About Author

Laurence Tocci is Visiting Lecturer of Theatre & Speech Communications and English Literature at Salem State College. He received his Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre History from Tufts University. He also holds two Masters of Fine Arts from Brandeis University, and a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Boston. In addition to being a scholar and educator, Dr. Tocci is also a produced playwright, having received, among other distinctions, the 1998-99 Steinberg Prize for Best Original Play.