Garrett W. Martin

Playwright | Actor | Director

Battle Creek, Michigan  ·  garrettwmartin.com  ·  Email

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Artist Statement

Garrett W. Martin is a playwright and performer from Battle Creek, Michigan. After serving in the U.S. Army Infantry, he returned to the theatre, where he rediscovered his passion for storytelling. He performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland and writes plays that explore found family, resilience, and the complexities of human connection.

Full-Length Plays

Of Kings and Queens (2024) — Drama with Shadow Puppetry

Curse of the Albatross (2025) — Adventure Drama

Price of Fire (2025) — Western Historical Drama

Bed and Breakfast Club (2026) — 1980’s Farce

Tontine (2025) — Living Murder Mystery

Butterfly Ball: A Bridgerton Experience (2025) — Dinner Mystery Theatre

Short Plays

Working Lunch — 10-minute comedy

Hired Hype — 10-minute comedy · 3rd Place Snowdance

Halloween Party — 10-minute comedy

The Force Mistaken — 10-minute comedy

Star Wars Intervention — 10-minute comedy

The Eulogy — 10-minute comedy

Birthday Boy — 10-minute comedy

Christmas Carol — 1-Act Jukebox Musical

Productions & Readings

Of Kings and Queens — Reading/Development · Battle Creek, MI

Curse of the Albatross — Reading/Development · Battle Creek, MI

Price of Fire — Reading/Development · Battle Creek, MI

Bed and Breakfast Club — Reading/Development · Battle Creek, MI

Acting Experience

Selected stage performances include:

James Apanomith — Ellis Island: The Dream of America

Alex Denison — Rehearsal For Murder

Cinderella’s Father — Into The Woods

AV 9 — Pando (Edinburgh Fringe)

John Silver — Treasure Island

Lumière — Beauty and The Beast

Buffalo Bill — Annie Get Your Gun

Various Roles — Shakespeare Abridged

Magistrate — Fools (MIFA)

Diego — The State of Siege (Best Actor MIFA 2005–2006)

Various Roles in 10-minute comedy festivals

Directing Experience

Selected stage productions include:

Ellis Island: The Dream of America

Christmas Carol

Butterfly Ball: A Bridgerton Experience

Education

Kellogg Community College (2026) — Associate Degree in Creative Writing

Western Michigan University (Expected 2028) — Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing

Honors & Awards

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Kellogg Community College

Bruin Award of Excellence in Writing

Bruin Award of Excellence in Acting

Michigan Interscholastic Forensics Association (2005–2006)

Best Actor — The State of Siege

Best Actor (Regional)

Best Actor (District)

Best Sound Design — The State of Siege

Golden Truck Award

Festival Awards & Honorable Mentions

Snowdance Short Play Festival: 3rd Place — Hired Hype

Professional Affiliations

New Play Exchange — Member

Dramatists Guild — Member

Skills

Playwriting • Acting • Directing • Stage Combat • Script Development • Dramaturgy • Collaborative Theatre Creation