About the Author

WRITER AND ACTOR RAEGAN PAYNE LAUNCHED AN AMBITIOUS MISSION AS A TRIBUTE TO HER GRANDFATHER IN 2009; SHE WOULD VOLUNTEER FOR 50 ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE 2010 AND JOURNAL ABOUT EACH EXPERIENCE. RAEGAN HAS TWO BA’S FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH (SEWANEE) IN THEATRE AND ENGLISH AND HAS SPENT TIME STUDYING SHAKESPEARE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY.

RAEGAN AMUSES HERSELF BY WRITING SCRIPTS FOR TV AND STAGE. CLICK HERE TO READ THE SHORT COMEDY SHE WROTE FOR LAKE ARROWHEADS SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL. BEYOND WRITING PLAYS AND SCREENPLAYS, RAEGAN IS A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR TO INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL WARMING BLOG WWW.CELSIAS.COM. SHE HAS ALSO WRITTEN FOR WWW.ECOGEEK.ORG, AND YAHOO! GREEN. SHE WAS ONE OF THE CELEBRITY CONTRIBUTORS FOR THE CHARITY COOKBOOK “FAVORITE RECIPES OF KENTUCKY CELEBRITIES.”

AS AN ACTOR RAEGAN HAS APPEARED ON STAGE, TV, FILM AND COMMERCIALS. HER DREAM ROLE WOULD BE TO SOMEDAY PLAY LADY M IN THE SCOTTISH PLAY. MORE ABOUT HER ACTING CAREER CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.RAEGANPAYNE.COM.

IN THE COMING YEARS RAEGAN SETS HER SIGHTS ON WRITING MORE PLAYS, SCREENPLAYS, BOOKS AND ARTICLES. RAEGAN LIVES IN LOS ANGELES, CA AND ENJOYS SURFING, SNOWBOARDING, AND COOKING (ESPECIALLY BAKING) TO RELAX.