Michael Schwartz is an instructor, director, dramaturg, and performer who lives in Springfield, PA. Mike earned his Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, and his book, Broadway and Corporate Capitalism: The Rise of the Professional-Managerial Class 1900-1920, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2009. He has directed String of Pearls, Kimberly Akimbo, and Writer's Block for the Langhorne Players, and he has worked as a dramaturg for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Half and Half, and The Great American Trailer Park Musical for Montgomery Theater. He is very happy to have the opportunity to do more writing about the field he loves most.
