John Maclay is a playwright, adaptor, and lyricist whose plays have been produced throughout the United States and Canada. Among his favorite plays and musicals are GOOSEBUMPS: Phantom of the Auditorium (with Danny Abosch), NATE THE GREAT and LITTLE PIGGIE GETS A SISTER (with Brett Ryback), THE LEGEND OF ROCK PAPER SCISSORS (with Eric Nordin), THE QUEST FOR SOLOMON’S TREASURE, GERONIMO STILTON: MOUSE IN SPACE, NANCY DREW AND HER BIGGEST CASE EVER (with Jeff Frank), ANATOLE (with Lee Becker and James Valcq), and three plays with collaborator Joe Foust: THE REVOLTING TEENS OF SHERWOOD, ROMEO AND JULIET WALK INTO A BAR, and APOLLO AND THE TRIALS OF HERCULES. John additionally serves as a Resident Playwright for First Stage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a proud member of both Actors Equity and the Dramatist Guild and hold degrees in theater from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. John currently lives outside Chicago with his family and their soft coated Wheaten terrier. www.johnmaclay.com