Marie Incontrera is a musical theatre and opera composer; music director and conductor; and screenwriter living in Manhattan, New York.
Meet some of our Academy Members!
Our Academy community is made up of writers all over the world. Meet a few of our members and hear about their process, their shows, and tips from their writing journey.
Want to join our community? Here’s how.
Membership Spotlight: Michael Kaplan
Academy member Michael Kaplan from California offers insights from receiving a staged reading of his musical “Foodies.”
Membership Spotlight: Sam Steere
Composer Sam Steere from Springfield, Illinois is an Academy Reading Series winner for his musical “My Father’s Dragon.”
Membership Spotlight: Kenady Sean
Kenady Sean is our Academy Community Manager as well as a musical writer herself. She’s currently working on Beyond Perfection, an adaption of the Scarlet Letter, and an all-women show about World War II.
Membership Spotlight: Brent Black
Bookwriter, composer and lyricist Brent Black was the inaugural winner of the Academy Reading Series Pitch Night with his show Khan!!! The Musical!!!
Membership Spotlight: Karen Harvey-Dewey
Academy member Karen Harvey-Dewey is a composer/singer-songwriter/artist/author, environmental-peace activist, researcher, and teacher.
Member Spotlight: Fred Rohan-Vargas
Academy Member Fred Rohan-Vargas is an experienced playwright and composer and recently was accepted in the 2021 BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.
Academy Member Spotlight: Melissa Hickman
Melissa Hickman, a member of the MusicalWriters Academy community, is a composer, music educator and jazz musician living in the Kansas City area.
Academy Member Spotlight: David Stidham
David Stidham from Los Angeles, California, is the co-creator and producer of BUCKET OF BLOOD, the inaugural musical in the MusicalWriters Academy Reading Series.