Mormolyke | Melissa Dunphy

theatre

Henry IV, Parts I and II
Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival
Gamut Classic Theatre

Patriot-News article: "It's so different," Dunphy said. "You have to think yourself into a man's body. Since I'm five foot three and don't look anything like a man, it's hard to think of myself into having broad shoulders and thinner hips."
Patriot-News review: The fourth member of the key quartet is Melissa Dunphy, dark-haired, dark-eyed and full of anger. She plays the fiery Hotspur (Henry Percy) with an intensity and rage that make her a compelling figure to watch. Unfortunately, Hotspur is killed off in Act I, but fortunately, Dunphy, like 11 other members of the 15-member cast, has multiple roles. So she returns to the stage.


Henry V

Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival - Free Shakespeare in the Park
Reservoir Park

The Glass Menagerie

Gamut Theatre
Gamut Classic Theatre

The Tempest

Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival

Patriot-News review: Ariel, played by Melissa Dunphy, who slithers and slides on the stage and leaps and climbs all over it, seeks to be freed from Prospero's spell and serves as his eyes and ears. She also plays a recorder competently, adding to the production's eerie tone.

Romeo and Juliet

Theater of the Seventh Sister
Long's Park

Intelligencer feature article: Australian native Melissa Dunphy brings out the 'typical teen' in Juliet at Long's Park

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival
Reservoir Park

Patriot-News review: Even the background players in this production are noteworthy: the raucous fairies double as musicians and singers, playing rustic but graceful tunes by Melissa Dunphy.
 
Romeo and Juliet

Theater of the Seventh Sister
Liberty Place

Intelligencer review: Dunphy's Juliet is impetuous and a tad immature, but a joy to watch. Dunphy, a native of Sydney, Australia, works as an assistant producer for WITF-TV. "Romeo and Juliet" marks her American debut. Give credit to the lighting techs, of course, but Dunphy's face is captivating, whether in rapture or tears.
 
The Diary of Anne Frank

Open Stage of Harrisburg