Author Biography
The Author: As a theatre practitioner, translator of francophone plays, and cultural politics scholar, Jill Mac Dougall has worked in Europe, Africa, and North America for over thirty years. She holds degrees in Applied Linguistics, Art Dramatique, and Performance Studies. In addition to numerous translations, she has published theatre reviews and essays in French and English on performance and identity in Zaire and Quebec, and is coeditor of Contaminating Theatre: Intersections of Theatre, Therapy, and Public Health. She is currently teaching theatre and acting with Pennsylvania State University and serving as Artistic Director of the Women's Theatre Festival in Philadelphia.
