American Prophet

CHARLES RANDOLPH-WRIGHT

Charles Randolph-Wright’s directing credits include Trouble in Mind (Broadway, starring LaChanze), Motown the Musical (Broadway, London and the National Tour), Porgy and Bess (75^th anniversary tour), Guys and Dolls (50^th anniversary tour) and the Broadway bound musical, Born for This, co-written with BeBe Winans. He also directed and co-wrote The Diva is Dismissed (starring Jenifer Lewis), Just Between Friends (Bea Arthur on Broadway) and wrote Blue (starring Phylicia Rashad). His television directing credits include Greenleaf, Delilah, The Big Leap, Katy Keene, Step Up: Highwater and Lincoln Heights. He directed the film Preaching to the Choir and is an Executive Producer of the documentary Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back. Randolph-Wright is currently working on what will be his 12^th production at Arena, co-writing and directing a groundbreaking musical, American Prophet.

MARCUS HUMMON

MARCUS HUMMON is a Grammy winner and inductee to the Nashville Songwriter Association International's Hall of Fame. Hummon has enjoyed a successful career as a songwriter, recording artist, composer, playwright and author. His songs have been recorded in many genres, including pop, R&B, gospel and most notably in country music, where he has written some of the genre’s most iconic songs. Hummon has written six musicals and an opera. Three of his musicals, Warrior, The Piper and the musical-dance-hybrid Tut were featured Off-Broadway. Hummon has received seven BMI Awards, and five BMI #1 Awards for Rascal Flatts’ Bless the Broken Road. He has published two books Anytime, Anywhere and The Passion. Hummon is a native of Washington, D.C., and is thrilled to work at Arena Stage.