Carol Lucha-Burns

Carol Lucha-Burns, a graduate of Syracuse University and the University of Utah, is an award-winning author, playwright, performer, director, actress, singer and teacher who has been involved in over 200 performances of artistic creation. As a Professor Emeritus of Theatre at the University of New Hampshire, she developed programs in Musical Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Storytelling and Puppetry. Although much of her work is centered in New England, where she won the NH Theatre Conference Lifetime Achievement Award and the New England Theatre Conference award for Excellence in Theatre Education, she has also taught, written, performed and directed in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Utah, New York City, Tokyo, Syracuse, and Vietnam.

Learn Thru Play: Creative Activities That Build Attention, Curiosity, and Collaboration draws on her knowledge of various subjects and student abilities. Like the eclectic family in Georgia, A New York Story, her first work of fiction, Carol believes creativity, honesty, standing up for your beliefs, and humor are essential tools of creativity and survival in an ever-changing world.

Georgia, a New York Story draws on her knowledge of human behavior and a strong belief in the ability of people to endure, expand and change, despite any obstacle. Like the eclectic family in her first work of fiction, she believes honesty, tough love, and humor are the most essential tools of survival.

Her award-winning reference book, Musical Notes, is a valuable resource for those with an interest in musical theatre. “This volume is both broadening and professionally focused. “As such it is an essential resource for secondary school, college, university, and public libraries.” – Choice. “It would be difficult to imagine a more thorough or more useful guide to mounting a musical production: This volume ensures that the shows will go on.” – The Year’s Work in English Studies

She considers her greatest achievement to be the sheer numbers of audiences and readers she has touched, either through works of her own or through those of her talented “Eclectic Family.”