M. J. Feely was born and grew up in Dayton, Ohio. He received his Bachelor of Arts in theatre from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska and an MFA in Playwriting from UCLA. His work has been seen in both university and professional theatre and has been recognized by the American College Theatre Festival (the David Library Award for Best Play on American History, 2nd Place), UCLA (Donald Davis Award for Best Play)and the Sonoma County Repertory Theatre (New Drama Works). His play Bookends was a finalist in Dayton Playhouse’s FutureFest competition and was produced by the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia in February 2007. Most recently, his play Night and Fog was the winner of FutureFest 2009 at the Dayton Playhouse. He is represented by Marta Praeger of the Robert A. Freedman Dramatic Agency and is a member of the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights and the Dramatists Guild of America.

"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great." 

                                                               A League of Their Own