Melissa Penrose

Alumni.

Melissa Penrose

Actor/Singer

Melissa Penrose recently played Mrs. Fraiser in Stepping Out and is delighted to return to the stage after a twenty-year hiatus. Most days, you can find Penrose appearing in the classrooms of KWHS as a substitute teacher. She was the first woman TV news anchor in Minnesota and Pennsylvania. As a theatre major in college, Penrose played Aldonza in Man of LaMancha, Pirate Jenny in Three Penny Opera, Maggie “the cat” in Cat on A Hot Tin Roof, Adelaide in Guys & Dolls and Sally Bowles in Cabaret. As an alumna of Theatre L’Homme Dieu summer stock company, Penrose played the leads in Seven-Year Itch, Star Spangled Girl, The Birthday Party, and The Skin of Our Teeth. Penrose says, “Thank you to Waterfront Playhouse for giving me one last hurrah!”

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Waterfront Playhouse Presents “Into the Woods”

The Waterfront Playhouse is thrilled to announce the presentation of “Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight,” written by Olivier Award-nominated playwright John Kolvenbach, for three nights only from November 7th to 9th at 8:00 PM. T [...]

Waterfront Playhouse Presents “Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight”


The Waterfront Playhouse is thrilled to announce the presentation of “Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight,& [...]

Waterfront Playhouse Presents Encore of “The Rocky Horror Show”

The Waterfront Playhouse is turning up the volume and inviting everyone back to do the Time Warp again! Back by [...]