Published Works

Los Embrujados/The Haunted Ones

Synopsis: A nervous waiter at the Windows on the World restaurant studies with his gregarious older brother for his impending U.S. Citizenship test. As his girlfriend waits to tell him something very special, it's a time of possibilities on this bright, clear September morning, and as he prepares for his new life, 'Los Embrujados' looks at what it means to be an American. Cast Size: 3 Males, 1 Female           
​Los Embrujados (The Haunted Ones) by Mel Nieves (originalworksonline.com)

Prospect Avenue

Synopsis: After being away for five years, incarcerated for a crime he did commit, Rudis Soto returns to his old neighborhood a different man trying to restart the life he left behind in pain and loss. As he struggles to reconnect with his family, his ex-wife, and his young son, Rudis Soto learns that Prospect Avenue is not the same place that he once knew, that the neighborhood has moved on just as his family has, but some of the ghost from the past still remain to speak to him and he must decide whether to listen to those voices or not. Cast size: 4 Males, 1 Female 
https://nextstagepress.com/prospect-avenue/     
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The Spirit, The Body & The Blood

The Spirit, The Body & The Blood is a dynamic intergenerational family drama about the possibilities of reconciliation, unconditional forgiveness and a past that refuses to be left behind. When his mother dies, Ramon Diaz returns to his old neighborhood to reconnect with the estranged wife and teenage son he abandoned years ago. Ramon is ready to pick up things where they left off, but his family has moved on and they have no intention of repeating the past.  Cast Size: 3M 5
​https://nextstagepress.com/the-spirit-the-body-and-the-blood/