Lisa S. Brenner, served as chief editor of the journal Theatre Topics (JHUP); co-editor of Katrina on Stage: Five Plays (Northwestern UP); and editor of Playing Harry Potter: Essays and Interviews on Fandom and Performance (MacFarland). She is a professor of theatre at Drew University and a professional playwright and dramaturg. She has studied with seminal theatre artists such as Augusto Boal, Anne Bogart, and Moisés Kaufman.Chris Ceraso is co-author of The 52nd Street Project Teen Ensemble: A Practical Guide to Doing Theater with Teenagers (Dramatists Play Service), and lead author of the WRITE on the Edge, a discussion of the Manhattan Theatre Club Education Program’s work with “at risk” youth. Plays produced in New York and regionally;publications by Samuel French and Plays for Living. Heteaches at Drew University.For ten years, Brenner and Ceraso have co-directed an Applied Theatre program with Newark high school students, Advantage Arts. http://facebook.com/pg/advantagearts/abouthttp://www.drew.edu/advantage-arts/
