Meagen Fay was born and raised in Joliet, Illinois, studied classical theatre abroad, and served her apprenticeship in the theatre in Dublin, Ireland. After garnering rave revues for her work in The Dublin Theatre Festival production of "Lysistrata", Meagen returned to the US and became a part of Chicago's burgeoning 'Off Loop' Theatre scene of the late 1970's and early 80's. There she won several Joseph Jefferson Awards for her work including: The Court Theatre production of "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg", and "Exit the King", as well as being named 'Best New Actress' by The Chicago Sun Times for her performance in "Hide and Seek" at the Body Politic Theatre.
