Melody joined Theatre Adventure in 2016. She has been in eight performances. Her favorite play so far has been Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream. Melody played Nick Bottom. She loved playing this character because she loves to kid around and play tricks on people. In Melody’s words “That’s right up my ally. I loving playing jokes on everyone!”
When Melody is not at theater class she is painting! Because of her Cerebral Palsy she cannot use her arms easily so she uses a head-stick to paint. It’s like a helmet with a rod on which a paint brush is attached. Melody takes classes at the River Gallery School of Art in Brattleboro and had her first art show in March of 2018.
With the help of a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts Melody was hired by Theatre Adventure to be a painting teacher during summer camp in 2019. She was also asked to be a Board Member in the Fall of 2019 when Theatre Adventure became its’ own non-profit organization.
Besides painting, Melody’s hobbies are listening to music and playing games on the I-pad. She loves country music and soft rock. John Denver, Air Supply and Barry Manilow are among her favorites. Melody loves traveling to visit art museums with her friend Ross. Her favorite museum so far has been the Yale University Art Gallery. When Melody is home in Guilford she loves sitting on her porch enjoying the weather (especially when it’s hot), listening to music and being on her I-pad.
To learn more about Melody please see the article written about her for The Brattleboro Reformer (here).