​Melissa Bell

Playwright, Theatre Maker
I write plays about women's agency as they navigate their power and repression. Truth matters deeply, so I write about people who lie. I write plays that chronical obsession, betrayal, repression, and recovery.  Thank you for letting me share my work with you!
ASSOCIATE PLAYWRIGHT Farm Arts Collective: featured in the NY TIMES, Arts: Aug 14, 2021

Awards

  • Nominated “Best Adaptations & Modernizations” by New York Shakespeare: LADY CAPULET, 2020 & 2021
  • Quarter Finalist: LADY CAPULET:  ScreenCraft Playwriting Competition, 2021
  • Honored Finalist: COURAGE: Women in the Arts & Media Coalition Collaboration Award, with director Tannis Kowalchuk, 3/30/2019
  • Winner: Diana Amsterdam’s Story Skills Contest, 2019
  • Finalist: LADY CAPULET: Pegasus PlayLab, Central Florida University, 2019
  • Finalist: LADY CAPULET: Henley Rose Playwright Competition for Women, 2017
  • Semi-Finalist LADY CAPULET: TRU (Theatre Resources Unlimited) Reading Series, 2017
  • Honorable Mention: PLAYGROUND PLACENTA: TentSquare West Side Stories Monologue Challenge, 2015

Reviews

"Tantalizing"  "Juicy" — Tami Shaloum, RoundtheWorldStage.com​ LADY CAPULET
​“…Daunting, exciting, and ambitious…”  —Theatrescene.net, DEVIL & THE DEEP, a Musical Reimagining of Treasure Island
​"Stunning...wildly imaginative" Jonathan Charles Fox, The River Reporter, COURAGE 
​READ: LADY CAPULET: Interview with Turn to Flesh
​See my past life as a singer & part of the NYC dance club scene!
BIO / Resume