Christopher Smith: Music / Lyrics / Co-author of book

Christopher wrote his first musical at the age of 17. That musical was performed at the University of Delaware when Chris was a senior in high school. Chris attended the Allentown College (now DeSales University) Theatre program for acting and directing before transferring to Eastern University. A chance stroll through a grade school library led him to pick up a book about a person about whom he knew very little: John Newton. He became convinced that this was a story that could bridge the gap between ordinary experience and deep struggles of the soul.

"At first it was just me, plinking away at a keyboard, now we have a whole team and that team is still growing. Theatre, more than any other art is collaborative, you couldn't do it all even if you wanted to. Still when I look at where this began it's tough to get my mind around how far that initial idea has come."

Chris lives with his wife Alana, son Josh, and daughter Alana in Warwick, PA. “My family has held me up, struggled alongside me and given everything they could in the belief that I was never walking alone on this long road.”