Ellie Melick
Ellie Melick is a playwright, screenwriter, and educator whose work explores the power and violence of femininity. Recent projects include a play about teenage figure skaters (EDGE CALL; 2025 O’Neill NPC Semi-Finalist) and a one-act comedy about a couples’ camping trip (THE THRU HIKERS). Her feature-screenplay SLEDHEAD was the first-place winner of the 2025 Alfred P. Sloan Screenwriting Competition at CMU. Ellie’s work has been developed by Yonder Window Theatre Company and The 24 Hour Plays, and she has previously worked with Horizon Theatre Company and Page 73 Productions. She holds an M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.A. from Kenyon College, where she was awarded the James E. Michael Prize in Playwriting.