Pursued by a Runaway Train

James Clevenger resides in St. Joseph Missouri, where he received his B.A. in Theater from Missouri Western State College. Before embarking on a playwriting career, he acted in around 20 different productions at the College and Community Theater level, including lead roles in Little Foxes, Equus, Much Ado About Nothing, Curse of the Starving Class, and others.

His writing has gained attention on the national level in prestigious story contests. In Theater, he has designed sets, directed, and designed lights as well. Those experiences gave him a grasp of what technical aspects of a production (costume change time, sight lines, etc..) need to be considered, even at the writing stage of a play. He has multiple published works available at Black Box Theater Publishing Company including Pursued by a Runaway Train, The Farm of Henry Kaiser and The Mice Plays as well as a collection of short stories.