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What's New?
Melissa is currently playing the lead in the short film Ernaline, directed by Vanesa Stoynova.
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About Melissa (She/Her)
Actor - Singer - Dancer
Actor - Singer - Dancer
Originally from Paris, France; Melissa came to the United States to study at AMDA NY and is now based in New York City for good.
Before Covid-19, Melissa last performed on stage in the 2019 Playwrights Festival in Colorado and played Seneca Howland in Thingamajig's production of Men On Boats. She also joined the Arts for Immigrants company, sheding light on immigration issues through art and celebrating immigrants' talent online and in concert.
With 2020 came new opportunities: Melissa started working on short films, most recently Ernaline in which she plays the lead character.
Melissa has performed in plays, musicals and concerts Off-Broadway and in cabaret venues in the City (such as Theatre Row, The Producer's Club and the West End Lounge) and in regional productions throughout the country.
A short list of things Melissa is passionate about:
Before Covid-19, Melissa last performed on stage in the 2019 Playwrights Festival in Colorado and played Seneca Howland in Thingamajig's production of Men On Boats. She also joined the Arts for Immigrants company, sheding light on immigration issues through art and celebrating immigrants' talent online and in concert.
With 2020 came new opportunities: Melissa started working on short films, most recently Ernaline in which she plays the lead character.
Melissa has performed in plays, musicals and concerts Off-Broadway and in cabaret venues in the City (such as Theatre Row, The Producer's Club and the West End Lounge) and in regional productions throughout the country.
A short list of things Melissa is passionate about:
- All things History (yes, even that boring Netflix documentary) and plays that focus on making historical events feel relevant today;
- Language and its quirks: weird, forgotten expressions and accents that make eyebrows raise and interest peak;
- Poking fun at the world, herself and French people;
- Musicals in which the music sets the environment and culture for the show (e.g. Hunchback of Notre Dame, Ragtime, In The Heights);
- Stylized and over-the-top plays that make you dive in a world of absurdity;
- Immigration stories from all eras and countries, Melissa's family tree being one immigration story after another