Cason Murphy is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Iowa State University, and he teaches classes in acting, musical theatre history and performance, and introduction to performing arts. He has created professional theatre as an actor, director, producer, and occasional sound designer in California, Arizona, Texas, Arkansas, and New York—most notably working off-Broadway at the Bleecker Street Theatre (Bukowsical! at the New York Fringe Fest) and Acorn Theatre (The Brain From Planet X at the New York Musical Theatre Festival).