Andrew J. Oehrlein is a graduate of Gallaudet University where he received his B.A. in Educational Drama and a minor in Theatre Production and Performance in 2003. Originally from St. Cloud, Minnesota, his Gallaudet theatrical credits include Any Number Can Die, The Doctor in Spite of Himself, Lysistrata, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Bald Soprano, The Chairs, Midnight Dreary (also directed), and Arkansaw Bear (also directed). He directed James and The Giant Peach and The Upstage at Model Secondary School for the Deaf, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, and The Gin Game, Candy Eye, and Hansel and Gretel at Thompson Memorial Hall. He wrote and directed 9 lives, which premiered at Gallaudet University in 2004.