Upcoming:
Playing Fay in a workshop production of Josh Beerman's new play, Ugly
Fay, a social worker, and single mother of an unruly teen, is hired by a
law firm to write a history of the people involved in the murder of a hasidic girl. Near the end of her job she finds a challenge she didn't
expect; the last person to be interviewed before she is finished, the
victim's now single father, Aba. It seems Aba will never talk to Fay,
but when he finally does, an unlikely relationship develops between
parents and children, as the lines between beauty and ugly are blurred.
This Thursday, Dec. 8th,
Doors at 7pm, Show at 7:30
The Management Theatre Company at:
The Kraine Theatre
85 E. 4th Street
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Nov. 16th: BRISEIS by Glenn Hergenhahn Playing Briseis in a staged reading of a new play based on the forgotten character from the Iliad.
8pm, Wednesday the 16th
At Theatre for the New City
155 1st Avenue New York, NY
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Nov. 18 and 19: I'll be directing for 48NYC , a 48 hour play festival at Theatre for the New City
Performances at 8:00pm and 10:30pm
Tickets and more information on the 48NYC website: 48hournyc.com
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Dec. 3: The Moth. I've been Story Coaching for the MothSHOP Community Education Program.
Final performance at HAI: 548 Broadway, 3pm.
MothSHOP Showcase on Monday, Dec. 12th, Housing Works Bookstore
Doors at 7:00pm
Show at 7:30pm
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Wrapped: September 14th in Austin, TX:
ASTERNAUTS:
A sci-fi comedy short by Raven Burnett, directed by Marta Masferrer shooting in Austin, TX
Check out updates on the kickstarter page.
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Wrapped Aug. 13th, 2011 in Boston:
We Could Be Your Parents
a short film written and directed by Charlie Anderson
starring: Alycia Delmore (Humpday), Alex Karpovsky (Tiny Furniture), Michael Tully (Septien) and Melissa D. Brown
Shooting in Boston
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Wrapped Aug.9th, 2011 in New York City:
DEADBEAT
a short dark comedy film written and
directed by Danielle Morgan.
DEADBEAT is a dark comedy about a woman in her mid thirties
who suddenly realizes how pathetic her life is. What started out
as an earth shattering romance between a 17-year-old girl and a
vampire has now settled into a lifeless relationship of dependence.
Finally seeing their relationship for what it is, the questions remains:
How do you break-up with a vampire?
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3 Women
based on the 1977 film by Robert Altman
directed by Anna Brenner
Riverside Theatre
Opening March 30th, 2011
Inspired by Robert Altman's 1977 film, 3 Women s a dreamlike
investigation of personalty and identity through the perspectives of
three women in a dusty California town. Upon meeting, their
eccentricities and need for friendship drive them to steal and trade
each others personae, eventually creating one they can all share.
from the Columbia Spectator, by Geetika Rudra:
"The play is carried by Melissa Brown’s performance as Millie. Millie
yearns to be liked by others but finds herself neglected and ignored....Brown conveys a passion and
insecurity that resonate with the audience, making her perhaps the most
relatable character."
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| August 20-22 and 27-29 Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8PM Erickson Theatre (Harvard Ave. b/w Pike and Pine) Seattle, WA
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the undergroundzero festival at PS122 presents:
a new performance by 2009 Audience Choice Winner Anna Brenner and Ensemble
ARE WE HERE YET?
enter the american mind: afraid, allergic, contradictory, and forever searching. five characters created from the interviews, memories and observations of the ensemble struggle to connect with each other and the intangible in the midst of an uncanny american landscape.
Directed by Anna Brenner
Devised with the company
featuring: Melissa Brown, Gabel Eiben, Mike James, and Rachael Richman
Scott Dougan (set), Dasha Martikainen (costumes), Bruce Steinberg (lights), Nate Grams (sound)
Otso Huopaniemi (co-creator), Hannah Hessel (dramaturgy), Kat Lieder (assistant director), Sarah Helgesen (stage management), Elizabeth Dettori (productions assistant)
"People are fascinating... but only when you really look at them."
WED JULY 14 at 9PM
THUR JULY 15 at 7PM
FRID JULY 16 at 9PM
SAT JULY 17 at 3PM
SUN JULY 18 at 3PM
Performance Space 122 - Upstairs Venue
150 1st Avenue at 9th Street, New York City
Tickets $20, $15 student
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May, 2010: Melissa as Alex in:
What If
259 W. 30th St
opening Saturday, May 15th at 8pm
Shows:
Wednesdays/ Thursdays: May 18,19,25,26 at 7pm
Saturdays: May 15, 29 at 8pm and the *22 at 7pm
Sundays: May 16, 23, 30 at 2pm
What If/ The Disorder Plays reviewed by Quinn Conway in Review Fix online:
"Utilized brilliantly to segue between performances, Brown comes out between each play... The final performance, What If…, puts Brown in the spotlight as it is revealed that her neurotic tendencies are more than just tendencies. Going into a veritable diatribe on the possibilities of what if, Brown is impressive in her delivery as she goes from wondering what happens when a chunk of ice falls off a glacier to what if the man in the third row had a heart attack."
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April, 2010
TITUS ANDRONICUS
Opening April 24th
Melissa will play LAVINIA in the upcoming production
Access Theater, 380 Broadway
Gallery Theatre
Bootleg Shakespeare! with Folding Chair Classical Theatre
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deCOMPOSITION
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April, 2010
deCOMPOSITION
Opening April 30th, 2010
An original piece using the scientific process of how things decompose changing from solid to liquid and liquid to vapors as a framing device for looking at what happens when we lose our memory, our language and our love. The piece includes an old American folk song, the baking and sharing of a cake, a series of lectures on decomposition, a live goldfish tank on stage, the story of an immortal jellyfish, and movement to the point of genuine physical exhaustion
Friday, April 30 at 8pm
Saturday, May 1 at 4pm and 8pm
Sunday, May 2 at 4pm
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NOVEMBER 2009:
- The Medicine Wheel, a short film by Joy Marzec wrapped shooting in late November, 2009 Melissa plays MARY. Played at the NJ Film Festival and just had it's first NYC screening in the fall of 2011. Here's a link to the Medicine Wheel website with more information.
OCTOBER 2009:
- The Doll, a film by Gabriel Baron and Ben Bass wrapped in October, 2009. Melissa plays LAURA. Editing in progress. Screening TBA.
- The Spectular Demise of Platonov, adapted from the unfinished play by Anton Chekhov by Melissa D. Brown and Jess K. Smith premiered October 30th - Nov., 2009
- Directed by Jess K. Smith Assistant Directed by Melissa D. Brown
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http://www.littledizzlefilm.com/
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WED. JULY 22nd 8:00PM
Join me, Natasha Lyonne and the director, David Russo at:
The NY Premiere of:200 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10013
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The Hardly Wonder
by Jason Platt
directed by Jess Smith
Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, Playwrights Horizons
416 W. 42nd St.
JULY 18th
3:00 PM
Samuel French OOB
TICKETS
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HEDDA, a new play inspired by Ibsen by Matt Wilson
directed by Mikhael Garver
Schapiro Studio 300 W. 115th St.
April 2nd and 3rd 8:00pm
Hedda Gabler: Melissa D. Brown
George Tesman: Taylor Valentine
Eli Lovburg: Logan Lernstthal
Brock: Justin Ness
Cookie: Anna Lamadrid
Boy: Jeffrey Omura
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March 2009
After closing a play last weekend, Melissa heads for Austin, TX where
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle will screen at the SXSW Film Festival!
Screenings at SXSW:
9:15pm, Sunday March 15th at the Alamo Ritz 1
4:00pm, Thursday March 19th at the Alamo Ritz 1
11:00am, Saturday March 21st at the Alamo Lamar 3
The Hardly Wonder
a play by Jason Gray Platt
directed by Jess Smith
@Shapiro Theatre (650 W. 115th St)
Friday, March 6th 8:00pm
Saturday, March 7th 3:00pm and 8:00pm
January 2009
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, directed by David Russo
is an official selection of the SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2009
Cast: Marshall Allman, Melissa Brown, Russell Hodgkinson, Natasha Lyonne, Jeanette Maus, Agatha Nowicki, Tania Raymonde, Lance Rosen, Tygh Runyan, Vince Vieluf
October>
Twelve Hours to High Rascalry
The New York Clown Theatre Festival
The Brick Theater
575 Metropolitan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 10002
www.bricktheater.com
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HERMIONE and MOPSA in The Winter's Tale
THE DUCHESS in The Revenger's Tragedy
The Winter’s Tale
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Rahaleh Nassri
The Revenger’s Tragedy
By Thomas Middleton
Directed by Christopher Grabowski
Shakespeare Theatre Company Studios, Washington D.C.
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