Melissa DuPrey

Melissa DuPrey (she/her) is an actor, comic, producer, musician, and playwright with roots from Humboldt Park, Chicago. She is a critically acclaimed solo artist whose self-produced work spans over a decade with five full-length solo plays (SEXomedy, SUSHI-frito, Good Grief, SEXomedy 2.0, RISE OF THUNDERDOME) highlighting the intersections of diasporic Blackness, queerness, healing, liberation, and sexuality. DuPrey is also a community organizer and spiritualist who launchedThe Good Grief Projectin 2020, an extension of the social justice component from her solo play, Good Grief.

DuPrey’s full-length play, BRUJAJA, was digitized as a theatrical film by UrbanTheater Company in 2021 for its world premiere. She is a seasoned stand-up comic who has performed in Chicago, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. She was most recently seen as a recurring character on How to Die Alone (HULU/Onyx), “Dr. Sara Ortiz'' for two seasons on Grey's Anatomy (ABC), and on Empire (FOX). She has guest starred on The Resident (FOX), Chicago PD (NBC), and The Chi (Showtime). Her theater credits include works at Teatro Vista, Court Theater, The Goodman Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Free Street Theater, UrbanTheater Company, Victory Gardens, The Greenhouse Theater, Oracle Theater, and Teatro Luna.