MICHAEL ELLIOT RUTENBERG

Michael Elliot Rutenberg is a Professor Emeritus of Theatre at Hunter College of the City University of New York, and the author of Edward Albee: Playwright in Protest. He is the former Head of Israel’s National Conservatory of Stage and Cinematic Art — the only American to hold that position.

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Dr. Rutenberg received his B.A. degree in Theatre from Brooklyn College, and his M.F.A. and D.F.A. degrees in Directing and Dramatic Criticism from the Yale School of Drama.

 

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