{"id":12687,"date":"2020-12-30T16:02:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T16:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12687"},"modified":"2025-01-12T11:43:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T11:43:55","slug":"mahonri-stewart-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12687","title":{"rendered":"Mahonri Stewart \u2022 Author"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mahonri Stewart<\/strong> is an award winning writer and educator. He has written over two dozen plays, most of which have been produced throughout the U.S. and Europe, including productions in Los Angeles, Scotland, and Switzerland. In 2004, his premiere play <i>Farewell to Eden<\/i> won the Kennedy Center\u2019s American College Theater Festival\u2019s National Playwriting Award (Second Place) and their National Selection Team Fellowship Award. Since then he has also received numerous other awards and honors as he continues to expand his writing into various mediums, including screenplays, graphic novels, poetry, and novels. He received his MFA degree in Dramatic Writing from Arizona State University. He received his Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Theatre Arts from Utah Valley University. He\u2019s a former Playwright in Residence at the Noorda Regional Theater for Children and Youth.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo by Naoma Wilkinson)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mahonristewart.com\">www.mahonristewart.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>FULL LENGTH PLAYS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12700\"><strong>Cyrano From Nowhere<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12704\"><strong>The Drown\u00e9d Book<\/strong> <\/a>(Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12706\"><strong>Emperor Wolf<\/strong> <\/a>(TYA) (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12708\"><strong>Evening Eucalyptus<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12692\"><strong>Jimmy Stewart Goes To Hollywood<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12714\"><strong>Legends of Sleepy Hollow<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12796\"><strong>Manifest<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PREMIERE PLAY FILE<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12722\"><strong>Prometheus Unbound<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12724\"><strong>Rings of the Tree<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12728\"><strong>Secrets of Sleepy Hollow<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12774\"><strong>Sense and Sensibility<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12730\"><strong>Swallow The Sun: The Early Life of C. S. Lewis<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uneaten Cantaloupe<\/strong> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED (FUTURE RELEASE)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12792\"><strong>Yeshua<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PREMIERE PLAY FILE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>FULL LENGTH MUSICALS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12801\"><strong>Our Mutual Friend<\/strong><\/a> (based on Dickens&#8217; final completed novel) (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PREMIERE PLAY FILE &#8212; ON HOLD<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12803\"><strong>Servers<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 with music by Jason Fullmer. (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PREMIERE PLAY FILE &#8212; This new musical is nearing production: &#8212; ON HOLD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/servers-poster-smaller-file.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16506 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/servers-poster-smaller-file-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/servers-poster-smaller-file-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/servers-poster-smaller-file.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>HOUR LONG PLAYS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12807\"><strong>A.I., Too!<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PREMIERE PLAY FILE<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12769\"><strong>Haunt<\/strong><\/a> (TYA) (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12772\"><strong>The Trojan Children<\/strong><\/a> (TYA) (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>SHORT PLAYS (under 45 mins)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12777\"><strong>The Death of Eurydice<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12780\"><strong>Immortal Hearts<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12782\"><strong>Jinn<\/strong><\/a> (based n the myth of Calypso) (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12785\"><strong>The Prince&#8217;s House<\/strong><\/a> (10-minute play) (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12810\"><strong>Reflection<\/strong><\/a> (a re-telling of Medusa) (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PREMIERE PLAY FILE<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12788\"><strong>The Snow Queen<\/strong><\/a> (TYA) (based on the Andersen Fairy Tale) (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>FULL-LENGTH PLAYS WITH LDS THEMES AND CHARACTERS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eden&#8217;s Exiles<\/strong> (Zion Theatricals\/Leicester Bay Theatricals co-publication) FUTURE RELEASE<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12710\"><strong>The Fading Flower<\/strong><\/a> (Zion Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12712\"><strong>Farewell To Eden<\/strong><\/a> (Zion Theatricals\/Leicester Bay Theatricals co-publication) PRODUCED <em>(KCTF Award Winner)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12747\"><strong>Friends of God<\/strong><\/a> (Zion Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12717\"><strong>March of the Salt Soldiers: the Utah War<\/strong><\/a> (Zion Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12719\"><strong>The Opposing Wheel<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) PRODUCED<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12726\"><strong>A Roof Overhead<\/strong><\/a> (Zion Theatricals) PRODUCED <em>(AML Award Winner)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12790\"><strong>White Mountain<\/strong><\/a> [Short Play](Zion Theatricals) PRODUCED)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>OTHER LBT PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12769\"><strong>Haunt<\/strong><\/a>(TYA) (Leicester Bay Theatricals) is featured in the collection: <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=13940\"><strong>&#8230;Half a Dozen of the Other &#8212; Volume 11 in the Theatre for Young Audiences SERIES<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12772\"><strong>The Trojan Children<\/strong><\/a> (TYA) (Leicester Bay Theatricals) is featured in the collection: <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12823\"><strong>Noorda Theatre Youth Plays &#8212; Volume 9 in the Theatre For Young Audiences SERIES<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>OTHER PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Drown\u00e9d Book <\/strong>(PRINT BOOK) Prospero Arts and Media<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evening Eucalyptus and Other Plays <\/strong>(PRINT BOOK) Zarahemla Books (contains: <em>Evening Eucalyptus, The Opposing Wheel, Rings of the Tree<\/em>, <em>The Death of Eurydice, Jinn, The Snow Queen)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Fading Flower <\/strong>(PRINT BOOK) Prospero Arts and Media<\/li>\n<li><strong>Farewell to Eden <\/strong>(PRINT BOOK) Prospero Arts and Media<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jimmy Stewart Goes To Hollywood<\/strong> (PRINT BOOK) Prospero Arts and Media<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legends of Sleepy Hollow <\/strong>(PRINT BOOK) Prospero Arts and Media<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Noorda Theatre Youth Plays<\/strong> (PRINT BOOK) (edited by J.D. Newman) Leicester Bay Theatricals (includes<em> The Trojan Children<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prometheus Unbound <\/strong>(PRINT BOOK) Prospero Arts and Media<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Roof Overhead and Other Plays <\/strong>(PRINT BOOK Collection) Zarahemla Books (contains: <em>A Roof Overhead<\/em>,<em> Friends of God, Yeshua, White Mountain, The Prince&#8217;s House)<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=8850\"><strong>Saints On Stage<\/strong><\/a> [editor] (PRINT BOOK) (An Anthology of Mormon Drama) Zarahemla Books<\/li>\n<li><strong>Swallow the Sun <\/strong>(PRINT BOOK) Prospero Arts and Media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>SCREENPLAYS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jimmy Stewart Goes To Hollywood<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rings of the Tree<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>NOVELS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A New Age of Miracles \u2022 A Society of Prophets Book 1 <\/strong>\u2022 The Prophet Joseph<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/New-Age-of-Miracles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13039 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/New-Age-of-Miracles-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/New-Age-of-Miracles-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/New-Age-of-Miracles.jpg 305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mahonri Stewart is an award winning writer and educator. 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