Maddie Ripperger – Production Liaison Chair
Maddie Ripperger has been a fan of Morris Park Players since seeing their production of Falsettos in 2022. Most recently, Maddie performed as Mary Flynn in MPP’s production of Merrily We Roll Along.
Maddie is a theatre educator, director, and actress based in the Twin Cities. She is a proud graduate of Drake University, having received a BFA in Musical Theatre. Her work as a director has been seen across the metro at Children’s Performing Arts, Math and Science Academy of Woodbury, Phipps Center for the Arts, Inver Grove Heights Community Theatre, and FAIR School for the Arts in Collaboration with Stages Theatre Company. A lover of classic literary adaptations, her favorite directing credits include Little Women, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. As a teaching artist, Maddie has worked with students in theatres across the Midwest, including Rising Star Theatre Company, The Des Moines Playhouse, Des Moines Young Artist’s Theatre, The Rose Theatre (Omaha), Lyric Arts of Anoka, and Stages Theatre Company. By day, Maddie is a high school theatre teacher at FAIR School for the Arts in downtown Minneapolis, where she teaches acting, playwriting, and technical theatre classes.