Tom Mitchell
Tom Mitchell is emeritus professor of Theatre at the University of Illinois and Festival Scholar for the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis. He has edited Early Stories by Tennessee Williams, available from the University of Iowa Press, and The Caterpillar Dogs: Early Stories by Tennessee Williams, from New Directions. Mitchell edited the stories, “Fin du…
Read MoreRodger Kamenetz
Rodger Kamenetz’s The Jew in the Lotus, an account of an historic interfaith dialogue, became an international bestseller and a PBS documentary. A sequel, Stalking Elijah, was awarded the National Jewish Book Award. Kamenetz has been called “the most formidable of the Jewish-American poets.” The History of Last Night’s Dream was featured on Oprah Winfrey’s …
Read MoreThomas Keith
Thomas Keith, consulting editor for New Directions and Associate Adjunct Professor of Theater at Pace University, has edited over 20 Tennessee Williams titles since 2002, and wrote the introductions for A House Not Meant to Stand (2008) and Now the Cats with Jeweled Claws (2016). Co-editor of Letters of Tennessee Williams and James Laughlin (2018),…
Read MoreCheryl A. Head
Cheryl A. Head’s writing explores themes of social justice and diversity. Her award-winning Charlie Mack Motown Mysteries, whose female PI protagonist is queer and Black, was featured on the game show Jeopardy! Her 2023 historical fiction novel, Time’s Undoing, was shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, as well as the Anthony, Macavity, Agatha,…
Read MoreJewelle Gomez
Jewelle Gomez is the author of eight books, including the recently published collection of poetry, Still Water, which explores her multiple identities: Black, Native American, Lesbian, Feminist, as well as her activism (she served on the original board of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation and GLAAD). Her Black, Lesbian Vampire novel, The Gilda Stories, has been…
Read MoreBenjamin Gillespie
Benjamin Gillespie is Assistant Professor of Theatre History & Performance Studies at Santa Clara University. His essays have appeared in Theatre Journal, Modern Drama, Theatre Survey, Theatre Topics, Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, Performance Research, Theatre Research in Canada, and on HowlRound. He is co-editor of the Journal of American Drama and Theatre (JADT)…
Read MoreOlivia Clare Friedman
Olivia Clare Friedman’s most recent book is the poetry collection An Arm Fixed to a Wing (LSU Press, 2025). She is also the author of the novel Here Lies (Grove, 2022), the story collection Disasters in the First World (Grove, 2017) and the poetry collection The 26-Hour Day (New Issues, 2015). She is an Associate…
Read MoreMargot Douaihy
Margot Douaihy’s debut mystery, Scorched Grace, won the Pinckley Prize for First Crime Novel and was named one of the Best Crime Novels of the Year by The New York Times, The Guardian, CrimeReads, and others. Her second mystery, Blessed Water, was also named a New York Times Best Crime Novel of the Year (2024)…
Read MoreBrenda Currin
Brenda Currin, an Obie Award winner (My Sister in This House by Wendy Kesselman) has worked extensively in the NY theater, last seen in the World Premiere of Tina Howe’s final play, Where Women Go. Films include the soon-to-be released Last Hand, Grounded in Love, Daughter of the Bride, Gossamer Folds, and Out of Blue.…
Read MoreStephen Cedars
Stephen Cedars is a writer, director, teacher, and scholar originally from south Louisiana. Though rooted in performance studies, his academic research has been published in journals and book collections in the fields of philosophy, musicology, pedagogy, history, and literary studies. His plays have been published and produced throughout the US and Canada, and he works…
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