Mellissa Marlowe is a director, performer, writer, and costumer for the theatre, who specializes in bringing new works to the stage and adapting classics for modern audiences.  Recently, she has seen several of her short plays produced.  One, Fate, was published in the literary journal, The Aquila Review.

  Mellissa has performed in over fifty productions in the San Antonio area, and has directed more than forty plays.  Her work as a performer has been described as “haunting” at times and as “wickedly funny” at other times.  Her work as a director is provocative and captivating.  Mellissa firmly believes that theatre has a dual purpose – to provoke and to entertain.  Her aesthetic is visually spare and aurally intoxicating.  Her focus is on ideas and words; the “music” of the production is always clearly communicated.  She has a great love of people and great hope for the future.

Mellissa holds a B.A. in Drama from Trinity University, and an M.A. in Theatre Arts from Texas State University.  She is an  Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Drama at Northwest Vista College, and company and board member of Jump-Start Performance Company.  Currently, she serves as President of the Board of the San Antonio Theatre Coalition. 

Mellissa lives in San Antonio with her husband and daughter.

Lysistrata, 2005

Much Ado About Nothing, 1999