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Merritt Wever (Detective Morris) is best known for her Emmy Award winning performance as Nurse Zoey Barkow on the hit Showtime series "Nurse Jackie" for which she also received a SAG Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She currently appears in the critically-acclaimed motion picture Birdman and has also made memorable appearances on film in Michael Clayton and Into the Wild and on television in "The Good Wife," "The Wire," "New Girl" and Aaron Sorkin's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," among others. On stage, she appeared in Signature Theatre Company's Off-Broadway production of Tony Kushner's The Illusion and SoHo Rep's Uncle Vanya, among many others.

Merritt Wever STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
MCC Theater, 2015
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Company Production, 2011
Performer


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THIS IS NOT A DREAM Reading Set For Next Month From Vineyard Theatre


Vineyard Theatre will present This Is Not A Dream, the first New York reading of seven ten-minute plays from Young Playwrights Ukraine, written during a mentorship project on Zoom.

Find Out Who Won at the 75th Emmy Awards - Full List of Winners!


Find out who won at the 75th Annual Emmy awards! Elton John, Jennifer Coolidge, RuPaul, Kieran Culkin, The Bear, Jeremy Allen White, Paul Walter Hauser, Niecy Nash-Betts, John Oliver, and more took home Emmys tonight. Check out the full list of winners now!

Exclusive: Watch a Clip From Samantha Soule & Daniel Talbott's MIDDAY BLACK MIDNIGHT BLUE Film


Watch an exclusive video clip from theater alums Samantha Soule and Daniel Talbott's new film, Midday Black Midnight Blue. The first feature from writer-directors Samantha Soule and Daniel Talbott stars Merritt Wever (Tiny Beautiful Things), Chris Stack (AMC’s Interview with the Vampire) and Soule (Godless).

Photos: First Look At The 7th Annual New Ohio Theatre's NYC INDIE THEATRE FILM FESTIVAL


First look photos! The 7th Annual New Ohio Theatre’s NYC INDIE THEATRE FILM FESTIVAL returns to Manhattan next week! The in person screenings take place February 16 - 19 at the New Ohio Theatre, with a special encore online screening presentation taking place February 20 - 26. 

New Ohio Theatre's NYC INDIE THEATRE FILM FESTIVAL Announces In-Person Screening Schedule


New Ohio Theatre's NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival (NYCITFF), now in its 7th year, has announced the in-person screening schedule for their 2023 film festival. This year's festival will be a hybrid of in-person and online film screenings and will present work from independent theatre artists that are defying labels and branching out into digital media and film.

The 7th Annual New Ohio Theatre's NYC INDIE THEATRE FILM FESTIVAL Announces In-Person Screening Schedule


New Ohio Theatre's NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival (NYCITFF), now in its 7th year, has announced the in-person screening schedule for their 2023 film festival. This year's festival will be a hybrid of in-person and online film screenings and will present work from independent theatre artists that are defying labels and branching out into digital media and film.

New Ohio Theatre's NYC INDIE THEATRE FILM FESTIVAL Returns For A 7th Season


New Ohio Theatre's NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival has announced the lineup for their 2023 hybrid in-person and online film festival.

VIDEO: Cynthia Erivo Stars in ROAR Apple TV+ Series Trailer


Based on a book of short stories by Cecelia Ahern, the series is the first to be released under “Roar” creators and co-showrunners Carly Mensch and Liz Flahive’s (“GLOW”) overall deal with Apple TV+. The series includes Cynthia Erivo, Nicole Kidman, Issa Rae, Merritt Wever, Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Meera Syal, Fivel Stewart, and Kara Hayward.

Photos: Apple Releases First Look at Cynthia Erivo, Nicole Kidman & More in ROAR


Based on a book of short stories by Cecelia Ahern, the series is the first to be released under “Roar” and features an all-star cast including Nicole Kidman (“Being the Ricardos”), who also executive produces; Cynthia Erivo; Issa Rae; Merritt Wever; Alison Brie; Betty Gilpin; and Meera Syal, Fivel Stewart and Kara Hayward.  

Cynthia Erivo, Nicole Kidman to Star in New Anthology Series ROAR


Apple has ordered eight episodes of 'Roar,' described as a series of darkly comic feminist fables.

Lesli Margherita Helps Give MARRIAGE STORY the Musical Treatment with Insert Movie Here: The Musical Podcast


Insert Movie Here: The Musical has released its latest episode, Marriage Story the Musical, featuring Olivier Award-winner, Lesli Margherita! 

HBO Comedy Series RUN Will Not Return for A Second Season


HBO has canceled its new comedy series Run after only one season. 

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for Phoebe Waller-Bridge's RUN, Starring Domhnall Gleeson & Merritt Wever


Watch the trailer for 'Run,' from executive producer Phoebe Waller-Bridge!

THE FAREWELL, THE LIGHTHOUSE, and More Win 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards; Full List!


The 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films of 2019, were presented by Film Independent on February 8, 2020. The nominations were announced on November 21, 2019, by actresses Zazie Beetz and Natasha Lyonne.

Comedy Series RUN Debuts April 12, Exclusively on HBO


Written and produced by Vicky Jones, HBO's new half-hour comedy series RUN, debuting SUNDAY, APRIL 12 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), follows a woman whose humdrum life is thrown upside down when she receives a text from her college sweetheart inviting her to drop everything and meet him in New York to fulfill the pact they made 17 years earlier.

See Highlights From the AFI Awards


Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) celebrated the 2019 AFI AWARDS honorees at an invite-only luncheon in Beverly Hills. Unique in its celebration of the film and television arts' collaborative nature, AFI AWARDS – now in its 20th year – is the only national program that honors creative teams as a whole.

Michelle Williams, FLEABAG, & More Win at the 2020 GOLDEN GLOBES - See the Full List!


The 77th Annual GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS, aired live on NBC, hosted by Ricky Gervais, on Sunday, January 5, 2020 and many of Broadway's favorites took home awards!

Adam Driver Walks Out of NPR Interview Over MARRIAGE STORY Clip


Adam Driver walked out of an interview on the NPR talk show Fresh Air earlier this month when host Terry Gross tried to play a clip of Driver from the film Marriage Story. 

Billy Porter, Cynthia Erivo, and Ben Platt Among Nominees for 2020 GOLDEN GLOBES - See Full List!


This morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced the nominees for the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.  The three-hour telecast hosted by Ricky Gervais will air live on NBC coast to coast Sunday, January 5, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST.

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