Melanie Zehner

Melanie Zehner (She/Her) is an actor (AEA/SAG-AFTRA), writer and teaching artist from Upstate NY. She is currently living in Chicago, IL. She graduated with her Bachelors in Theatre from SUNY Potsdam, received her Masters in Physical Acting from the University of Kent Canterbury and is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory. Melanie has worked as an actor with multiple theatre groups, as well as participated in different film projects. Melanie has written theatrical works for Laugh Index Theatre and Museum of the Bible. Melanie has been a teaching artist since the age of fifteen. She has taught with the Syracuse Children's Theatre, Imagination Stage, Sitar Arts, ArtStream Inc, Museum of the Bible, Bear Book Club, Wellness4Every1, A.B.L.E Ensemble and The Viola Project. With Bear Book Club, Melanie created the curriculum for the first online Korean improv classes. In her spare time, Melanie likes to drink tea, read books and eat new vegan desserts. Defy Gravity!