Utah Author-Creators – Premiére Theatrical Licensing

Kīra Shaffer • Author

Kīra Shaffer graduated from Brigham Young University–Idaho in 2014 with a BA in English, creative writing emphasis. Her love for Halloween and

Cory Larsen • Author

Cory Larsen has performed on Broadway and toured in Broadway productions. He has directed plays, musicals, and choirs. He shares Kīra’s love of Halloween

Charles W. Whitman • Author

Dr. Charles W. Whitman — was born in Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho. He has lived in Dodge City; Mexico, Missouri; Cairo,

CAROLYN CHATWIN MURSET I live a quiet life as many of you do, out of the spotlight. I’m a nice and friendly

Visit www.janicekappperry.com Janice Kapp Perry was born in Ogden, Utah, raised in Vale, Oregon, and makes her home in Provo, Utah, with

JAMES GOLDBERG (from his website) If he’d lived a long time ago, when all literature was religious, he might have been famous.

Davey Morrison — is a writer, actor, and filmmaker based out of Austin, TX, where he recently completed an MFA in screenwriting

Mahonri Stewart is an award winning writer and educator. He has written over two dozen plays, most of which have been produced

Mylee Bell is a pianist, composer, and piano teacher. She grew up with a passion for music and sought it out in

Dr. Charles Metten was born in Fort Bragg, California, on September 7, 1927. He earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in

ELAINE JARVIK — is a woman of numerous talents: 27 years as a writer with the Salt Lake City daily, The Deseret

Morag Shepherd is a Scottish playwright and screenwriter. Shepherd grew up in rural Scotland and England before studying playwrighting at Brigham Young

Myrth Elizabeth Liston Burr, was born March 9, 1921 to Hazel G. Riddle and Don Carlos Liston in Escalante, Utah. Myrth spent

Jamie Young (a.k.a. James Brigham Young) is the Executive Producer of Brigham’s Playhouse and one of its owners. He recently left a

Lex de Azevedo has had one of the most diverse careers in the music industry as a composer, pianist, producer, arranger and

M. Ryan Taylor I’ve written operas, dozens of choral works, art songs, song cycles, pop songs, children’s songs, hymns (are you noticing

Ralph G. Rodgers Jr., has long been associated with theater along the Wasatch Front – from teaching drama at Granite High School

James Arrington — Retired former Associate Professor, Former Department Chair at Utah Valley University. James Arrington was schooled professionally at The American

Christie Lund Coles was born in Salina, Utah, in 1906 but had resided many years in Provo, Utah, until her death in

Tim Slover, Assistant Professor, directs the playwriting and London Study Abroad programs for the University of Utah Department of Theatre, where he

Rodger Sorensen is a retired professor of Theatre and Media Arts who served as Associate Dean in the College of Fine Arts

Eric Samuelsen taught at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio before joining the faculty at Brigham Young University in 1992. He became

Jon Robert Howe is first last, and always a seeker of truth who is happy to share–an educator experienced in multimedia ways

James G. Lambert — was a playwright, lyricist and composer as well as a director and actor. He was active in theatrical

Having been born of goodly parents, in the town of Southgate California, he is currently employed as a Technical Writer. Thom has

Ed Farnsworth Ed Farnsworth has over twenty years of performing experience on various stages in Utah, and began his foray into playwriting

Anthony Buck Anthony has over 100 productions to his credit as actor, singer, director, stage manager, music director, composer, librettist, and

George G. King is from Utah. He has served a French mission for the LDS Church and earned Degrees from Brigham Young

Biography and listing of plays

Jim Christian • Author

Jim Christian is a Playwright, Lyricist, Director, Choreographer, Actor/Singer/Dancer, and a teacher of thousands of successful students. He is the recently retired

Biography and musicals listing of a composer, arranger.

J. D. Newman — Author

Biography and listing of plays

Mark Ogden • Author and Composer

Biography and listing of plays and musical for playwright, composer/lyricist, Mark Ogden

Pat Davis • Author

Biography and listing of plays and musicals for playwright/lyricist, Pat Davis

Doug Stewart • Author

Biography and listing of plays for playwright/lyricist, Doug Stewart.

Matthew Ivan Bennett • Author

Biography and listing of plays for playwright, Matthew Ivan Bennett

Elizabeth Hansen • Author

Biography and listing of plays by playwright/lyricist, screenwriter, Elizabeth Hansen

K. Newell Dayley • Composer

Biography and listing of plays by composer/lyricist, K. Newell Dayley

Margaret Smoot • Author

Biography and listing of plays by playwright and screenwriter, Margaret Smoot

Michael McLean • Author and Composer

Biography and listing of plays by composer/lyricist, playwright, Michael McLean

Neil K. Newell • Author and Composer

Neil Newell — was born in Orem, Utah and attended Brigham Young University where he received a BS degree in Business Management

Gayanne Ramsden King is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a Ph.D. from the Department of Theatre and Film with an

STEVEN KAPP PERRY is a full-time songwriter and playwright whose musical adventures include everything from singing the National Anthem at Wrigley Field

MARVIN PAYNE is an actor, writer, songmaker, and recording artist living in Alpine, Utah. After attending BYU on Music Performance and Creative

Shirlee Hurst Shields has a B.S. in Speech and an M.F.A. in Theater from the University of Utah and a Ph.D. in

Thomas F. Rogers — A former director of the BYU Honors Program, Thomas F. Rogers is professor emeritus of Russian language and

Educator, Playwright, Director, Actor & Poet Max Chatterton Golightly was born May 19, 1924 in Preston, Idaho, to Joseph William and