Mark-Eugene Garcia is a Mexican/Honduran playwright and a proud member of the Dramatists Guild and A.S.C.A.P. He is a graduate of the City College of New York and studiedlibretto and lyric writing with the Academy of New Musical Theatre and the BMI Lehman Engle Musical Theatre Writing Workshop.

Playwriting Awards include: 2021 Jerry Harrington Award For Outstanding Creative Achievement in Musical Theatre Winner, 2018 UnFringed Festival Best of Festival Award Winner, 2016 Vancouver Ovation Award for Outstanding New Work nominee, 2013 Planet Connections Outstanding Book of a New Musical nominee, 2012 Jacob Weiser Playwriting Award for a Fully Realized Drama

Productions include EIGHT TALES OF PEDRO (The Secret Theatre, Queens Theatre) SHINING IN MISERY: A KING-SIZE PARODY (Capital City Theatre WI, 54 Below NYC) STANDBY (Towle Theatre, New York International Fringe Festival- Encores Selection, New York Musical Theatre Festival, Next Link Selection), THE HOLY COWS OF CREDENCE SOUTH DAKOTA (Planet Connections Theatre Festival, Puzzle Theatre Festival) FACING EAST: A NEW MUSICAL (Jericho Arts Center) and UNMISSED CONNECTIONS (Planet Connections Theatre Festival)

Other Plays include FLAKE OF SNOW, WITH BATED BREATH, WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR , ONE NIGHT AT THE GOLDEN BOOT, INSCRIPTIONS, and KEYS.

Mark-Eugene has an extensive performing career, including reuniting with his high school friends in the Original Cast of ENCORE! on ABC with Kristen Bell, starring in Encore's Pilot Episode of Into the Woods, and playing Detective Mark Besim on Sidekick Productions'  DEMON DOCTOR. He also has recurring roles as Simon on SKELETON CREW and Skylar in THE ART OF BLOWING IT.

His stage journey spans from New York to California, with notable roles in productions like INTO THE WOODS (The Baker, ABC Television), THE UNDERPANTS GODOT (Mark), and A STRANGE AND SEPARATE PEOPLE (Jay Berman). Mark-Eugene has contributed as a dramaturg with the New York Musical Theatre Festival and worked with productions such as "TEMPLE OF THE SOULS," "EMOJILAND," "ILLUMINATI LIZARDS FROM OUTER SPACE," and "KAFKA'S METAMORPHOSIS."

In addition to his performing career, he is part of the Management Team of The Drama Bookshop and co-hosts THE DRAMA BOOK SHOW! on the Broadway Podcast Network.

As a Dramaturg, Mark has collaborated with The New York Musical Festival on the productions of TEMPLE OF THE SOULS, EMOJILAND, KAFKA'S METAMORPHOSIS, and ILLUMINATI LIZARDS FROM OUTER SPACE. He has also collaborated with the Fresh Fruit Festival with PARTITIME