Sung in the Old Regular Baptist lined-out style, Ron Short wrote Wings to Fly for the Roadside Theater's production of New Ground Revival. The musical, written by Short, was a collaboration with the Mullins Family Singers of Dickenson County, Virginia, who are Ron's cousins.

Ron Short was raised "South of the Mountain" in Dickenson County. He now lives in Big Stone Gap, Virginia and is a performer, playwright, and composer for Roadside Theater. Roadside Theater is a
professional, touring theater company that has an international reputation for dramatic excellence. For thirty years, Roadside has presented a healthy view of Appalachian life and culture through its plays and music.

Ron performs in all of Roadside's repertoire. He has just finished writing a script and composing music for Promise of a Love Song, Roadside's new, bilingual collaboration with the African American theater Junebug Productions from New Orleans, and the Puerto Rican ensemble Teatro Pregones from the South Bronx.

For more information about The Mullins Family Singers, check out their website at: http://www.geocities.com/mullinsfamilysingers/index.html