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Melinda Lopez

Melinda Lopez is the Artist-in-Residence at the Huntington Theatre Company, where she helps develop and produce Dream Boston (Rude Bridge, Joy, Wonderland.) She is a multiple award winning playwright, including Elliot Norton Awards for Best New Play for: Black Beans Project (co-created with Joel Perez,) Mala,  and Sonia Flew.


Melinda Lopez is the Artist-in-Residence at the Huntington Theatre Company, where she helps develop and produce Dream Boston (Rude Bridge, Joy, Wonderland.) She is a multiple award winning playwright, including Elliot Norton Awards for Best New Play for: Black Beans Project (co-created with Joel Perez,) Mala,  and Sonia Flew.  Other plays include: Yerma (adaptation) Becoming Cuba, Back the Night, Orchids to Octopi. Melinda also performs on stage, radio and in film. She has enjoyed residencies with the Mellon Foundation National Playwrights Residency, Sundance, the Lark, and the New York Theatre Workshop. Mayor Marty Walsh declared October 29, 2016 “Melinda Lopez Day in the City of Boston.” Melinda recipient of the 2019 Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Achievement, recognizing her 20-year career. She teaches at Northeastern University and Boston University.

 

(As of July 2022)