Melissa is a performer, creator, and activist from the land of red soil. After a few years in the big city, COVID has brought her back home — and she's brought some tales and tunes with her. Join Melissa, Morgan Saulnier, and a few special guests for good girl: navigating love, sex, and the musical theatre industry after growing up Good.

Recipe: Melissa MacKenzie

Mix Equal Parts:

Crippling anxiety

Attending private Christian school

Attending Purity Class at said private Christian school

Theatre school

Loving how the 1940s looked

Hating how the 1940s must have felt

Intersectional feminism

Bake at 420° for 25 years and you’ve got good girl: navigating love, sex, and the musical theatre industry after growing up Good.

Initially presented at 120 Diner in Toronto this February, Melissa is thrilled to bring it home to the Trailside. Join her, Morgan Saulnier, and a few fab special guests for a night of tunes and tales.

Outside of singing & playing pretend, Melissa is the Communications Director and a co-founder of Diva Day International. She’s twice been to Kenya with Diva Day, providing DivaCups and menstrual health and empowerment workshops to 1,000 young menstruators across Western Province. Ask her about #malariagate.

In a non-COVID timeline, Melissa would have played the iconic redhead in Anne & Gilbert in Charlottetown this summer, and Girl in Once at Thousand Islands Playhouse this fall.