James Olm, retired, is former Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Casper College, USA. He created the Musical Theatre majors program at the college, taught courses in MT Music & Text Analysis, MT History, MT Music Theory, and MT Performance Workshops, and has directed/musically directed 55 musicals. Olm is a composer/playwright who has written four musicals. The Magdalene opened Off Broadway under the direction of Richard Maltby, Jr. Olm’s music for Arthur Giron’s play Flight is published through Samuel French, Inc.