Director––Steel Magnolias
Previously at the Festival: Director of Trouble in Mind (2022)
Off-Broadway: Unheard Voices (American Slavery Project); Show Way (Vital Theatre); Nathan the Wise (Pearl Theatre Company); Taboos (Soho Playhouse)
Other Theatres: Great River Shakespeare Festival (Imbroglio); Playmakers, George Street Playhouse (Clydes); Repertory Theatre of Saint Louis (Safe House); The Kitchen Theatre/Ensemble Theatre Company (Slashes of Light); Off the WALL Theatre (Tunnel Vision)
Other Credits: Co-Associate Artistic Director—Great River Shakespeare Festival; motivational speaker—TEDxMosesBrownSchool, “Taking Ownership”; TEDxBarnardCollegeWomen, “On Courage”
Awards: 10 BroadwayWorld Minn / St. Paul Awards nominations 2023, including “Best Director” for Imbroglio; Best Director nomination, 2019 BroadwayWorld Las Vegas Awards for The African Company Presents Richard III; 6 St Louis Theatre Circle Award nominations for Safe House; Best Director mention, BroadwayWorld’s Best of 2015 for Safe House; ranked #3, The Best of St. Louis Theater 2015, Ladue News for Safe House
Publications: Unrequited Love (Lulu Press), Fetus Envy (Manhattan Theatre Source)
Teaching Credits: Stella Adler Studio of Acting New York, Director of Professional Development
Education: BFA, Boston University
Professional Affiliations: SDC, AEA, SAG-AFTRA, DG
Website: www.melissamaxwell.com
TEDx Speaker:
TEDxBarnardCollegeWomen: ON COURAGE
TEDxMosesBrownSchool: TAKING OWNERSHIP