Melissa Leilani Larson

Melissa Leilani Larson is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter whose work has been seen on four continents. Produced plays include: THE EDIBLE COMPLEX (commissioned by Plan-B Theatre), PILOT PROGRAM, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (commissioned by Brigham Young University), LITTLE HAPPY SECRETS, PERSUASION, MARTYRS' CROSSING, A FLICKERING, THE WEAVER OF RAVELOE, STANDING STILL STANDING, LADY IN WAITING, SWEETHEART COME (2016 O'Neill semi-finalist) and the upcoming MOUNTAIN LAW. Film includes FREETOWN (Ghana Movie Award for Best Screenplay; Utah Film Award for Best Picture) and JANE AND EMMA. Mel is the Dramatist Guild's Utah Rep and a member of Plan-B Theatre's Playwrights Lab. MFA, Iowa Playwrights Workshop.