MEET
THE
ARTISTS
MEET THE
ARTISTS
MARGOT ROSE
Margot Rose began her stage career Off-Broadway as Alice in the original company of I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road at Joe Papp's Public Theatre before moving to Los Angeles with the show. Working as an actor, songwriter and storyteller, she has appeared in numerous TV series and films including 48 Hours, 21 Jump Street, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Desperate Housewives. For over a decade, Margot has produced and hosted Sidedoor Salon, a multi-discipline performance group, and has been an invited storyteller with Listen to Your Mother, Shine, Beyond Baroque and more. Margot performed her solo musical, Springloaded, in Los Angeles and most recently the Fountain Theatre produced a three-performance workshop of UNCONDITIONAL. Margot received her BFA from NC School of the Arts and attended the Yale Drama School.
MELINA YOUNG
Melina Young is an actor, writer, and musician from Los Angeles, CA. She trained at Bard College, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival. She brings her lifelong study of classical piano and voice to her work in theatre and is currently working on her debut EP. Favorite theatre credits include: Whitney White’s Three Sisters (Fisher PAC), Just Like Now (Williamstown), Macbeth (LAMDA), My Mom, My Dad, & the TV News(Embarrassing Productions), Unconditional: A Musical Memory (1st workshop, Fountain Theatre). She’s honored to be a small part of telling Margot’s story. She wants to thank absolutely everyone she loves and her Ma’ for singing her Circle Game to sleep.
ANNE KENNY
Anne Kenny has worked as a dramaturg to develop UNCONDITIONAL for the stage since its inception in 2019. As a development producer/executive, Anne has worked with over 40 artists and thought leaders to bring their compelling stories to life on stage and screen including projects for Cineflix, Emerson College and Warner Bros.
PRODUCTION
AARON BENHAM
Aaron Benham is an award-winning music director, conductor, and composer. Credits include: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Nat'l Tour), An American in Paris (Nat'l Tour), The Book of Merman (Off-Broadway), It's All Your Fault, Tyler Price (LA, World Premiere), Transcendence Theatre Co. (Sonoma), Writer's Theatre, Chicago; Second City (Chicago). His original children's opera Once Upon a Windy City was presented by Chicago Opera Theater, and his musical Bewildered premiered with Hell in a Handbag (Chicago). Aaron has taught Musical Theater performance at NYU, Northwestern, Roosevelt, and AMDA. BFA, Emerson College. Love to Chris, Molly, and Brownie.
WILLIAM MELLON
William Mellon is a passionate creative producer with over ten years of experience in the industry, having grown up in a theater in NoHo and having worked on a diverse range of commercial and feature film projects since then, including for clients such as Disney and T-Mobile. A graduate of Texas State University, William earned his BFA in Directing and Dramatic Writing, blending creative storytelling with a keen eye for logistics and production management. He is excited to be returning to this medium and has the immense pleasure of being represented onstage as a character in UNCONDITIONAL, having been raised by Margot and her partner Pat Hines, along with his two amazing fathers, James and Kevin.
TOMMY BROWN
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Tommy Brown comes from a long line of theater creators, discovering his passion for scenic design at just 8 years old! With a career spanning both theater and television, Tommy’s unique approach to storytelling through design draws inspiration from diverse projects and mediums. With a keen eye for detail and a love for immersive environments, Tommy is excited to connect audiences with the heartfelt story of “Unconditional,” a story he was a part of as a childhood best friend of Margot’s children, William and Nora.
