Chris Cragin-Day, who wrote “Martin Luther on Trial” with Max McLean, has written plays and musicals that have been performed in New York and around the country. Her work impressed McLean when he saw a performance of her play about Emily Dickinson, “Emily,” so he approached her about writing a play about Luther for the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation in 2017. After doing some research, she agreed. During the writing process, she would send McLean her drafts, and he would edit them. The result of their collaboration, “Martin Luther on Trial,” features a strong female character, Katie Von Bora, Luther’s wife. The play held its world premiere in Washington last year before being staged off-Broadway. It will go on a national tour this fall. Cragin-Day’s recent New York productions include: “A Woman,” 59E59th; “The Unusual Tale of Mary and Joseph’s Baby,” NYC Fringe, co-writer Don Chaffer; and “Son of a Gun” co-writers Don and Lori Chaffer. Cragin-Day and her husband, Steve Day, are founding members of Firebone Theatre, which produces plays that examine the space "where human meets divine." Cragin-Day is an alumna of The Public Theater’s Emerging Writers’ Group (“The River Nun,” presented in the 2009 Spotlight Series) and the O’Neill National Music Theater Conference. Her recent regional productions include “Foster Mom,” which won the New Play Festival Award at Premiere Stages in Union, New Jersey; and “The Unusual Tale of Mary and Joseph’s Baby” at River and Rail Theater in Knoxville. Cragin-Day is an assistant professor of English and Theater at The King's College in New York City. She holds a master’s degree in theater from Baylor University and a bachelor’s from Oklahoma Baptist University.