{"id":9103,"date":"2019-07-20T11:02:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T11:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=9103"},"modified":"2023-03-20T19:59:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:59:40","slug":"james-arrington-%e2%80%a2-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=9103","title":{"rendered":"James Arrington \u2022 Author"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ArringtonJ.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9104\" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ArringtonJ.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a>James Arrington \u2014 <\/strong>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&amp;#39;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&amp;#39;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<br \/>\nCommittee 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\u2026 and there\u2019s still time!<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He and his wife have served a mission for the LDS Church in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You can order video copies of many of his shows at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesarringtonproductions.com\/\"><strong>James Arrington Productions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>WORKS AUTHORED<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=9091\"><strong>The Trail of Dreams<\/strong><\/a> (Zion Theatricals)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=9620\"><strong>Here&#8217;s Brother Brigham!<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Zion Theatricals)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=9440\"><strong>J. Golden<\/strong><\/a> (Zion Theatricals)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=9613\"><strong>The Farley Family Reunion<\/strong><\/a> (Leicester Bay Theatricals)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Farley Two: The Next Gyration<\/strong> (coming soon) (Leicester Bay Theatricals)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Farley Family Christmas<\/strong> <em><strong>(coming soon)<\/strong><\/em> (Leicester Bay Theatricals) James Arrington&#8217;s Farley characters return along with some newbies in this hilarious send-up pitting Christmas against the Farleys. Luckily, Christmas wins. &#8220;Caeser&#8217;s Greasings to you all!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Farley Cracked Christmas Muzeekal<\/strong> (coming soon) (Leicester Bay Theatricals)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=9330\"><strong>WILFORD WOODRUFF: God&#8217;s Fisherman<\/strong><\/a> (written with Tim Slover) (Zion Theatricals)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16264\">Tumuaki! Matthew Cowley, Legend of the Pacific<\/a><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>(Zion Theatricals)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=16668\">A Christmas Without Christmas<\/a> \u2022 musical TYA<\/strong>\u00a0 (Leicester Bay Theatricals)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Identity Crisis<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12717\"><strong>March of the Salt Soldiers: The Utah War<\/strong><\/a> (written with Mahonri Stewart)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SHORT PLAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=18392\"><strong>Another Jasmine<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; a 10-minute play<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=18394\"><strong>Been There, Done That<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; a 10-minute play<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=18396\"><strong>Hope Leaks Eternal<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; a 10-minute play<\/li>\n<li><strong>M.A.K.E.R.<\/strong> &#8211; a 10-minute play<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=18400\"><strong>Ode to Mr. Bean<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; a 10-minute play<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=18404\"><strong>Streetwise<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; a 10-minute play<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=18406\"><strong>Youtahn-eeks<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; a 10-minute play<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Arrington \u2014 Retired former Associate Professor, Former Department Chair at Utah Valley University. 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