Coleman is a Texas and Oklahoma native who came to Wisconsin by way of New York and Chicago.He had an adventurous career as a rebel, a nightclub manager, a chef, an international meetings industry poobah and a software mogul. He is the founder and (former) artistic director of an outdoor stage where he produced five seasons of original plays submitted by playwrights from around the world. Coleman studied Theatre at Cornell University, Education at the University of Michigan and Finance and Human Resources at the University of Illinois/Chicago.He is the author of a memoir (SPOKE) a collection of plays (FAUX POE) and a novel (KIDNAPPING HENRY KISSINGER). He received a Literary Artist Fellowship from the Wisconsin Arts Council and is a three-time recipient of an artist-community collaboration grant from the Wisconsin Arts Council. His memoir, SPOKE, was named winner of the 2014 International Book Award for autobiography/memoir.He is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America and Playwrights Ink (Madison).