Carol Lynn Pearson

Carol Lynn Pearson has been a professional writer, speaker and performer for many years. She has written many plays and musicals, including two commissioned by Robert Redford's Sundance Theater. She has also written and performed a one-woman play, "Mother Wove the Morning," in which she plays sixteen women throughout history in search of the feminine divine. The play was performed over 300 times internationally and is now available on a videotape that earned an award from "Booklist" as "one of the top 25 videos of the year." Her autobiography, “Goodbye, I Love You,” tells the story of her marriage to a homosexual man, their divorce, ongoing friendship, and her caring for him as he died of AIDS. This story made her a guest on such programs as "The Oprah Winfrey Show," and "Good Morning, America." She has written numerous educational motion pictures and a series of seven inspirational books. Her poems are widely reprinted. Ms. Pearson has an M.A. in theater, is the mother of four grown children, and lives in Walnut Creek, California. Gerald Niels Pearson received a BA degree in Theatre from Brigham Young University and performed in many plays there. "The Busy Signal" reflects his life-long commitment to the ideal that "we are all one."