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Named a “Woman to Watch” by the Broadway Women’s Fund , Melis Aker is a writer, actor, and musician from Turkey based between London and New York. She currently has a series in development with Skybound Entertainment , and the Off-Broadway premiere of her play with music Hound Dog, co-produced by Ars Nova and The Play Company, was named one of the “30 Best Shows to See” by Time Out . She will next be receiving the London premiere of musical play Hundred Feet Tall with Benjamin Scheuer and Jemima Williams ad
Melis’ screenplay “ARI” (“Bee”) was at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival as part of Maison des Scenaristes , and her series pilot for “MANAR” was selected for the Orchard Project’s Episodic Lab, and IFP week. She has also worked on the development of a screenplay with Revelations Entertainment headed by Morgan Freeman . Her plays include: Field, Awakening (2019 Kilroy’s List, Columbia@Roundabout finalist, Sundance finalist, Berkeley Rep Ground Floor semifinalist, Playwrights Realm finalist); Dragonflies (Sundan
AZUL | Azul
Avi Amon