"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
"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
![]() "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 |
"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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