JAMES MERILLAT

James Merillat has been working professionally in the theatre since college. He has been employed at various times as an actor, composer, musician, vocal coach, director, musical director and would you believe? - a dancer! He was an adjunct faculty member at Catholic University in Washington D.C. for five years teaching as part of an accelerated program for high school students, The High School Drama Institute. Upon moving to New York, Jim was accepted to the BMI Workshop for Musical Theatre composers and lyricists, studying under Lehman Engel and Maury Yeston. On and off Broadway, he has worked with a variety of interesting people, including Jason Robards, Bernard Hughes, José Quintero, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Judith Ivey, Keene Curtis, Sally Kirkland and Edward Norton. He has been a keynote speaker and led workshops around the country for various theatre conferences. Shows Jim has written have been produced in New York City and around the country.