Melanie Burgess has designed over 125 productions for theatre and opera locally and nationally, including for Seattle Opera, ACT, Village Theatre, Seattle Rep, Intiman, The 5th Avenue Theatre, Empty Space, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Cincinnati Playhouse, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Hawaii Opera, Idaho Theatre for Youth and Idaho Repertory Theatre. Melanie is the recipient of the 2010 Gregory Award for her designs of 42nd Street, Abe Lincoln In Illinois, Chasing Nicolette and Twelfth Night and has received numerous Seattle Times Footlight awards for her work.