A white woman with long dark hair and light eyes smiles at the camera. We only see her head and shoulders. She is wearing a black and white cardigan over a red shirt. Behind her is the underside of an umbrella showing stars and galaxies against a background of dark blues and purples

Melissa Burkart

Workshops & Events

Upcoming:

  • For six Mondays this fall (September 14 through October 26, taking Indigenous Peoples Day off), I’ll be giving a series of linked, standalone workshops with the RSU #24 Adult Ed program! Each will examine elements of story and writing craft through a specific lens. I’m so excited for this!

**If there’s no event link, that’s because it doesn’t exist yet! I’ll update those ASAP when they’re available.**

Awesome past events:

  • Had an amazing time with my Finding Voice workshop with the Schoodic Arts Festival.
  • A short play of mine was included in Meetinghouse Theatre Lab‘s Out-of-the-Hat reading! — 6:00 PM 21 March 2026 at Hammond Hall 47 Main Street Winter Harbor. Actors and director met in the morning to read the plays, assign roles, and rehearse, with a public performance in the evening. The theme was local playwrights!
  • Multiple kids’ storytelling workshops at the Ellsworth Public Library! Focused on collaboration to make it also accessible for kids without strong writing skills. I love seeing how excited the kids get and how motivated they are to create their own stories at the end.