Patrick Dwyer made his New Jersey theater debut as John/Judas in BCP’s Godspell in 2022. Appearances on local stages since then include Gordon in A New Brain (Old Library Theatre); and Guiteau in Assassins, Dr Parker in Bat Boy, and Watson in Parade (all at Stageworks). He was both an actor and musical arranger for It’s a Wonderful Life (George Bailey—Hawthorne Pride Alliance) and Our Town (Simon Stimson—Studio Players). Patrick wrote the music, book, and lyrics for Cardboard Trees and a Painted Moon, for which he received a Perry nomination for Outstanding Production of an Original Musical.