Melissa Tarduno

TEL: 704-746-7141

E-MAIL: melissa.tarduno@gmail.com

 

DIRECTOR

Dracula Adapted by: Stephen Dietz Lee Street Theatre

And Then There Were None By: Agatha Christie Lee Street Theatre

Frankenstein Adapted by: Bo List Lee Street Theatre

Scrooge Trolley Tour      Adapted by: Justin Dionne       Lee Street Theatre

The Facts of Life              By: Tom Bennett                        Lee Street Theatre

Othello                             By: William Shakespeare        Catawba College

Waiting for Lefty              By: Clifford Odets                  Catawba College

Visitor from Forest Hills         By: Neil Simon                       Catawba College

 

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Little Shop of Horrors            Dir. Brendan Hoyle                    Little Theatre of Norfolk

 

PRODUCTION

Detroit ’67                               Production Assistant                   Virginia Stage Company

                                                                                                      Dir. Tom Jones

The Tempest                            Assistant Stage Manager              Virginia Stage Company

                                                                                                      Dir. Patrick Mullins

23rd Season                       Backstage Hospitality Manager    Virginia Arts Festival

                                                                                                       Sup.: Nicha Petrakos

A Christmas Carol                    Assistant Stage Manager              Virginia Stage Company

                                                                                                       Dir. Patrick Mullins

The Parchman Hour                  Stage Manager                           Lee Street Theatre

                                                                                                        Dir. Craig Kolkebeck

Season 7            Assistant Production Stage Manager       Castleton Festival 

Sup.: Sherrie Dee Brewer

Guys and Dolls                          Stage Manager                           Catawba College

                                                                                                        Dir. Joe Hernandez

 

EDUCATION, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, & MEMBERSHIPS

Bachelor of Arts: Theatre Arts, Catawba College, 2016

Augustin Daly Award for Outstanding Student of the Year in Theatre Arts, Catawba College, 2016

Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Member since April 2015

 

RELATED SKILLS

Experience in a Union Environment, House & Backstage Management & Budgeting

Basic Stage Combat Skills (hand & sword), Sight Reading and Basic Dance/Movement Skills

Fundamentals of Theatre (Scenic, Lighting, & Costume Design), MS Office, Windows & MAC OC

 

*REFERENCES

*Available upon request