DC Cathro (he/him) is a Chicago-based playwright, actor, and director from the Washington, DC metropolitan area. His musical Till, written with award-winning composer Leo Schwartz, was accepted into the 2019 New York Musical Festival (NYMF). The Book of Merman, another musical written with Leo Schwartz, enjoyed a five-month off-Broadway run. In 2014, he became the only playwright to have two shows in the Pride Films and Plays Festival in Chicago, IL; Pen, A Musical (with Schwartz) and the comedy Family Holiday. DC's works have been read at theatres and festivals across the U.S. and U.K., including The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, St. Luke's Theatre, Off-Broadway in New York City, and The William Inge Festival in Independence, Kansas, where he and Nathan first crossed paths ten years ago. His published works are available through Broadway Licensing, StageRights.com, and Smith & Kraus Publishers.

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