Mel Nieves Profile

New York City based actor-playwright-screenwriter. A graduate of The William Esper Studio, a member of the LAByrinth Theatre Company and The Actors Studio Playwright-Director Unit. He's worked with Luna Stage, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Boomerang theatre company and the legendary Ridiculous Theatrical Company under the artistic direction of Everett Quinton. Stage work includes "Summer and Smoke", "Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue", "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Native Speech" as well as plays written by Miguel Pinero, Mando Alvarado, Stephen Adly Guirgis. He is a two-time semi-finalist for The Princess Grace Playwright Fellowship award. His pilot script, "On the Boulevard" was a HollyShorts semi-finalist. His screenplay, "Los Abandonados/The Abandoned" won the best feature screenplay award at the 12th Annual International Puerto Rican Heritage. film festival. His plays are published by Next Stage Press, Smith & Kraus, Original Works Publishing.