret currently teaches musical theater at the Rivers School and Conservatory. Most recently, Margaret directed the winter production of Clue at Walnut Hill School for the Arts and assistant directed ChristmasTime at Reagle Music Theatre. In the summers, Margaret is the Director and Musical Theater Teacher at Walnut Hill School for the Arts Summer Theater Intensive. 

 

Margaret has previously taught theater and directed shows in a variety of school settings in Massachusetts including The Fay School, Solomon Schechter Day School, and Winthrop High School.​ Margaret's teaching experience extends beyond Massachusetts, with notable contributions in Southeast Michigan through organizations such as JumpStart Theatre Detroit, Spinning Dot Theatre Company, Neutral Zone, and Crescendo Detroit. 

​

In addition to her endeavors as a theater educator and director, Margaret has appeared as an actress in numerous regional theater productions in the Boston area including Wheelock Family Theatre, Zeitgeist Stage Company, Boston Children’s Theater, and others. She is also a Standardized Patient for New England Clinical Skills Consulting where she portrays different patient roles to support medical students and professionals in practicing their clinical skills. 

​

Margaret devoted her first two years of undergraduate studies to improving her artistry as a performer, studying for a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theater at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Discovering her passions expanded beyond performing, Margaret completed her schooling in the realm of theater education and directing. Margaret currently holds a degree in Theater Arts from the University of Michigan and a Master's Degree in Theater Education from Emerson College, along with a teaching license in K-12 Theater Education. ​​​

​