”WEDDING BELL BLUES” by Marj O’Neill-Butler

Marj O’Neill-Butler, a resident of Miami Beach, Florida, is the Regional Rep for the Dramatists Guild – Florida Region. She is also a member of the New Play Exchange, Honor Roll and the International Center for Women Playwrights. Her work has been seen in 32 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Great Britain, Scotland, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia and Seoul, S. Korea. She has had 59 different plays produced in multiple theatres, numerous readings and of course, many rejections. Published work includes: Baby Fever, The Best Women's Monologues 2022, Smith & Kraus, Finding Help, The Best Ten-Minute Play of 2021, Smith & Kraus, Cleaning House (scene) in Later Chapters, Applause Books 2017, Developing in Smith & Kraus Best Five-Minute plays 2016, Independence Day- 3 short plays by Blue Moon Plays, VA 2015 and Missed Connections, The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2012, Smith & Kraus. Her essays have be published in Miami Off the Page, the Women’s Writers Group of South Beach 2019, One of the Lucky Ones, URGENT MATURITY, Turning Into My Mother Mother/Daughter Monologues, Volume 4, ICWP. She is the proud mother of two sons and grandmother to five adorable kids. (They’re mine…I have the right to say that.)

Kate Dailey grew up outside a small town in Minnesota on her family hobby farm, but now considers Georgia her home. She finished her undergraduate degree Magna Cum Laude with a double major in Theater and Russian Studies and has also studied performance at the Moscow Art Theater in Russia, as well as at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland. With her spare time she enjoys making elaborate Halloween displays with her husband, sewing historical costumes, and taking too many photos of their dog.

Susan was born in CA but grew up along the Gulf Coast in a Navy family. As an adult, Susan, joined the Air Force and fulfilled a successful enlistment term. After the military she pursued life in the coffee world working for various companies to include owning her own coffee shop from 2006 - 2010. Although she has been acting since high school she found her true calling into the film industry in 2013 both on and off camera acting, casting and even some directing and light producing of her own short films. She loves to help things run smoothly on set and not afraid to jump in and help out as needed. She is married to her very supportive husband Brian. They have two grown children, a daughter and a son. Susan and her husband reside in SC near Augusta GA.