Marcus Perkins Bejarano is a Bolivian-American storyteller currently based in Los Angeles, California. As a musical comedy writer, he has co-written book, music, and lyrics for TWO NIGHTS & THREE DAYS (O’Neill NMTC Selection), ZOMBIES, INC. (Live & In Color), 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 book for WAIT...ING (O'Neill NMTC Semifinalist); and contributed book, music, and lyrics to the virtual musical THIS GOLDEN DAY (Live & In Color). In addition to his work for the stage, Marcus has co-written music and lyrics for songs featuring characters from the popular video game GENSHIN IMPACT that have debuted at HoYoFair and amassed over 25 million YouTube views and 4.5 million Spotify streams to date (including a four-part animated series entitled FURINA: ALIVE).  As a TV comedy writer, he is a Writer-in-Residence at the Nickelodeon Writing Program, and was previously 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.