Melina Cohen-Bramwell Debuts Four New Plays at Studio B Wolff

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Writer Melina Cohen-Bramwell presents four works at the newly established San Francisco theatre hub.

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Studio B. Wolff, a new theater artists hub in San Francisco's Inner Richmond district, will present MELINA-FEST, a four-week series of new plays by Bay Area writer Melina Cohen-Bramwell, beginning September 25.

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The series will feature premiere readings of four works on successive Friday evenings through October 16. Local Bay Area actors and directors will participate in the readings, which will be presented at Studio B. Wolff, located at 540 Balboa Street.

Cohen-Bramwell is a lifelong San Francisco Bay Area resident whose play Please Don't Slow Me Down previously played a three-week run at venues in San Francisco and Oakland. His work also includes the poetry collection Bar Fights For Sad Kids, published by Finishing Line Press, and the novel Nevada, published by Gnashing Teeth Publishing.

Studio B. Wolff was founded by director Becca Wolff and offers drop-in classes for working actors, an artist-in-residence program and workshops across artistic disciplines.

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MELINA-FEST will take place at Studio B. Wolff, 540 Balboa Street in San Francisco. Admission is free, with reservations requested through Eventbrite .

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/MELINA-FEST-4-New-Plays-to-Debut-at-Studio-B-Wolff-20260916)._