Melinda is in her first Face Off Theatre Company production, but brings acting experience with her. She made her Center Stage debut as Murderess June in “Chicago-The Musical.” Other performances include playing Sea Anemone and Lost Soul in the Kalamazoo Civic production of Disney's “Little Mermaid,” and Asaka Mother of the Earth in its regional award-winning “Once On This Island.” Melinda says her mother fostered her love for vocal performance as a child by enrolling her in the Chicago Children's Choir and the Conservatory of Music in her native Chicago.