Melissa J. Denzer
Theatre Portfolio
Over the course of Denzers Undergraduate and Graduate Studies, she has accumulated material from her various roles in production and on stage. Here you can view these materials and see what Melissa has done as a theatre artist. Just Click the Image to learn about Denzer's projects or view the links below.
Undergraduate Portfolio
Crew
Feminaal, University of Iowa October 2015
​Dramaturg
A Labyrinth Dark, University of Iowa Theater Department, January 2017
Dramaturg
Companion Animals, University of Iowa Theater Department, July 2018-February 2019
View Packet Research Here
View Production Notebook Here
Props
Bell at the Back of Her Throat, March 2019-May 2019
View Props Here
Artistic Director
MFA Event, Contemporary Dance Biorhythm, April 2019-May 2019
View Notes Here
View Full Dance Here
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Graduate Portfolio
Dramaturg/Assistant Director
Spitfire Grill, Fontbonne University Theatre Department, August 2019-October 2019
View Production Packet Here
​View Production Notebook Here ​
Reader
Campfire Theatre Festival December 2019
View Festival site Here
Dramaturgy Intern/Editorial Assistant
The Theatre Times, May 2020-present
View website Here
​Dramaturg/Assistant Director
The Yellow Boat, Fontbonne University Theatre Department, January 2020-Rescheduled due to virus, read via Zoom August 2020
View Production Packet Here
Co-Playwright
Pittsburg Musical Co. Virtual Musical Jagoff
View Production/Materials Here
Dramaturg, Assistant, Actor
Sheltered, a new play production, Fontbonne University Theatre Department, Nov. 2020, a virtual performance, streaming on Fontbonne Universities YouTube Page.
View Research Packet Here
View playbill Here
View Master's Thesis Here
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Post-Graduate Portfolio
​Editor
The Theatre Times, May 2020-present
Dramaturg
Production of Feast at the Tesseract Theatre Co., St. louis, MO June 2021
View Research Packet Here
Acting training
St. Louis Young Liars co. is a training intensive festival held in the summer which provides acting training classes for professionals
in courses such as Neutral Mask, Clowning, Yoga, and Suzuki training.
Teaching Artist
Stage Play Learning Children's Theatre, Edwardsville, IL, Spring 2021-July 2021
Springboard to Learning Nonprofit, St. Louis, MO, Fall 2020-July 2021
To view Stage Play click Here, to view Springboard's work click Here
STAGES Academy teaching artist for outreach programming Sept 2021 to October 2021
YMCA Theatre Program, Puppet Theatre, Edwardsville, IL, January 2022-February 2022
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