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Melina is a comedian, writer, producer, and musical theater performer with a passion for the absurd and uplifting underrepresented voices in comedy.
She currently attends The Theatre School at DePaul University where she is pursuing a BFA in Comedy Arts. Through this program, she has been able to explore interests in screenwriting, the business of theater, film & TV, and what it means to be a producer in the entertainment industry. As well as, of course, theatre and comedy.
Originally from Miami, Florida, she attended New World School of the Arts High School for musical theater. Musical theater remains a big passion in her life and she hopes to continue to pursue it in her career both as a performer and behind the scenes.
Since coming to Chicago she has been able to perform and produce for comedy venues all over the city including but not limited to The Annoyance, iO Theater, The Lincoln Lodge and Cornservatory. Honing her craft as a creator during college has been transformative as she developed works like The Musical at the End of Times, Sans Titre, and Appease the Algorithm. Created by Melina and writing partner Luke Herman, Appease the Algorithm is the third show in a continuing series that satirizes the absurdity of avant-garde and overly political theater.
Within the realm of improv, she is a featured player in both The Fashionistas (Funny Funny Fashion, Lincoln Lodge) and The Left Unattended Players (Left Unattended, Cornservatory). Notably, she has been cast in Otherworld Theatre’s new improv show Improvised Romantasy.
Melina Arevalo has a deep love for the entertainment industry and has dreamed of working with in it since childhood. The vastness of the industry is exciting and she hopes to carve out her niche.
