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The Mellon Foundation National Playwright Residency
Christina Pumariega and Christopher Tarjan in Becoming Cuba by Melinda Lopez. Photo by T. Charles Erickson.
Christina Pumariega and Christopher Tarjan in Becoming Cuba by Melinda Lopez. Photo by T. Charles Erickson.

I never thought I would get married. It just didn’t appeal to me. When I was in my 20s I was very hard to pin down. Yes, I fell in love a lot, but commitment was a good way to send me running.

As it turns out, marriage has been really good for me. I’ve been married 21 years, and I’ve been really happy to grow with a person, a family. I’m glad I did it. I don’t know how it happened. I met someone, and it felt right.

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Melinda Lopez

’s plays include Mala (Arts Emerson), Back The Night (BPT), Becoming Cuba, (North Coast Repertory, Huntington Theatre), Caroline In Jersey (Williamstown), and Sonia Flew (Huntington Theatre, Steppenwolf, and others). Melinda is also an actress, teaches, and does other stuff.