Norman A. Bert earned his Ph.D. at Indiana University, specializing in dramatic theory and criticism. He teaches playwriting and dramatic analysis at Texas Tech University. He has been actively involved in the Playwriting Awards Committee of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and the Playwrights and Creative Teams Program of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Norman has written over thirty play scripts, most of which have been published and/or produced, and has authored several books including One-Act Plays for Acting Students, Play It Again: More One-Act Plays for Acting Students, The Scenebook for Actors, and Theatre Alive!, an anthology of world drama with historical introductions. In recent years Norman has focused on writing short scripts centering on religious subject matter and social justice topics such as ethnic relations and poverty. He lives in Lubbock, Texas with his partner Amy Kim and their standard poodle Tutu.