Donna Gay Anderson’s career path always been driven by a love for the stage. Her mother was a director, so her earliest memories are of theatrical rehearsals. After graduating college, she attended the National Shakespeare Company Conservatory in New York City. She has studied under James Tripp, Mario Seletti, Robert Perillo, Joan Evans, and Bud Beyer. She worked as an actress before accepting the position of Director of Children and Teens Division at Gilla Roos Talent Agency in New York. Later, she taught theater at the high school level before becoming Director of Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts and its annual festival, Fanfare. She has directed numerous productions in schools and churches. She is the author of High and Mighty, a new musical scheduled to debut this fall at Southeastern Louisiana University. Previously produced works are An Act of Charity(New York) and Formula One (Louisiana). Donna Gay is a member of Theatre Communications Group and Dramatists Guild of America. She and her husband, Tom, live outside of New Orleans with any neighborhood dog who wishes to spend the night.