“Directors like Mel are a gift to performers. She is highly intuitive, collaborative and an excellent communicator. While she is rigorous in her approach to creating authenticity of character and motivation, and uncompromising in her quest for truth in performance, her style is approachable, inclusive and considered. She brings great energy, intelligence and playfulness to the rehearsal room while being attentive to the needs of everyone in the team.”

Judith Dodsworth, Stubble, 2018

Image by Agatha Yim Photography

Directing

Theatre

2025 Director Rusalka Opera in the Park City of Boroondara

2025 Director Not Another Shakespeare in the Park ART ETC (re-cast and remount)

2024 Director Head Over Heels WAAPA

2024 Director Ripening Citizen Theatre

2024 Director Not Another Shakespeare in the Park ART ETC

2023 Director A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Watch This

2023 Director Dinner Anyone? ART ETC

2022 Director Assassins WAAPA

2022 Director The Magic Flute – Whose Side are You On? The Parlour

2022 Director Into The Woods Watch This

2022 Director/Dramaturg a Workshop/development of The Prophecy FreshMint

2022 Director Life is Short - Workshop for Hothouse Theatre

2021 Director and Actor for Fantastique, The Life and Loves of Hector Berlioz The Parlour

2021 Dramaturg for A Promised Land development of new musical by David Ouch FreshMint

2018 Director Stubble an Opera Melbourne Midsmma Festival

2017 Director Dialysis Cat Melbourne International Comedy Festival

2015 Director and Dramaturg The Essence of Passion; a new comedy musical Gasworks

2012 Ass Director to Nadia Tass Promises Promises The Production Company

Up Coming Directorial Roles

2025 Colour & Light; The Art of Sondheim. A new review Watch This

2025 Nine Songs For A Mad Queen A Dramatic Song Cycle Melbourne Recital Centre

2025 Charitable Works Short Film for Mystical Dog Productions

Other

2020/21 Director and Dramaturg The Traveler radio play by Nyx Calder

2021 Initial script doctor Home Truths short film for Mystical Dog Productions

2019 toured and helped maintain Sunday in the Park With George Watch This

School Productions

Musical Director Shrek! Catholic Ladies College

Director Suessical the Musical The Knox School

Director Back to the 80’s The Knox School

Director Thoroughly Modern Millie The Knox School