Alejandro Melendez is a first-generation Latiné designer working in theatre, opera, and live experience.

Past credits include a disability-affirmative production of A Midsummer Night's Dream for Phamaly Theatre Company at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the world premiere of The Last Play by Rickerby Hinds for the Latino Theatre Company at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, and Travis Chao’s immersive work REFLECT.

He has been recognized as a USITT Emerging Creative, an ETC Fred Foster Mentee, an NAACP Theatre Awards nominee for Best Lighting, and a member of the LTC Director & Designer Colaboratorio.

In addition to his work for the stage, Alejandro serves as a Steering Committee member for the Latinx Theatre Commons, a design mentor at USC School of Dramatic Arts, and the lighting designer at WET Design.

Alejandro holds an MFA in Experience Design & Production from CalArts and a BA in Theatre from MSU Denver.

Connect, talk future projects, grab coffee:
walejandromelendez@gmail.com
@wamelendez