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Melissa Rain Anderson is a New York based Director, Actor and Acting Coach. Melissa directs in New York City and regionally, specializing in musicals. Her Acting credits include Network TV, National Tours, Off-Broadway, Regional, and Voice Over Work, as well as several cast recordings. She teaches Master Classes regularly with emphasis on Musical Theater, Audition Technique and Acting through song. Melissa coaches acting privately in Midtown Manhattan.
next to normal (Director)
Performances are May 16th - June 24th at
Stages Repertory Theatre, Houston, TX.
Press:
“‘Next to Normal’ winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for drama and three Tony Awards, is making a powerhouse Houston premiere at Stages.
“Stages' rendition is intimate in scale but gigantic in emotional clout - the company's best all-round effort in two seasons.
“Melissa Rain Anderson has directed with skill and subtlety, giving the action a sense of naturalness and spontaneity.
“... journey with Diana and her family through some dark places to reach the eventual light, you'll find the show's emotional payoff is enormous.” full review
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Everett Evans
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Houston Chronicle
“The brilliant director and choreographer Melissa Rain Anderson, and the design teams of Stages, have created a kaleidoscope of a set, subject to seamless changes, with characters entering and exiting from all directions, often hurtling in from aisles on wheeled chairs.
“Brilliant direction, a galloping pace, and powerful acting make an award-winning musical thoroughly enjoyable while being deeply moving, in a triumphant production not to be missed.” full review
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Jim J Tomaney
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Houston Press
The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged) (Director)
Performances are June 28th - August 4th at
Great River Shakespeare Festival, Winona, MN.
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