Mark Campbell is a successful book writer/lyricist who has collaborated on several full-length musicals, including VOLPONE (music by John Musto), THE SWEET REVENGE OF LOUISA MAE (music by Stephen Hoffman, book by Burton Cohen), SPLENDORA (music by Stephen Hoffman, book by Peter Webb), SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED (various composers, including Duncan Sheik; cast recording available), A LETTER TO E. 11TH STREET (music by Martin Hennessey), and CHANG AND ENG (music by Stephen Hoffman, book by Burton Cohen). He contributed lyrics to AWAKENING (first produced at Performance Space 122) and BROKEN MORNING: STORIES FROM A DEATH ROW FACTORY (first produced at the Dallas Theater Center), both written by playwright Chiori Miyagawa with music by Daniel Sonnenberg. He was awarded the Jonathan Larson grant in 2004.