Michael C. Perry

President, Author, Composer/Lyricist

Newport, Maine, United States

About

OBJECTIVE: To work with dynamic, cutting-edge, forward thinking Arts organizations. ABOUT ME: I have made my living in The theatre since my first theatrical job as a stagehand in a downtown Chicago theatre at age 16. I am a director, choreographer, composer/lyricist of 40 produced musicals, actor/singer/dancer, educator with 14 years of teaching experience in the secondary schools, theatrical producer, designer, and currently manage two performance licensing publishing companies, two book publishing companies, and a music publishing company. MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE *Co-owner - Hansen Perry Productions CURRENT *President - Leicester Bay Theatricals, Zion Theatricals, Leicester Bay Books, Zion BookWorks, and Shining Sharon Music. CURRENT * Producer of 55 theatrical plays and musicals for educational and professional stages * See additional experience below SPECIALTIES: Writing, Composing, Acting, Directing, Choreographing, Producing, Teaching, Arts Management,Technical Theatre,

Experience

  • President at Premiére Theatrical Licensing
    Nov 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

    An umbrella organization that controls the performance licensing rights to hundreds of plays and musicals at Premier Theatrical Licensing: Leicester Bay Theatricals and Zion Theatricals plus KoPe Productions, Perry-King Productions, Ospa-Perry Productions, Hansen-Perry Productions and PK Productions. (http://www.premieretheatricallicensing.com)

  • Michael Perry Productions (52 yrs 7 mos)
    • Composer/Lyricist
      Jan 1974 - Present · 52 yrs 7 mos

      SHOWS AWAITING PRODUCTION Apocalypso!—Music and Lyrics —20 songs Christmas On The Blue—Music and Lyrics — 26 songs Great Expectations -- Music & Lyrics 19 songs The Miracle Of Mirador-- Music & Lyrics 7 songs The Tymes of All Eternity-- Music 10 songs A Little Princess—Music and Lyrics--15 songs Such Stuff As Dreams—Music and Lyrics--15 songs Rose (formerly “Kewpie”) Music and Lyrics--17 songs Jonah!—Music and Lyrics—6 songs Cricket On The Hearth—Music and Lyrics—9 songs Heidi—Music and Lyrics – 18 songs Little Men—Music and Lyrics —12 songs

    • Writer
      Jan 2012 - Present · 14 yrs 7 mos

      I am an author of plays, musicals, plus fiction novels: Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Historical Fiction and Mystery/Detective; and Non-Fiction titles. (www.cmichaelperry.com) PUBLISHED: The Miracle of Mirador, Daniel Light and the Children of the Orb, Book 1 -- YA Fantasy The Blood Rose of Panador, Daniel Light and the Children of the Orb, Book 2 -- YA Fantasy Imperfections On The Edge, Wembley Tewkes On The Edges of Time, Book 1 -- YA Fantasy COMING SOON: The Prophecy and the Circle of Light, Daniel Light ..., Book 3 -- YA Fantasy The Prophecy and the Child of Promise, Daniel Light ..., Book 4 -- YA fantasy Living From Edge To Edge, Wembley Tewkes On The Edges of Time, Book 2 -- YA Fantasy The Night Shift, Teen-Paranormal Angel, Historical Fiction Sweetwater Salvation, Historical Fiction Amcanico, Science Fiction NON-FICTION PUBLISHED: The LDS Actor's Scenebook -- Drama (editor) Family Frolics, Relief Society Renditions & Sharing Time Skits -- Drama (editor)

    • Composer, Lyricist
      Jan 1974 - Present · 52 yrs 7 mos

      SHOWS PRODUCED -- Music & Lyrics Old Hundred-New Hundred -- 14 songs Light Waltz -- 7 songs (oop) Entertaining Mark Twain -- 7 songs (PUB) That's Life -- 19 songs Where Freedom Stands -- 12 songs (PUB) Of Babylon -- 11 songs (PUB) Jedediah! -- 15 songs Curses, Foiled Again! -- 8 songs (PUB) Frontier! -- 5 songs Fauntleroy! -- 21 songs (PUB) Kewpie! -- 17 songs (PUB) Teenage Witness To The Martyrdom -- 3 songs (PUB) Tom Sawyer -- 9 songs (PUB) The Never Ever Wedding -- 4 songs A Christmas Memory -- 8 songs (PUB) Onstage -- 16 songs (PUB) Christmas Dreams -- 13 songs (PUB) The Scarlet Pimpernel -- Music and Lyrics 20 songs (PUB) Anne .. with an ‘e’: The Green Gables Musical -- 26 songs (PUB) El Bully – Music and Lyrics -- 8 songs (PUB) Daniel! – 16 songs (PUB) How The West Was Done! – 17 songs (awaiting PUB) They Called Him Brother Joseph – 10 songs (PUB) Enchanted April – 32 songs (awaiting PUB) Coming Home - 15 songs SHOWS PRODUCED -- Music only Rumplestiltskin -- 14 songs (PUB) Wild Ducks -- 10 songs (oop) Cinderabbit! -- 9 songs (PUB) EMMY AWARD Liberty Jail -- 18 songs (PUB) The Apple Kingdom -- 7 songs (PUB) Turn The Gas Back On -- 19 songs (PUB) Where Is Jill? -- Music 3 songs (PUB) NOTE: Publishers are Eldridge Publishing Company, Leicester Bay Theatricals & Zion Theatricals. ORIGINAL CAST ALBUMS Liberty Jail! That's Life Where Freedom Stands Cinderabbit! A Christmas Memory DVD Cinderabbit!

  • Owner and President at Premiere Theatrical Licensing/Leicester Bay Theatricals
    2012 - Present · 14 yrs 7 mos

    Nearly 500 play and musical titles for production by Professional, Amateur and Educational theatre groups. www.leicesterbaytheatricals.com

  • Playwright, Musical Book Writer, Composer/Lyricist at Leicester Bay Theatricals
    1974 - Present · 52 yrs 7 mos

    PLAYS PRODUCED and/or PUBLISHED Cinderabbit - A TV Musical on PBS (available in play format for live actors) Entertaining Mark Twain (PUB) Where Freedom Stands (PUB) Of Babylon (PUB) Jedediah! (PUB) Teenage Witness To The Martyrdom (PUB) Tom Sawyer (PUB) Fauntleroy! (PUB) A Christmas Memory (PUB) Christmas Dreams (PUB) Anne...with an ‘e’:--the Green Gables Musical (PUB) They Called Him Brother Joseph (PUB) Kewpie Frontier That’s Life (PUB) Pollyanna- [the play] (PUB) NOTE: 1. Publisher is Eldridge Publishing Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania 2. Premiere Theatrical Licensing/Leicester Bay Theatricals of Newport, Maine 3. Zion Theatricals PLAYS AWAITING PRODUCTION The Miracle Of Mirador The Blood Rose Of Panador Robin -- The Hood Of Sherwood The Saga Of Sasquatch Cologne Great Expectations Such Stuff As Dreams Rose Heidi A Little Princess Jonah! Cricket On The Hearth A Little Princess Heidi The Nightingale Twelve Dancing Princesses East of the Sun, West of the Moon Pinocchia (the story of a little wooden girl) At The Dance - a coming of age story ARTHYR: The Boy Who Would Be King The Shadow Dancers Cricket On The Hearth (Play Version) Pollyanna!

  • Owner and President at ZION THEATRICALS
    2012 - Present · 14 yrs 7 mos

    Over 100 plays and musicals for Latter-day Saints and their friends to produce. www.ziontheatricals.com