About
Erin Mei-Ling Stuart is a Bay Area actor, director, choreographer, and theater maker.
A former professional modern dancer, she brings a strong physical and movement-based approach to her work on stage and screen. Her work spans theater, film, devised performance, and movement-driven storytelling. She is drawn to projects that are formally adventurous, emotionally rich, and unafraid of ambiguity.
As a performer, Erin has appeared with theaters throughout the Bay Area, including American Conservatory Theater, Berkeley Rep, Shotgun Players, Oakland Theater Project, San Francisco Playhouse, and The Magic Theatre. She also directs and choreographs select projects, bringing a collaborative, movement-centered perspective to the rehearsal room.
Erin is a proud company member of Shotgun Players. When she's not making theater, she's probably working on websites, playing violin or guitar, pulling tarot cards, or getting distracted by birds.
Honors
- Best Female First Time Film Maker, TigerTail Asian Film Festival (2025)
- Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Nomination — Best Featured Performance in a Comedy, My Home on the Moon (2024)
- Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Nomination — Best Featured Performance in a Drama, Angels in America (2024)
- Isadora Duncan Award Nomination — Revival Category, Monkey Gone to Heaven (Redux) (2018)
- Della Davidson Prize for innovative dance theater artists (2016)
- Resident artist at Djerassi Resident Artist Program (2007, 2011)
- SF Bay Guardian Outstanding Local Discovery Award (2008)