What the Press has to say about Mellissa Marlowe:

VOODOO, SAT Playwrights at The San Pedro Playhouse, 2009

Mellissa Marlowe’s romantic comedy “Voodoo,” directed by Kathleen Lovejoy, has a man (David Robb) trying to help his wife (Rebecca DesRochers) deal with a late-night freak-out. It was sweet and funny and nicely done. - Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News.

A WIN-WIN Situation, Theatre ASAP, 2008                                                                     "A WIN-WIN Situation,” written by Mellissa Marlowe and directed by Kevin Murray, was one of the most fully realized and funniest pieces of the night. In it, a newlywed (Heather Kelley) inadvertently reveals a problem in her sex life to her brassy pal (Gloria Sanchez). The pal invites her to come to a meeting of WIN: Wild Intractable Nymphomaniacs, a group that aim to help women reclaim their sexual power. The piece was a saucy blast.  - Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News

The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare in the Park, 2007

Director Mellissa Marlowe opted to set the Bard's tale of the courtship...in modern-day San Antonio. Marlowe replaced Shakespeare's place references with Texas sites...all of which landed nicely at Wednesday's lively opening performance. The show is...well-paced, with strong comic performances throughout...Marlowe laced the production with well-chosen recordings from Texas bands...It gives the show a distinctive texture that serves the material well...It adds up to a lovely evening. – Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News

Theatre ASAP, 2005

Half of this year's plays, which were performed Saturday at Magik Theater, dealt with Hurricane Katrina. The strongest was the tartly funny ''Mission Possible'' by Sheila Rinear...Mellissa Marlowe directed. – Deborah Martin, SA Express-News

Lysistrata, 2005

It is, in the best possible sense, a raunchy show. It's also frequently laugh-out-loud funny, with a clear anti-war message throughout. The show is an adaptation of Aristophanes' comedy...using director Mellissa Marlowe's idea to plug in local and contemporary references wherever possible. The show is still set in ancient Greece, but it's an ancient Greece that Aristophanes might not have recognized. The anachronisms...are part of what makes the show so much fun...Marlowe moves the show along at a brisk pace, and her cast demonstrates some deft comic timing.

 – Deborah Martin, SA Express-News

Marlowe accomplishes a lot with a little, stripping down the production to the bare essentials The Taming of the Shrew, 2005

 Marlowe...reveals quick flashes of the vulnerabilities buried within Kate in several early scenes. She gives a strong, textured performance throughout.

– Deborah Martin, SA Express-News

A Company of Wayward Saints, 2004

Marlowe, making a welcome return to acting after taking a few years off, gives Colombine an earthy, no-nonsense quality that is just right. – Deborah Martin, SA Express-News

My Thing of Love, 2000

Mellissa Marlowe has one of her best roles ever as Elly, a viper- tongued housewife who knows her husband is slipping around. She cracks one-liners like a whip and uses her intelligence like a blunt instrument. – Dan Goddard, SA Express-News

Blithe Spirit, 1998

"Blithe Spirit" offers a rare combination of fine acting, excellent direction and good special effects in an intelligent, character-driven, knockabout comedy.

– Dan Goddard, SA Express-News

The Misanthrope, 1997

...Celimene, a back-stabbing coquette played with just the right mixture of seductiveness and sneering by Mellissa Marlowe. – Dan Goddard, SA Express-News

The Queens, 1997

Mellissa Marlowe is regal and haunting as Elizabeth Woodville

– Dan Goddard, SA Express-News

‘Tis a Gift, 1996

Wearing big glasses and looking a bit dowdy, Marlowe is almost too convincing as the bookish curator who becomes caught up in the stories surrounding the folk art featured in the exhibit.

– Dan Goddard, SA Express-News

The Taming of the Shrew, 2007

Mission Possible!, 2005

Lysistrata, 2005