Morey Norkin is a retired technical writer/proposal manager now living in Japan. He was a regular fixture in Annapolis, Maryland community theater from the late ‘70s to the mid-90s appearing often at Colonial Players, Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, and Annapolis Theater Project, of which he was a co-founder. Norkin made his debut as a playwright in 2019, with Last Laugh, a one-act play presented at Colonial Players as part of an evening of three one-acts under the umbrella title, Generations. Norkin’s 10-minute play, On Queue, was a finalist in the 2021 Stage It! 10-Minute Play Festival in Bonita Springs, FL, and was one of 10 to be produced during the festival. On Queue was also produced in 2022 by PlayZoomers. Norkin's only (to date) full-length play, Gold Paint, was a finalist in the 2021 Chameleon Theatre Circle new play contest and a quarterfinalist in the 2021 ScreenCraft Stage Play contest. His AI-inspired one-act play, Flight of Fancy, is part of Tiny Theatre's Tiny Spring Lineup for 2023.