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Pitch your current projects and share what you're looking for An actually fun way to "network" What is Center Yourself Productions? Center Yourself Productions is the brain child of MELISSA CENTER - actor, filmmaker, and crowdfunding expert. Center Yourself Productions specializes in uplifting women, Jewish storytellers, queer artists, and our allies. About the Host: MELISSA CENTER is an actress, award-winning filmmaker known for visceral women’s stories, and crowdfunding expert who has helped fellow creatives raise over $2.1M for their independent films, plays & albums. As an actor, her most notable credits include roles on Chicago Fire (NBC), FBI (CBS), This is Us (NBC), Grey's Anatomy (ABC), and more. Favorite roles onstage include “Maggie” in A Chorus Line (Dir. Mitzi Hamilton), “Olivia” in Sex with Strangers (Hollywood Fringe), and “Jan” in 50 Words (The Lab Creative, LA). She also originated the stage adaptation of Lois Lowry’s The Giver, directed by the late Wynn Handman of The American Place Theater. She is the writer, director, Executive Producer and star of short film JEWFACE, set to premiere in 2027. She is the Executive Producer of Liner Notes, currently in development. She is the producer, co-writer and star of feature film, All I Want (Prime, AppleTv, Vudu, TubiTV, itunes) and the co-director, writer and star of award-winning viral short film R.V, a narrative that anticipated the overturn of Roe vs Wade. Her short film His Name is Niv, which she wrote and directed, is inspired by her own experience with sexual assault. Her solo show Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal, that she wrote, starred in and produced, debuted The Pico, LA followed by Edinburgh Fringe Digital and Caveat, NYC, with global coverage in Ms. Magazine & Psychology Today. melissacenter.com About Fabrik: Welcome to Fabrik! We are on a mission to uplift communities and foster serendipitous connections in real life.Fabrik is a home for communities where everyone has a place to belong. With spaces designed to feel more like your living room than your office, Fabrik’s social spaces are vibrant hubs where people can come together in real life, explore interests, forge meaningful connections, and build a sense of community.