Marcus Perkins Bejarano is a Bolivian-American storyteller from Dallas, Texas, who is currently based in New York City. He has co-written book, music, and lyrics for TWO NIGHTS AND THREE DAYS (O’Neill NMTC Selection), SIDE-HUSTLE (JMF Writers Grove at Goodspeed),  and REFRESH (Without Walls Festival), which was produced as part of HALL PASS by Blindspot Collective in collaboration with La Jolla Playhouse; co-written lyrics and additional book for WAIT...ING (O'Neill NMTC Semifinalist); and contributed music and lyrics to the virtual musical THIS GOLDEN DAY (Live & In Color). In addition to his work for the stage, Marcus co-wrote music and lyrics for "The Diagnosis" and "XOXO," viral songs featuring characters from the popular video game GENSHIN IMPACT that debuted at HoYoFair and have amassed over 18 million YouTube views and 3 million Spotify streams to date. As a TV comedy writer, among other honors, he has been named a Finalist in the Nickelodeon Writers Program and a Semifinalist in both the NBC TV Writers Program and Austin Film Festival. A graduate of the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, he also holds degrees from Princeton University and Stanford Law School.