BTN Literary Salon With Special Guest Melissa MICKENS

Black Theatre Network’s Literary Salon

CELERATING THE ARTS OF THE DIASPORA

BROADCAST LIVE

JANUARY 19, 2025

6:00 PM EST

LIVESTREAMED ON BLACK THEATRE NETWORK’S Facebook PAGE

Curated by Renee

Featuring

Melissa Mickens

Melissa MICKENS is an actress, writer, director, producer, and teaching artist based in Brooklyn. A NYU Tisch School of the Arts graduate, prior to becoming the Artistic Production Associate at Manhattan Theatre Club she was program director of the Stella Adler Youth and Summer Shakespeare Programs as well as the Black Arts Institute Coordinator, a partnership with The Billie Holiday Theatre in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn. A proud member of ACTOR’S EQUITY ASSOCIATION, Melissa was last seen in the Private Theater’s production of ROCCO, CHELSEA…at HERE Arts. She has also appeared in productions at the Brick, JACK Arts, ARS Nova ANT Fest, Downtown Urban Theatre Festival, National Black Theatre, The Lark, Williamstown Theatre Festival and the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY. Melissa is also the award-winning creator and producer of the web series, SHAMPAGNE, where she received the award for best web series at the Hip Hop Film Festival NY in 2016 and best original sitcom screenplay at the Miami Web Fest 2016. A champion for inclusion and diversity in the non-profit entertainment industry, she is passionate about arts institutions mirroring the audiences they wish to include, transform and empower.