James Arrington — Retired former Associate Professor, Former Department Chair at Utah Valley University. James Arrington was schooled professionally at The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. He went on to earn a Master for Fine Arts degree at Brigham Young University. Though already working professionally he became a sensation on the Western theatre scene when he created and starred in his one-man show Here's Brother Brigham which toured the U.S., Canada, and the British Isles. He went on to write, direct, and produce numerous theatre pieces including the one-man shows, J. Golden, Tumuaki! Matthew Cowley of the Pacific and co-wrote Wilford Woodruff: God's Fisherman. He wrote and starred in a quirky trilogy The Farley Family Reunion, Farley 2: The Next Gyration, and Farley Family Xmas. He followed with a charming musical Christmas Without Christmas!? He co-wrote the pioneer musical The Trail of Dreams and was commissioned by the Sesquicentennial Utah War
Committee to co-write and tour March of the Salt Soldiers: The Utah War. In between he wrote and produced a bevy of shorter pieces, and in fact, has written inall stage presentation modes but opera… and there’s still time!
He and his wife have served a mission for the LDS Church in Tennessee.
You can order video copies of many of his shows at James Arrington Productions
WORKS AUTHORED
- The Trail of Dreams (Zion Theatricals)
- Here’s Brother Brigham! (Zion Theatricals)
- J. Golden (Zion Theatricals)
- The Farley Family Reunion (Leicester Bay Theatricals)
- Farley Two: The Next Gyration (coming soon) (Leicester Bay Theatricals)
- The Farley Family Christmas (coming soon) (Leicester Bay Theatricals) James Arrington’s Farley characters return along with some newbies in this hilarious send-up pitting Christmas against the Farleys. Luckily, Christmas wins. “Caeser’s Greasings to you all!”
- The Farley Cracked Christmas Muzeekal (coming soon) (Leicester Bay Theatricals)
- WILFORD WOODRUFF: God’s Fisherman (written with Tim Slover) (Zion Theatricals)
- Tumuaki! Matthew Cowley, Legend of the Pacific (Zion Theatricals)
- A Christmas Without Christmas • musical TYA (Leicester Bay Theatricals)
- Identity Crisis
- March of the Salt Soldiers: The Utah War (written with Mahonri Stewart)
SHORT PLAYS
- Another Jasmine – a 10-minute play
- Been There, Done That – a 10-minute play
- Hope Leaks Eternal – a 10-minute play
- M.A.K.E.R. – a 10-minute play
- Ode to Mr. Bean – a 10-minute play
- Streetwise – a 10-minute play
- Youtahn-eeks – a 10-minute play