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CURRENT PROJECTS
Henny Penny, The Hare, & Others in Fractured Fairy Tales Mrs. Rosen in Number the Stars GreatWorks Theatre Company Ongoing educational tour to Greater Chicago Area Actor/Educator Multiple shows & roles Compass Creative Dramatics Ongoing educational tour - USA |
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REVIEWS
HICKORYDICKORY
AT CHICAGO DRAMATISTS "There is one lovely, wholly authentic performance from Melvin as Dale" - Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune
Read the full review here. "Absolutely artifice-free" - Kris Vire, Time Out Chicago Read the full review here. "Adorable" - Alan Bresloff, Around the Town Chicago Read the full review here. "Cathlyn Melvin’s Dale and Young Kate is heartwarming" - Tom Williams, The Chicago Critic Read the full review here. "Melvin is terrific" - Catey Sullivan, Chicago Theatre Beat Read the full review here. A STUDY IN SCARLET
AT PROMETHEAN THEATRE ENSEMBLE "Cathlyn Melvin impresses with her portrayal of several characters, but most noticeably the sweetly genuine Lucy." - Chicago Theatre Beat
Read the full review here. THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
AT LIFELINE THEATRE "The women hold their own too — particularly Jenifer Tyler's Mercedes and Cathlyn Melvin's Eugenie"
- Kerry Reid, The Chicago Tribune Read the full review here. "The entire talented ensemble supports bringing this story to life" - Katy Walsh, Chicago Theater Beat Read the full review here. "A cast that understands the story’s stakes and tackles them with confidence" - Oliver Sava, Time Out Chicago Read the full review here. |
OTHER NEWS
5 REASONS KIDS SHOULD DO THEATRE
THE PLAY'S THE THING:
CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT ACTING, LIFE AT SHEBOYGAN THEATER CAMP (WITH VIDEO) “Our program is really about developing character and we encourage things like responsibility and respect, working as a team,” Melvin said. “Something theater does naturally is it teaches kids to be empathetic. It requires them to step into someone else’s shoes in order to create the characters. That is something we really hope for them to take away from the week."
Read the full article and watch the video here. THE ART OF ACTING:
SHEBOYGAN NATIVE GIVES THEATER STUDENTS A LESSON IN METHOD ACTING (WITH VIDEO) “I was very inspired (by Melvin) because you can tell when she talks about this that she’s really into it and I want that to be me. I want to be able to go to schools and say, ‘Hey, this is what it’s about and this is what we do.’” - High school senior Stephanie Lesperance
Read the article and watch the video here. THE STORIES BEHIND THE STATISTICS:
CHECK OUT CATHLYN'S ARTICLE FEATURED ON AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS "But even administrators and policymakers aren’t only convinced by hard facts—by numbers and graphs and formulas. Those figures may help a person wrap their head around why what we do is so important, but numbers don’t tell the whole story."
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