About the Author

Wesley Van Tassel lived and studied in Minnesota, North Carolina, San Fransisco, Denver, and New York City before beginning a fifteen-year stint as a director in the professional theatre. During this period, he served as artistic director of the Westport Playhouse, the Mule Barn Theatre, and the touring Continental Theatre Company. With a Ph.D. in dramatic literature, he then became a professor and has taught at four colleges/universities.

Wes has coached "acting Shakespeare" to several hundred professional and student actors, staged twenty-four AEA productions, produced fifty-five others, and directed more than one hundred summer or university productions. Wes and his wife, actress Dude Hatten, live with their two dogs near Seattle. His son, Craig, lives in New York City, where he designs and engineers sound for Broadway shows. His son, Eric, who lives in Wyoming, is an artist whose primary emphasis is sculpture. Wesley Van Tassel is available for voice and language coaching for stage and film , for short appointments in colleges or universities, or for workshops in colleges, secondary schools, or community theatres. He may be reached by e-mail at the publisher PUB@allworth.com, who will forward the message, or his personal address at vantass@kvalley.com. His web site is www.actingshakespeare.com.