Myrna Petlickiis an arts writer and feature writer for the Chicago Tribune’s suburban chains. She is also a musical theater bookwriter and lyricist whose works include “Black, White and Gray” (produced by Theatre Building Chicago) and two prize-winning 10-minute musicals, “Ribbet!” and “All Fired Up!”

She is currently putting the finishing touches on two full-length musicals with composer Ryan Brewster, “Guilt, the Musical” and “Animal Acts.” Myrna is a member of the Dramatists Guild and a former board member of the American Theatre Critics Association and the Skokie Fine Arts Commission.