Writer. Actor. Storyteller.
As a writer...
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Mark-Eugene Garcia is a Mexican/Honduran playwright and a proud member of the Dramatists Guild and A.S.C.A.P. He is a graduate of the City College of New York and studied book and lyric writing with the Academy of New Musical Theatre and the BMI Lehman Engle Musical Theatre Workshop.
Playwriting Awards include: 2021 Jerry Harrington Award For Outstanding Creative Achievement in Musical Theatre Winner, 2018 UnFringed Festival Best of Festival Award Winner, 2016 Vancouver Ovation Award for Outstanding New Work nominee, 2013 Planet Connections Outstanding Book of a New Musical nominee, 2012 Jacob Weiser Playwriting Award for a Fully Realized Drama. |
Productions include EIGHT TALES OF PEDRO (The Secret Theatre, Queens Theatre) STANDBY (Towle Theatre, New York International Fringe Festival, New York Musical Theatre Festival), THE HOLY COWS OF CREDENCE SOUTH DAKOTA (Planet Connections Theatre Festival, Puzzle Theatre Festival) FACING EAST: A NEW MUSICAL (Jericho Arts Center) (UN)MISSED CONNECTIONS (Planet Connections Theatre Festival) and the upcoming SHINING IN MISERY: A KING-SIZED PARODY. (Capital City Theatre)
Other Plays include FLAKE OF SNOW, WITH BATED BREATH, WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR , ONE NIGHT AT THE GOLDEN BOOT, INSCRIPTIONS, and KEYS.
Other Plays include FLAKE OF SNOW, WITH BATED BREATH, WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR , ONE NIGHT AT THE GOLDEN BOOT, INSCRIPTIONS, and KEYS.
As an actor...
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Mark-Eugene is best known for reuniting with his high school friends in the Original Cast of ENCORE! on ABC with Kristen Bell and re-performing Into the Woods in Encore's Pilot Episode. Currently he stars as Detective Mark Besim on Sidekick Productions new show DEMON DOCTOR as well has a reoccurring role as Simon on SKELETON CREW and Skylar in THE ART OF BLOWING IT. Other Roles include STRAPPED FOR DANGER (Danny), WASTED ON THE YOUNG, (Mateo), BLISS (Daniel), NOCTURNAL FURY (Charlie), and ALEKSANDR'S PRICE (Michael) THE MESSAGE BOARD (Cubby), and PIONEER ONE (Dr. Richard C. Hadfield) as well as commercial work for Jenny Craig.
Mark-Eugene's stage roles vary from New York to California, including the shows INTO THE WOODS (The Baker, ABC Television), THE UNDERPANTS GODOT (Mark) , A STRANGE AND SEPARATE PEOPLE (Jay Berman) (Winner- Seymore Peck Award for Sustained Excellence), THE TAINT OF EQUALITY OR I WANT YOUR SEX (Javier Pena), SIX SILENCES IN THREE MOVEMENTS (Sean), THE FULL MONTY (Teddy), LEAVES OF GRASS( soloist) HAMLET (Horatio), THE BOYS IN THE BAND (Larry), CITY OF ANGELS (Pasco,Eugene, Munoz u/s), TOYSOLDIERMARK at Fao Schwarz and many performances at Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure. |
As a Storyteller...
Mark-Eugene is a dramaturg with the New York Musical Theatre Festival. In 2017 he worked with the musical TEMPLE OF THE SOULS. In the 2018 Festival he was dramaturg for EMOJILAND and ILLUMINATI LIZARDS FROM OUTER SPACE. He was the dramaturg for ILLUMINATI LIZARDS FROM OUTER SPACE and KAFKA'S METAMORPHOSIS in New York Musical Festival 2019. In 2020, Mark was dramaturg for Fresh Fruit Festival's reading of PARTITIME by Gregory Marlow.
He has also been part of the Management Team of The Drama Bookshop since it's reopening June 2021.
He has also been part of the Management Team of The Drama Bookshop since it's reopening June 2021.