Melissa Sydeman

Melissa Sydeman is the Academic Vice President of the Schools of Entertainment at Academy of Art University, overseeing the Schools of Acting, Motion Pictures & Television, Writing for Film, Television & Digital Media, and Music & Sound Production for Digital Media. Melissa teaches Comedy & Sketch, Reel Development, and Directing Actors for Film & Television. Melissa is also the Casting Director for the film school, where she casts hundreds of projects each year for our student directors, including award-winning festival films. Melissa trained as an actor through the Studio program at American Conservatory Theater. She earned a BA from Princeton University and a DPhil from Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar.

Educational Background: Oxford University (DPhil); Princeton University (BA in English and Creative Writing)