Sun,Huizhu (William), playwright, director, professor, ShanghaiTheatre Academy (VP of STA 2006-12); consortium editor of TDR,The Drama Review (NYU).PhD inPerformanceStudies,NYU.Taught at Tufts and other three universities in NorthAmericabefore returning to Shanghai in 1999. Publications: Theatrein Construction and Deconstruction,Conflictson Stage and Clash of Civilizations,Whatto Imitate? What to Express: a New Study of Chinese and Western Artsand Aesthetics,SocialPerformance Studies,and ReinventingWestern Classics as Chinese Opera;200 Chinese and English papers. Plays and musicals such as ChinaDream,TheOld B Hanging on the Wall,TomorrowHe’ll be Out of the Mountains,Godsand the Good Woman,Queue,ShalomShanghai, Chiang Kai-shek’s Banquet, Romantic Misadventures of AhQ, Chinese operasKingOedipus,MissJulie,HeddaGabler,TheLady from the Sea, Lear,and XuGuangqi and Matteo Ricci havebeen seen in 20 countries. Created Chinese opera series ConfuciusDisciplesattracting student/actors from various countries to perform.Createdrhyming drama series LesMiserablesand LuXun’s Stories Revisitedas “drama etudes for classroom” to put drama class into theschool curriculum. Directing credits include: TheVisit,Medea,CaucasianChalk Circle,ChinaDream,Shalom Shanghai,Chiang Kai-shek’s Banquet,andRomantic Misadventures of Ah Q.