MEGAN E. PIRTLE – (she/her, WIG & MAKEUP DESIGNER) is a Chicago based theatre artist specialized in wig, costume, and makeup design.  She makes her Music Theater Works debut with CATS.  Selected wig and makeup designs include TAMERLANO, ARTASERSE, MARC’ ANTONIO E CLEOPATRA, L’INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA, L’AMANT ANONYME (Haymarket Opera), TROUBLE IN MIND, CAMPAIGNS INC. (co-design), RELENTLESS (TimeLine), MESMERIZED (Chicago Children’s Theatre) THE OCTOBER STORM, THE LAST PAIR OF EARLIES, CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY (Raven), GYPSY, HELLO DOLLY (co-design), YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN and THE PRINCESS & THE PEA (Marriott).  She was also the wig and hair coordinator for AMADEUS, FOOL FOR LOVE, NOISES OFF (Steppenwolf), IRAQ, BUT FUNNY, VILLETTE, HER HONOR JANE BYRNE (Lookingglass), BIG WHITE FOG, RAISIN IN THE SUN, TWO TRAINS RUNNING (Court), RING OF FIRE (Drury Lane), GASLIGHT, FIRST LADY OF TELEVISION, LITTLE WOMEN, DIAL M FOR MURDER (Northlight). Megan was the makeup coordinator for the Chicago premiere of EMMET OTTER’S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS (Timothy Allen McDonald/ iTheatrics).  She is a licensed cosmetologist of Illinois.  And in 2023, Megan was the recipient of the Michael Merritt Emerging Technical Collaborator Award.  W: MeganPirtleDesign.com.