North and South, the musical is the sixth musical theater collaboration between award-winning composer Marcia Marchesi and writer Patricia Marchesi.  The duo began writing and producing musicals while attending the Vienna International High School in Vienna, Austria.  Previous musical theater collaborations consist of the comedies Once Upon A Time, Dream and Reality, New Times, The Sailor's Way!, and Once Upon A Dream. 

Marcia Marchesi earned her bachelor's and master's degree in Music Composition from the Music University in Vienna (Austria) and her doctorate from the University of Colorado at Boulder.  Recent awards include "Colorado Commissioned Composer," as well as ASCAPLUS awards in composition.  Recent CD recordings include Sounds of Spring, Marimba Moods, and Ciranda.  Patricia Marchesi has a Ph.D. degree in English from the University of Colorado at Boulder.  She teaches English Literature at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. 

Patricia Marchesi (writer) and Marcia Marchesi (composer)