Artist Profile
Morgan is a freelance composer and actor-musician based in San Diego, having performed regionally at such venues as La Jolla Playhouse, ACT of CT, Broadway Rose Theatre Company, and CCAE Theatricals. He has written music for short films, dance pieces, several musicals, and other staged works. He recently composed music for Salty Water, a movement piece featured in La Jolla Playhouse’s 2023 WOW Festival. Short films include Fracture (currently on Hulu) and Let There Be Light (Seattle Film Fest). His first musical, The House of Edgar Allan Poe, was part of NYMF’s 2017 Developmental Reading Series and produced at Weber State University. His musical, More Than All the Sky (Eugene O’Neill Center semi-finalist), was written with librettist Lori Jaroslow and explores the difficult process of overcoming addiction; it was developed through New Musicals Inc. and performed at The Green Room 42 in NYC. His latest musical, Call Your Mother, was commissioned and produced by One Million Musicals and can currently be streamed on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Morgan is an alumnus of the 2018 Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project. His folk-rock band, Satin Nickel, released their first full-length album, Shadow of Doubt, in April of 2020. @morganhollingsworth www.morganhollingsworth.com