San Antonio, TX
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Selected Performances -Director
2011 The Angels Fall in Envy
Northwest Vista College Drama Program
2011 Twelfth Night
Shakespeare in the Park, Magik Theatre
2010Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare in the Park, Magik Theatre
2009 Oedipus Tyrannus
Northwest Vista College, Black Box Theatre
2009As You Like It
Shakespeare in the Park, Magik Theatre
2008The Tempest
Shakespeare in the Park, Magik Theatre & ARTSsa
2007 The Taming of the Shrew*
Shakespeare in the Park, Magik Theatre & ARTSsa
2007365 Days/365 Plays
Northwest Vista College
2006That Figures!
Northwest Vista College, Touring Childrens Play
2005Los Mariachis Mexicanos
Northwest Vista College, Touring Childrens Play
2005Lysistrata*
the renaissance guild at Jump-Start Theatre
2004The Actors Nightmare
St. Marys University
2003His Polita*
St. Marys University
2003God: A Play
St. Marys University
2002The Intermediate Zone
St. Marys University
2001 The Comedy of Errors
The Shoestring Shakespeare Company
2000The Marriage Fool
STAGE Theatre
2000A Dolls House
The Shoestring Shakespeare Company
2000Real Women Have Curves
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
1999That Madcap Moon
STAGE Theatre
1999Galileo
The Shoestring Shakespeare Company
1999Living Dolls*
Jump-Start Performance Company
1999The Christmas Party*
The Shoestring Shakespeare Company
1998Blithe Spirit
The Shoestring Shakespeare Company
1997Look Back in Anger
St. Philips College
1997The Glass Menagerie
The Shoestring Shakespeare Company
Selected Performances Actor
2012 Othello
Emilia - Shakespeare in the Park
2008 Family Devotions
Ava Ruth - 24th Street Experiment
2006 The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
Fabiana - AtticRep
2006TheUnderpants
Gertrude - Church Bistro and Theatre
2005 The Taming of the Shrew
Kate - Sheldon Vexler Theatre
2004 Company of Wayward Saints
Columbine - Sheldon Vexler Theatre
2000 Medea*
Medea - Shoestring Shakespeare Co.
1999 Ground Zero*
Sister - International Theatre Festival @SA
1999 Much Ado About Nothing
Beatrice - Shoestring Shakespeare Co.
1998 My Thing of Love
Ellie - Actors Theatre of San Antonio
Selected Works - Playwright
2012 The Trip of a Lifetime*
Playhouse Playwrights
2011 Soup*
Playhouse Playwrights
2010 Shopping*
SAT Playwrights atThe SanPedro Playhouse
2009 Fate*
Theatre ASAP, SATCO, Trinity Steiren Theatre
2009 VOODOO*
SAT Playwrights at The San Pedro Playhouse
2008 Reclaiming Mary*
Open Pitch, La Colectiva at Say Si
2008 A WIN-WIN Situation* The Overtime Theatre
2008 Once Upon a Timein SA NorthwestVista College Drama Program
2007 The HauntedMansion* Northwest Vista College, Acting Up for Children
2007 Once Upon a Castle* Northwest Vista College, Acting Up for Children
2006 Animals in the Jungle* Northwest Vista College, Acting Up for Children
1999 Scenes from the Life of G. Munter* McNay Art Museum, San Antonio
1999 Stone Soup* STAGE Theatre, Childrens Acting Program
1998 Romielf and Julielf* STAGE Theatre, Childrens Acting Program
Selected Works - Costume Design
2011 Dracula* Northwest Vista College Drama
2011 The Angels Fall in Envy* Northwest Vista College Drama
2011 And This Before Leaving* Northwest Vista College Drama
2011 Twelfth Night Shakespeare in the Park, Magik Theatre
2011 Aria Da Capo Northwest Vista College Drama
2011 The Zoo Story Northwest Vista College Drama
2010 Tartuffe Northwest Northwest Vista College Drama
2010 A Midsummer Nights Dream Northwest Vista College Drama
2010 Sylvia Northwest Vista College Drama
2009 Oedipus Tyrannus Northwest Vista College Drama
2009 As You Like It (co-design) Shakespeare in the Park, Magik Theatre
2008 The Tempest (2 designs) Shakespeare in the Park, Magik Theatre
2008 Once Upon a Time in San Antonio Northwest Vista College Drama
2005Lysistrata the renaissance guild at Jump-Start Theatre
2001 A View From the Bridge The Shoestring Shakespeare Company
2001 The Comedy of Errors The Shoestring Shakespeare Company
2000 A Dolls House The Shoestring Shakespeare Company 1999Galileo The Shoestring Shakespeare Company
Education
1997 Master of Arts, Theatre Arts Texas State University, San Marcos
1988 Bachelor of Arts, Drama Trinity University, San Antonio
Graduate courses in Communication Arts,UTSA and St. Marys University, San Antonio
Teaching Experience
2005 PresentAssistant Professor of Drama, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio
2006-2007Instructor of Acting Up for Children Summer Program, NVC
2000-2005Full-time Instructor of Drama, St. Marys University, San Antonio
2001 Creative Drama for Teachers Workshop, Witte Museum, San Antonio
1997-2000Instructor of Childrens Acting Classes, STAGE Theatre, Bulverde
Selected Honors
2009 San Antonio OCA Artist of the Month, March
2007Selected to participate in Creative Capital Professional Development
2005Selected to direct for Theatre ASAP, San Antonio Theatre Coalition
2004Selected to perform for Theatre ASAP, San Antonio Theatre Coalition
2001Selected to perform at American Assoc. of Museums Annual Conference,St. Louis, MO
2000Selected to perform and present at Theatre in Museums Workshop, St. Paul, MN
Affiliations
Associate Director, Luminaria: Arts Come to Light
Stage Director, VDay San Antonio
President, San Antonio Theatre Coalition (SATCO)
Board Member, Alamo Theatre Arts Council
Member, Texas Educational Theatre Association
Director on Contract, Witte Museum Gallery Theatre
Selected Bibliography
Marlowe, Mellissa. "Fate," The Aquila Review, 2010.
Block, Aaron. Make Love, Not War, San Antonio Current, July 21, 2005.
Bridal, Tessa. Exploring Museum Theatre. Walnut Creek, CA, Alta Mira Press, 2004.
Martin, Deborah. Shakespeare with a S. Texas Twist, SA Express-News, June 2, 2007.
The Comedy of Errors, 2001
The Taming of the Shrew,1996
Los Mariachis Mexicanos, 2005
SATCO in the King William Parade, 2004
San Antonio, TX
mellissa