Kymberly Mellen is a volcanic entity as Esther Franz. She fumes, scolds and blasts forth her feelings like a caged tiger.
Yet, in those quiet moments that belong to the other characters, watch this actress’ face and body language. For a lesson in what it means to be totally committed to one’s craft, Ms. Mellen’s return to the stage in this role is exemplary.
Colin Douglas - CHICAGO THEATRE REVIEW of "THE PRICE"
ACTOR
Kymberly performs in theater, film, commercials, and voice-overs.
She has appeared at Utah Shakespeare Festival, playing Madame Thenardier in Les Miz, Gertrude in Hamlet, Mistress Quickly in Merry Wives, Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing.
Regional theater work includes shows at Pioneer Theatre Company (Salt Lake), Writers’ Theatre, Court Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre (Chicago theaters), Jackson Hole Playhouse and Sundance Theatre.
Kymberly received two Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Award for "Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role", and the After Dark Award, and has been named "Creative Chicagoan of the Year by the Chicago Sun Times.
DIRECTOR
Kymberly Mellen's directing credits include Annie Get Your Gun (Sundance Theater) Lend Me a Tenor, The Greatest Love, FeFu and Her Friends, As You Like It, The Turn of the Screw, The Forgotten Carols.
TEACHER and COACH
Kymberly Mellen is a University Teacher, Acting, and Monologue Coach
Kymberly is currently a full-time tenure-track instructor at University of Nevada, Las Vas Vegas. She also offers private acting lessons, live or via ZOOM/skype, with an emphasis on developing monologues and auditioning for college application.