Ep. 77: Rebekah Greer Melocik (Book and Lyric Writer) How to Dance in Ohio Broadway Musical Rebekah Greer Melocik’s projects with composer-collaborator Jacob Yandura include THE LAST QUEEN OF CANAAN (book by Harrison David Rivers), WRINGER, based on the novel by Jerry Spinelli (Off-Broadway, City Center) and HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO, based on the award-winning documentary (dir: Sammi Cannold). Recognitions and Residencies: SPACE at Ryder Farm (2021), Ars Nova’s two-year UNCHARTED residency, 2016 Jonathan Larson Finalist, 2015 NAMT Festival (THE LAST QUEEN OF CANAN), the 2014 Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed MusicalsA, The York Theatre's NEO 2014 residency, 2013 Yale Institute for Music Theatre, the 2012-2013 Dramatists Guild Fellowship, the 2012 Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, Cap21’s Writers Residency and Ant Fest 2013 (The Fearful Earful ). Rebekah holds a B.A. in Poetry from the University of Southern California and an MFA from the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at NYU. She also wrote curriculum stories for the award-winning early childhood chess company, Chess at Three. https://melocik.com/ About our How to Dance in Ohio Podcast Building Moo-Mentum is a very, very unofficial podcast about the Broadway Musical "How to Dance in Ohio". Each interview is a researched conversation (30 min. to hour in length) with host Richard Wexler with those that are involved with the production from cast, crew, and more. https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/building-moo-mentum-a-very-unofficial-how-to-dance-in-ohio-podcast.html Credits Produced and Edited by Otter Castro Produced, Research and Interview by Rich Wexler Music Richie by B.J Snowden https://bjsnowdenmusic.com/ There Was a light Instrumental I Never Feel Alone Instrumental by Stephen Bluhm https://www.stephenbluhm.fun/ Website https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/

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