Andrew Abrams (Music)
Andrew received his Master of Arts in Musical Theatre Writing from Goldsmiths-University of London in 2012 and is a graduate of the Advanced BMI Musical Theater Writing workshop in NYC. In 2022, the musical for which he wrote the music, But I’m a Cheerleader, the Musical had two commercial runs Off-West End at the Turbine Theatre to rave reviews. Some of his other musicals include Some Snap, Delilah, Come Dine with a Top Chef, The Death and Life of Mary Shelley and numerous standalone songs. He has also worked in London, Off-Broadway, regionally and on tour in the U.S. as a professional musical director, director, conductor, and Equity actor. He currently serves as Artistic Director of Capital City Theatre.
Colleen Duvall (Book)
Colleen is Bram Stoker-stoked to be writing the book for Shining in Misery: A King-Size Parody, for Capital City Theatre, and collaborating with her long-time friend, Andrew Abrams. She’s been published in Fate Magazine, PanGaia, and Crone. Colleen additionally had her scholarly journal published, “Buffy vs. Sisyphus,” in Watcher Jr., and recently blogged about zombie tie-ins with climate change for Unity (Environmental) College in Maine. Her children’s picture book about a little ghost named, “Sidney,” who overcomes bullying, is available at https://www.lulu.com. Colleen’s theater troupe in Chicago was The Black Cat Productions. "Soulmate," her debut short with her indie film company, Broken Mirror Productions, was a finalist in the Chicago Underground Film Festival. You can listen to her podcast, “Women Who Howl at the Moon,” on her SoundCloud page: https://soundcloud.com/colleen-duvall
Mark-Eugene Garcia (Lyrics & Book)
Mark is a Mexican/Honduran playwright and a member of the Dramatists Guild and A.S.C.A.P. He is a graduate of the City College of New York and studied book and lyric writing with the Academy of New Musical Theatre and the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. Productions include Eight Tales of Pedro (The Secret Theatre, Queens Theatre - available for amateur and professional licensing through Theatrical Rights Worldwide) Standby (Towle Theatre, New York International Fringe Festival, New York Musical Theatre Festival), The Holy Cows of Credence South Dakota (Planet Connections Theatre Festival, Puzzle Theatre Festival) Facing East: A New Musical (Jericho Arts Center) and (Un)Missed Connections (Planet Connections Theatre Festival). Other Plays include Flake of Snow, and the upcoming With Bated Breath. An actor and a writer, he is also known for reuniting with his high school friends in the Original Cast of Encore! with Kristen Bell and re-performing Into the Woods in Encore's Pilot Episode.