I AM MONTSERRAT MENDEZ
I WRITE:
PLAYS
SCREENPLAYS
AND I MAY BE WORKING ON A NOVEL.
I ALSO DIRECT
AND
I AM THE CO-FOUNDER OF
THE MOZZLESTEAD COMPANY

Biography:

I embrace my life work in storytelling.

Born in Rincon, Puerto Rico and growing up in Newark, NJ
I have spent most of my life figuring out how to tell a good story.  And loving every minute of it. 

In High School, while learning English I fell in love with movies, and would read countless screenplays in order to figure them out, and I would retype them to figure out the structure. I may have typed out an episode or two of The Facts of Life. (Hey, don't judge me!)

Eventually, I began to write my own stories based on what I had figured out. 

Growing up in Newark, theatre was not a regular part of my life. I discovered the stage and playwrighting it at the University of Scranton, in PA. Eventually getting my degree in English Literature, Spanish Literature and Theatre (acting). 

When I arrived on the east coast, I began volunteering at a few off-off Broadway theatres, and there I found that I loved writing for the stage.  Writing a sequel to The Importance of Being Earnest that gave me some of the best times of my life. 

Currently, I am working on the film Chisholm, about political icon Shirley Chisholm, being co-produced under the banner of my production company. 

The mission of The MozzleStead Company is to explore the awe-inspiring transformative power of story and together with our audiences, develop a self-sustainable, investment and innovation friendly production company that harvests groundbreaking stories for film, theatre, television and virtual reality.

​Hope you enjoy my website and feel free to drop me a line at info@mozzlestead.com