Melissa Lusher's Biography
Melissa LusherCourses Taught:
Speech I
Speech II
Dialects
Theatre History I, II, III
Theatre & Human Nature
Otterbein Faculty Since:
2004
Degrees & Credentials:
MFA in Acting from Carnegie Mellon University and the Moscow Art Theatre
BFA in Acting from Carnegie Mellon University
Affiliations/Organizations:
ATHE (Association for Theatre in Higher Education)
General Biography:
In addition to coaching the speech and dialects for all Otterbein productions, Melissa regularly serves as a guest dialect coach at area universities and theatre companies. Recent guest coaching posts include Noises Off at Ohio Wesleyan University, Homebody/Kabul at Denison University, and Hay Fever at the Dublin Abbey Theatre. Melissa performs regularly with Actors Theatre Company (Goneril in King Lear, Maria in Twelfth Night, Mariana/Juliet/Francisca/Mistress Overdone in Measure for Measure). Other favorite roles include Marina in Volodya (LaMama E.T.C.), Margaret in Richard III and Emilia in Othello (AST), Clytemnestra in The Greeks (Moscow Art Theatre), and the title role in Miss Julie (CMU). Prior to coming to Otterbein, Melissa was a founding company member of the American Studio Theatre in New York City where she also served as the company's resident voice and speech coach.
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