Melissa Leilani Larson (she/her) is a mixed-race Filipino American writer from Salt Lake City whose award-winning work has been seen on five continents. Her current work-in-progress, A FORM OF FLATTERY, is a BAPF 46 Honorable Mention Finalist and a Portland Center Stage JAW finalist. Recent productions: PERSUASION at Snow College; LITTLE HAPPY SECRETS at Middle Tennessee State; THE EDIBLE COMPLEX at Wayne Theatre (tour); PRIDE AND PREJUDICE at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, Grand Theatre Co., and Texas Shakes; BITTER LEMON at Plan-B Theatre; GIN MUMMY at Utah Valley University; RELATIVE SPACE, a new musical, at Creekside Theatre Fest; MESTIZA, OR MIXED at Lift Every Voice Festival (American Stage); SWEETHEART, COME at Pygmalion Theatre; THE POST OFFICE at schools across the country. Honors...
Melissa Leilani Larson (she/her) is a mixed-race Filipino American writer from Salt Lake City whose award-winning work has been seen on five continents. Her current work-in-progress, A FORM OF FLATTERY, is a BAPF 46 Honorable Mention Finalist and a Portland Center Stage JAW finalist. Recent productions: PERSUASION at Snow College; LITTLE HAPPY SECRETS at Middle Tennessee State; THE EDIBLE COMPLEX at Wayne Theatre (tour); PRIDE AND PREJUDICE at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, Grand Theatre Co., and Texas Shakes; BITTER LEMON at Plan-B Theatre; GIN MUMMY at Utah Valley University; RELATIVE SPACE, a new musical, at Creekside Theatre Fest; MESTIZA, OR MIXED at Lift Every Voice Festival (American Stage); SWEETHEART, COME at Pygmalion Theatre; THE POST OFFICE at schools across the country. Honors: AATE Distinguished Play Award; O'Neill semi-finalist; IRAM Best New Play Award; Mayhew Award; four AML Drama Awards; two Salt Like City Weekly "Best of" Awards. Mel is a member of the Plan-B Theatre Lab, Honor Roll!, and the Dramatists Guild. MFA, Iowa Playwrights Workshop.