Umar O. Abdul is a Nigerian playwright of the Igala origin. He has published The Making of Tomorrow, The Surrogate, etc. Umar has also co-authored Stray Bullet, and The Broken Moon. However, Ashes is his first international collaboration. Umar O. Abdul has been teaching Theatre Arts and Cultural and Creative Arts courses in the Department of Theatre Arts, Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa.