Jerrod Bogard’s plays and musicals have been produced by professional theatres and community groups around the U.S. and internationally since 2006. These include Hugging the Shoulder, Noah’s Arkansas, Jack and the Soy Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the Three Polar Bears, and many short plays and one-acts. He attended the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop and co-created and co-directed the playwright development group ‘Wright Club with The Amoralists in New York City. Bogard has created works commissioned by Theatre Breaking Through Barriers for invited performances at the United Nations in New York City and in Geneva, Switzerland. Bogard’s work often focusses on socially conscious themes from a queer, working class perspective. As a director, playwright, and producer, he advocates for diverse casting in all his work including actors with disabilities and neurodivergence. He is a father, husband, songwriter, puppeteer, meditator, a licensed clinical social worker, Air Force brat, and a connoisseur of greasy spoon diners from coast to coast.