Ronald Kaehler is a playwright, lyricist and composer. He is the librettist and co-lyricist of A Country Christmas Carol (Dramatic Publishing), a country music reimagining of the Dickens classic set in 1950s rural America. He also wrote six editions of The Story Salad Shows, musicals for children that toured the United States under the auspices of Theatreworks. Kaehler has written songs and specialty material for many Broadway performers as well as Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefits and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation’s Mr. Abbott Awards. His songs have been published (Midder Music) and recorded (“Twisted Turtle Tinsel,” “The Best of In Celebration of Life.”) His latest play is Poor Players, a supernatural horror story, has recently won best stage play in numerous script competitions, including the 2024 Oxford Script Awards (UK), the Swedish International Film Festival (play category) and the Los Angeles Film & Script Awards (horror category). Kaehler’s other current project is Under the Overture, a musical farce for which he adapted the music of Rossini. The show was one of six finalists in the 2018 ARD International Music Competition in Munich, Germany. The show was presented in October 2018 in New York under the direction of Gerard Alessandrini. Kaehler served as executive story editor for the television series Van-Pires (Abrams-Gentile Entertainment), which was one of the earliest live action/animated series to utilize CGI technology. The show was rated #1 in its time slot in various domestic and international markets. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, OPERA America, New Play Exchange, Horror Writers Association and ASCAP.
