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