Cheryl L. West's plays include: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy; Addie: An American Girl Story; Birdie Blue; Before It Hits Home; Jar the Floor; Play On! (Broadway); Holiday Heart (Showtime/MGM) and is a contributing writer for Motherhood Out Loud. Her new play, Pullman Porter Blues, is premiering at Seattle Rep this Fall (2012) in a co-production with Arena Stage. She is the Webby-nominated writer of Diary of Single Mom and the writer of the upcoming film, In the Hive.