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"Living is a form of not being sure, 
not knowing what next or how.  The moment you know how, you begin to die a little.  The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark."   . . . Agnes de Mille

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RECENT STAGE PRODUCTIONS

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"The well nuanced actors, helmed by a sensitive director in Christopher Hart, always bring their humanity to the fore. Melissa R. Randel is particularly effective as the icily ambitious journalist whose smile never fades, even while destroying a young girl's dreams."
Leigh Kennicott . . . ShowMag


Los Angeles premiere of . . .

Confederates

by Suzanne Bradbeer
Winner:Moss Hart Kitty Carlisle Hart New Play Initiative
Directed by Christopher Hart
Grove Theater Center - 2017


ORIGINAL WORKS / COLLABORATIONS

The Hat


"Elegant and poignant, Randel’s piece --
edited deftly from a two-hander to this more powerful solo — takes us deep into the life of passion found, fettered and finally freed."

Mark Hein. . .Theatre Ghost



The Hat

Original work conceived and performed by Melissa R. Randel
with Jazz Trombonist David Gibson
New York International Fringe Festival - 2013
London Rag Factory  - 2017


The Women of The Hat

Original work conceived and performed by Melissa R. Randel
Solo Creation Festival Son of Semele - 2014
Alvas - 2015
Hollywood Fringe Festival 2016

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"Melissa R. Randel has gorgeous physicality and is heartbreaking as a mother searching for a lost son."
by Alisa Hayashida . . .SOUTH PASADENAN . . .


Esprit de Corps . . .

by Sally Smythe
Movement devised by Ensemble
Directed by Sydney Walsch
South Pasadena Theatre Workshop - 2017

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A CHORUS LINE - BROADWAY PRODUCTION
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