Melissa Rain Anderson AEA ~ SAG - AFTRA www.melissarainanderson.com

Voice: Soprano w/ Belt Range: low Bb — high C, Belt to E

Television

Law & Order: SVU Guest Star NBC Peter Leto, dir. Lipstick Jungle Guest Star NBC Timothy Busfield dir.

National Tour

South Pacific Head Nurse Jerry Zaks dir. starring Robert Goulet

Off-Broadway

Shine! Mrs. O’Leary NYMF Peter Flynn dir. / Devanand Janki chor. Bonnie & Clyde: A Folktale Emma NYMF Mark Waldrop dir. / Josh Rhodes chor. (by Hunter Foster / Rick Crom)

Babes in Arms Baby Rose Encores! Kathleen Marshall dir. / Rob Fisher m.d. (cast recording)

Tenderloin Jessica Encores! Walter Bobbie dir. / Rob Fisher m.d. (cast recording)

Time and Again Bessie MTC Susan Schulman dir. / Rob Ashford chor.

Regional

You Can’t Take It with You Essie Carmichael Geva Theatre Center Mark Cuddy dir. starring Robert Vaughn

A Christmas Carol Mrs. Cratchit Geva Theatre Center Mark Cuddy dir. Urinetown! The Musical Josephine Geva Theatre Center Mark Cuddy dir. / Peggy Hickey chor. Inherit the Wind Mrs. Krebs Geva Theatre Center Skip Greer dir. A Christmas Carol Mrs. Fezziwig Geva Theatre Center Emma Griffin dir. Babes in Arms Baby Rose Auditorium Theatre Marc Robin dir. / Kevin Stites m.d. Kismet Ayah Music Circus Marcia Milgrom Dodge dir. The Music Man Ethel Music Circus Glenn Casale dir.

Training

BFA in Theater: United States International University Voice: Joan Lader On-Camera: Heidi Marshall

Skills/Other Experience

Her “Johnny One-Note” can be heard on A Richard Rodgers Celebration and Encores from Encores! (DRG) Dialects: Standard and Lower British / Teaching / Directing / Tweety Bird impression