Cheryl L West

Cheryl L West

Akeelah and the Bee

Something Happened in our Town

Grandparents were inspirations for writing

Grandmas saying jar on the floor inspired her play

Suzan Zeder

Wiley and the Hairy Man

Step On a Crack

Leading Playwrights

UOT (Texas)

Vivan Snipes

Jack and The Wonder Beans

Princess and the Peas

Lexington Children’s Theater Artistic Director

Just retired from Lexington Children’s Theater

Joseph Robinette

Charlottes’ Web

Sarah Plain and Tall

Tony Nomination

Cowrote over 55 plays

Y York

Rikki Tikki Tavi

After Noon Elves

Honolulu Children’s theater

5 times recipient of the AATE Distinguished Play Award

National Endowment for the Arts Supported

Aurand Harris

Androcles and the Lion

Arkansas Bear

Started as a teacher first in Gary Indiana

Believed that children should be easy for kids to understand

Sandy Asher

Wise Men of Chelm

A Woman Called Truth

Started writing in a children’s magazine

Aurand Harris award winner

Joanna Kraus

Ice Wolf

Mean to Be Free

Plays often talk about differences in ways of life

She also writes childrens books

Laurie Brooks

Selkie

Wrestling Season

Interactive Play Forum

She premiered in Ireland

David Wood

BFG

James and The Giant Peach

English Playwright

Founded Whirligig touring children’s company

James DeVita

The Amazing Lemonade Girl

The Rose of Treason

Member of the Americans Players Theater

He made a one person show about his time fishing on boats

Jose Gonzalez

Highest Heaven

Tomas and the Library Lady

Mexican Playwright

Paz tv show writer

Kim Hines

Home on the Morin Trian

Sundiata

Started at Minneapolis Childre n’s Theater Company

Associate Artist at Illusion Theater

Roxanne Schroder

Mariachi Girl

Senora Tortuga

Mexican Playwright

Bilingual Plays

Dean at Ohio State 2025

Karen Zacarias

Oliverio Twist

Ella Enchanted

Mexican Playwright

Founder of the Lantinx Theatre Commons