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Michael Melski

Playwright

Michael Melski is an award-winning writer, director and producer of feature films, as well as a published playwright whose work has been produced across Canada and internationally. His Merritt and Dora-nominated Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad was a hit at Toronto's Factory Theatre, named one of the Top Ten Plays of The Year by the Toronto Star and was a hit at Neptune Theatre in Halifax where it was also named one of the Top 10 Productions of the Year. Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad as had over 50 professional productions at main stages across the nation, as well as Boston and Minneapolis, and has toured Canada twice. Michael’s other plays include The Fly Fisher's Companion which has also been produced across the country, as well as Joyride, Miles from Home, and Creepy and Little Manson. Most recently, The Fly Fisher's Companion was nominated for 3 Merritt awards, produced by Theatre Baddeck, and Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad  continues its tour of Scandinavia, produced by the National Theatre of Sweden. 

 

Works by Michael Melski

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Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad

By Michael Melski

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The Fly Fisher’s Companion

By Michael Melski

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Published Works

  • The Fly Fisher’s Companion published by Playwright’s Canada Press
  • Joyride published by Cape Breton University Press
  • Heartspent and Black Silence published by Cape Breton University Press
  • Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad (2001) published by Breton Books
  • Caribou published by Playwrights Canada Press
  • Miles from Home published by Broken Jaw Press

Michael Melski writes like people talk and if that isn't a definition of good dialogue then I don't know what is.

The Toronto Star
(Toronto, Canada)

(Praise for Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad:)

Scoring on the Sidelines...charm, humour and skill...Michael Melski's 'Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad' has these qualities, plus a setting that's commonplace in the outside world but unusual to the point of being exotic in the theatre - a double recommendation. 

The National Post
(Toronto/National, Canada)

(Praise for Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad:)

...This show is much more about the game of love than the game of hockey, but Melski doesn't spare the barbs when it comes to showing the beastly behaviour of overly-serious hockey parents. Most of it is in a humorous vein, but the point is made. 

The Star Phoenix
(Saskatoon, Canada)

(Praise for The Fly Fisher's Companion:)

Michael Melski's charming comedy has a genuine feel for the many pulls and pushes of a lifelong friendship... 

Vancouver Sun
(Vancouver, Canada)