MARK SHANAHAN is an actor, director, playwright and teacher. He is the author of the Off-Broadway play A Sherlock Carol, The Dingdong, and A Merry Little Christmas Carol and A Murder At Ferny Hall. Additionally he is the creator/author of original radio drama for White Heron Theatre and NPR’s Ghost Light Series, an Edgar Award nominee for his adaptation of The Chronology Protection Case, and co-writer of the short screenplay Kill Me (Adirondack FilmFest). His directing work has been seen extensively on stages around the country at The Alley Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, Irish Rep, White Heron, Florida Rep, George Street, Virginia Stage, Penguin Rep, The Fulton, Arkansas Rep, Theatre Squared, Hudson Stage and many more. As an actor, he appeared on Broadway in The 39 Steps and Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Off-Broadway in Tryst, The Shaughran, Small World, Checkers, As Bees In Honey Drown and others, and has performed on numerous regional stages. Mark is the curator of the Script-In-Hand and Radio Theatre Series for The Westport Country Playhouse and a long time faculty member at Fordham University as well as JWS, teaching courses on Hitchcock, film adaptation, storytelling and playwriting. A graduate of Brown University (BA) and Fordham (MA).