Melissa Byers

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Melissa is a Theatre Education graduate of William Woods University. Previous roles include, Laura in theGlass Menagerie, Elizabeth in Catholic School Girls, Jenny inThe Shape of Things, and Gilmer in Godspell. She has also worked backstage as stage manager, construction/painting crew, or lighting crew on a long list of shows including One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Hay Fever, Impossible Marriage, and Relativity. Recently, she worked in the Scene Shop as a painter for St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre Company. Directorial credits include Plaza Suite, A Murder Has Been Arranged, and a dinner theater production entitled Murder in the Air.

Melissa served on the board of Ragged Blade as Technical Director from the Fall of 2003 through the fall of 2005. (photo by Jeff Higgins)



With Ragged Blade:

  • Uptown Cabaret 2007
  • Uptown Cabaret 2008 (on stage, asst. director, story concepts)
  • Somewhere In Between (house staff)
  • Green Fence (on stage and director)
  • Grave Undertakings (set decoration)
  • Brushup Ten (set graffiti artist)
  • Tattoos (stage management crew, lighting & tech designer)
  • The Soviet Tango (2004)
  • Empty Closets (2004)
  • Helen (set/scenic design)
  • Love of Last Resort (technical director)
  • Icons (technical director)
  • Full Frontal Nudity
  • Seeking Asylum
  • Angel Project (property manager)


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