Andrew B. Harris

Andrew Harris has written a well-received two-volume history of the theatre published by Sentia: World Theatre Before 1700 and World Theatre After 1700. Other books include two prize-winning theatre books The Performing Set (UNT Press) and Broadway Theatre (Routledge). In his forty-five years as an educator, Harris has chaired theatre departments at Columbia University, Southern Methodist University, and Texas Christian University. A Professor Emeritus at the University of North Texas, he is an alumnus of New Dramatists. In addition to writing and teaching, he has directed and produced plays in New York, Chicago, and Texas. A graduate of the University of Chicago, he holds a doctoral degree in Theatre from Columbia University. Andrew and his wife Ann live in McKinney, Texas, with Gwinny, their golden retriever.