This fall, Melissa is improvising with SaltPepperKetchup, a Second City Main stage improv revue with a rotating cast of comedians.

She is also directing a sketch comedy show called Under 5: The Unexplored Lives of Tiny Characters, which takes actor’s with Under 5 Line roles in tv and film and gives makes them the star of their own sketch show. There’s more to life than exposition!

Just Lie, a short film that she co-produced and devised with her husband, filmmaker Jack Frederick, has begun it’s festival run.

She also recently directed her first short film! More on that soon.