Mark Brutsché is a proud citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, writer, actor, and a theatrical instructor and director. As a professional actor, he’s worked in films, radio and television commercials, trade shows, and on the stage, including nineteen years of rotating in and out of the cast of Shear Madness at Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center. His passion has always been creating shows.

For over forty years, he worked as an artistic director, instructor, and playwright for the Young Actors Theatre in Reston, Virginia. In 2022, he was presented with the Arts Fairfax Arts Achievement Award for “Outstanding Career Achievement and Lasting Contributions to the Community.”

Recently, he focused his love of storytelling in a new direction—writing mysteries for young readers. His debut manuscript, The Family Tripp Mysteries: The Eye of Molongo, was a 2023 Nashville Claymore Award finalist. Mark is a member of several organizations, including Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and Virginia Writers Club.