Melissa Leilani Larson
@mleilani.bsky.social
Playwright and screenwriter. Mixed-race Filipino. Femme stories, awkward dialogue, puzzles, melty cheese, nice paper, and nicer pens. she/her 💙🌺
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InHouse Theatre
www.inhousetheatre.org
My play A FORM OF FLATTERY has been selected to receive a staged reading as part of InHouse Theatre Co.'s Celebration of New Plays happening later this month in Los Angeles. www.inhousetheatre.org #playwrightlife
Visiting Dollywood has been on my bucket list for ages. I’ve dreamed of being there on one of the days Dolly would make a surprise appearance. Alas.
August 26, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Visiting Dollywood has been on my bucket list for ages. I’ve dreamed of being there on one of the days Dolly would make a surprise appearance. Alas.
Reposted by Melissa Leilani Larson
You know, you can get this through the library.
Our most awards-awarded issue EVER for free.
Our most awards-awarded issue EVER for free.
Eternities of Cats Ebook by Theric Jepson | hoopla
Read Eternities of Cats book by Theric Jepson, Michael Fillerup, Melissa Leilani Larson online for free with your library card on Hoopla's website or library app.
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August 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
You know, you can get this through the library.
Our most awards-awarded issue EVER for free.
Our most awards-awarded issue EVER for free.
Perimenopause means your most prized possession is a ceiling fan.
August 19, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Perimenopause means your most prized possession is a ceiling fan.
Travel is one of my favorite things. But I am so glad to be alone in my own house tonight.
August 15, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Travel is one of my favorite things. But I am so glad to be alone in my own house tonight.
What will it take to get folks to spell my name correctly? You're writing a review, and you're looking at a title page that has my name printed on it. This shouldn't be quite so hard. #SwedishNotDanish #Playwrightlife
July 3, 2026 at 5:05 AM
What will it take to get folks to spell my name correctly? You're writing a review, and you're looking at a title page that has my name printed on it. This shouldn't be quite so hard. #SwedishNotDanish #Playwrightlife
"If looms could kill" hits a different note than "if looks could kill."
June 21, 2026 at 6:40 PM
"If looms could kill" hits a different note than "if looks could kill."
Jane Austen's PERSUASION goes up at Creekside Theatre Fest June 17 - 29 (preview performance June 16). #playwrightlife
Tickets: www.creeksidetheatrefest.org/wwwshowtix4u...
Tickets: www.creeksidetheatrefest.org/wwwshowtix4u...
June 2, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Jane Austen's PERSUASION goes up at Creekside Theatre Fest June 17 - 29 (preview performance June 16). #playwrightlife
Tickets: www.creeksidetheatrefest.org/wwwshowtix4u...
Tickets: www.creeksidetheatrefest.org/wwwshowtix4u...
May 30, 2026 at 2:12 AM
I'm thrilled to be adapting Erin Entrada Kelly's Newbery Medal-winning novel HELLO, UNIVERSE for a co-production by Theater Mu and Stages Theatre Co. The world premiere will go up in Minneapolis in April 2027. #newplay #playwrightlife
www.theatermu.org/hello-universe
www.theatermu.org/hello-universe
May 29, 2026 at 4:09 AM
I'm thrilled to be adapting Erin Entrada Kelly's Newbery Medal-winning novel HELLO, UNIVERSE for a co-production by Theater Mu and Stages Theatre Co. The world premiere will go up in Minneapolis in April 2027. #newplay #playwrightlife
www.theatermu.org/hello-universe
www.theatermu.org/hello-universe
Spending the evening writing synopses for films I wish I had the money to make. As one does. #screenwriterlife
May 27, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Spending the evening writing synopses for films I wish I had the money to make. As one does. #screenwriterlife
Twelve years of adventures with Fritz… #viewfromahedgie
May 25, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Twelve years of adventures with Fritz… #viewfromahedgie
We do not run or hide from the Caroline Bingleys of this world. We stand our ground. ~ #TheOtherBennetSister
May 22, 2026 at 5:14 AM
We do not run or hide from the Caroline Bingleys of this world. We stand our ground. ~ #TheOtherBennetSister
"Be sure to make it funny." Ugh, my favorite note. #amwriting
May 7, 2026 at 2:10 AM
"Be sure to make it funny." Ugh, my favorite note. #amwriting
I need to finish a treatment and I’m spending all my creative juice drafting an email.
May 1, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I need to finish a treatment and I’m spending all my creative juice drafting an email.
April 11, 2026 at 10:10 PM
My adaptation of Jane Austen's PERSUASION opens next week at Michigan State University. Performances run all week, April 14 - 19. I'm excited to see it! #playwrightlife theatre.msu.edu/news/slow-bu...
Slow-Burn Romance and Drama: ‘Jane Austen’s Persuasion’ Comes to MSU
If you love slow-burn romances, second chances, and just the right amount of yearning, Jane Austen’s Persuasion is sure to draw you in. MSU’s Department of Theatre will present the Persuasion adaptati...
theatre.msu.edu
April 7, 2026 at 4:54 PM
My adaptation of Jane Austen's PERSUASION opens next week at Michigan State University. Performances run all week, April 14 - 19. I'm excited to see it! #playwrightlife theatre.msu.edu/news/slow-bu...
Two weeks ago exactly my friend and I were beating out pouty college students for a table in a London pub…
March 19, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Two weeks ago exactly my friend and I were beating out pouty college students for a table in a London pub…
I just read an article about a recent high school production of THE POST OFFICE. Two members of the cast won Best Actor awards at a recent drama festival and I’m tickled. #playwrightlife
March 18, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I just read an article about a recent high school production of THE POST OFFICE. Two members of the cast won Best Actor awards at a recent drama festival and I’m tickled. #playwrightlife
Autumn Durald Arkapaw is the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for SINNERS. She is also the first woman of color ever to be nominated for that award. She is 46, and mixed race; her mother is Filipino and her father is Black.
March 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Autumn Durald Arkapaw is the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for SINNERS. She is also the first woman of color ever to be nominated for that award. She is 46, and mixed race; her mother is Filipino and her father is Black.
I have laundered London out of all of my clothes and am weirdly sad about it.
March 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I have laundered London out of all of my clothes and am weirdly sad about it.
Cobblestones are good for aesthetics and not much else.
March 8, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Cobblestones are good for aesthetics and not much else.
It’s fine. It’s just a scene that has been causing me angst for months. We’re fine. #playwrightslife #amwriting
February 26, 2026 at 1:21 PM
It’s fine. It’s just a scene that has been causing me angst for months. We’re fine. #playwrightslife #amwriting
Just here in London for a table read… Smallest of small potatoes. #littlepieceofyou #newmusical #playwrightlife
February 24, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Just here in London for a table read… Smallest of small potatoes. #littlepieceofyou #newmusical #playwrightlife
Failure hits in weird ways sometimes.
February 16, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Failure hits in weird ways sometimes.
I love a great name. One of my favorite things about watching the Olympics is being introduced to athletes with fantastic names. Today's gold medal example: Breezy Johnson.
February 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I love a great name. One of my favorite things about watching the Olympics is being introduced to athletes with fantastic names. Today's gold medal example: Breezy Johnson.