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Barbara Oleynick is a writer, composer, lyricist, and published author. Her portfolio includes comedies, dramas, dramadies, interactive, therapeutic, family shows, historical, short stories, long novels, and screenplays.  Currently she is on the faculty in both the English and Music Departments at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT ​ Some of her credits include: Everyday Miracles – 1991 Family musical - Produced multiple times Aladdin! – 1993 original musical - Produced multiple times​ ​ Sing a Song of Sixpence – 1995 dramady stage adaptation of Safe Enough to Remember - workshopped ​ The Miracle of Fatima musical - 1999  is her NYU Tisch School of Arts master thesis (1999) Graduate Writing Musical Theater Program. ​ Blessed is Her Name – 2000 screenplay turned into novel about the History and Divine Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary based on the works by the Venerable 16th Century nun Sister Mary of Agreda ​ The History of Connecticut – a musical review 1994 (endorsed by the Connecticut Historical Commission to be see by every school in the state) Produced multiple times The Time has Come – 2005 short novel about the last child sent to earth to lead humanity to peace – Published  Reprinted in 2008, 2010, 2013, 2024 Neurotic Olympics – 2010 interactive comedy (psychiatrists have their patients compete for medals) Produced Cycles – an American Saga  2015-2017  (804-page novel spanning 100 years and 4 generations)  ​  #129aday – 2016 screenplay, dramady about people from the “beyond” who died from an opioid overdose who speaks to a woman through the Bluetooth connection in her car requesting she deliver one final message to their families. (based on firsthand experience) ​ The Promise - 2024 a screenplay written at the request of the Dominican Republic team to incorporate The Miracle of Fatima Musical and a contemporary theme. ​ A Matter of Faith - a family friendly, faith based television in 12 episodes that connects the events of 1917 Fatima to present day. Synopsis:   Randolph Swoops, the cynical owner of the Miracle Theater rediscovers his faith while learning about the message of Fatima, as the three young ghosts from 1917  guide him on a transformative journey.  ​ The Story of Fatima - written for children and beautifully illustrated by Marta Maszkiewicz, Polish artist who also created the animated illustrations for the Miracle of Fatima projected set.

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