BIO—

Melisa Camba is a Filipina actor, singer, and theatre-maker based in London.

She earned her MA in Performance - Musical Theatre at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, and completed her Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance at the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music in Manila. She is also an alumna of the Philippine High School for the Arts.

Melisa's recent credits include: Claire in Ordinary Days (Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Old Joint Stock); Meg March in Little Women: The Broadway Musical (Dugdale Arts Centre); Namira in The Legends of Arahma (The Actor's Church)

Melisa is composing the songs for This is My Name, in collaboration with playwright, Dominique La Victoria. The musical is currently being developed under the Birmingham Hippodrome Writer’s Group programme.She was also part of the inaugural cohort of OVERTURE, new musical theatre development scheme that aims to develop the skills and practices of underrepresented Musical Theatre writing teams across the UK.

Melisa is represented by Access Artiste Management.

PERFORMANCE CREDITS

International Credits: Before it Hits (The Viglante & This is My Name), Boses (Maiden Speech Theatre Festival); Pearl and Dagger - Workshop (The Other Palace), Mr. and Mrs. Hake and the Magic Princess Fish (North Finchley Artsdepot), Marco Polo: An Untold Love Story (Shaw Theatre & Vingtieme Theatre); As You Know Me (Earl's Court Film Festival)

Credits in the Philippines: Kung Hindi Man (Cultural Center of the Philippines); The Kundiman Party (UP Playwrights’ Theatre); The Sound of Music (West End touring production - Manila); How Violet Met Watson (Short + Sweet Manila); Mad About Mozart, The Opera Playlist, Harana and Ang Bagong Harana (Philippine Opera Company); Romeo & Juliet (Kids Acts Philippines); Bizet’s Carmen (Lyric Opera of the Philippines)

Concerts & podcasts: Disney Unplugged Vol.2 (SmithWright Productions, All That Scratch (The Other Palace), RepresentAsian (Phoenix Arts Club)

Awards and recognition: Your Voice Competition Winner - UK; Ani ng Dangal (Harvest of Honors) Awardee for Music - PH (National Commission for Culture and the Arts); Best Actress for When Violet Met Watson - PH (Short and Sweet Manila)

WRITING CREDITS

Song-writing credits: This Is My Name (Before it Hits at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, New Musicals Showcase at the Patrick Studio - Birmingham Hippodrome , Overture Industry Showcase at The Other Palace); Boses (Maiden Speech Theatre Festival); Greta's Song (NEWSFEED at The Southwark Playhouse)

COACHING

Melisa is also singing teacher and performance coach with experience teaching at leading UK drama schools, including Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She is the founder of MC Music Studios, where she works with a diverse range of clients from around the world.Training: MA Musical Theatre at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts; BM Vocal Performance at UST Conservatory of Music; Estill Levels 1 & 2 Course; Vocal Lab Teacher's TrainingClients: West End and Off-West End, UK/US Tours, Universal Studios Japan, Hong Kong Disneyland; as well as offers at LAMDA, Mountview, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Julliard, Manhattan School of Music

MEDIA