056- Intimacy, Nudity and Boundaries On Set with Meagan Schroeder
Meagan Schroeder is a queer Intimacy Coordinator/ Director based in Tio'tiá: ke,colonially known as Montréal. She graduated in 2016 from Concordia Universitywith a Specialization in Theatre Performance. Since graduating Meagan hasbeen working consistently as a professional actor in both tv/film, voice andtheatre. Her love for collaboration and specialized skills in movement andphysical approach to acting has allowed her to teach for the past 4 years atConcordia University and has more recently expanded to self-conductedworkshops for directors and professors in Canada.Over the past two years Meagan has merged her passion for visceral, intimatestorytelling with her drive for creating a more mindful culture in the arts. She hasreceived her certification as an Embodied Counsellor at the Institute of SomaticSexology alongside 50+ hours of specialized training and mentorship as anIntimacy Coordinator/ Intimacy Director. Her training comes from leading industryinstitutions such as Intimacy Director Coordinators (IDC) and Theatrical IntimacyEducation(TIE). Meagan brings with her skills of coordinating intimacy,specialized tools in somatic trauma informed practices, mental health first aid,queer sex education and harm reduction practices for tans and non-binary folkson set.Queer(ing) intimacy on screen is vital, important and requires a certain amount ofattention and care because of its history. There is nothing that brings her morejoy than playing outside of the box but within the boundaries to create sensorial,unique and diversified representations of intimacy on screen.Follow Meagan on Social Media:@meaganshroederFollow The Actor's Vow on Social Media: @theactorsvow