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Sergio Costola is a theater historian and the resident dramaturg for
the Theater Department at the Sarofim School of Fine Arts, where he
teaches Theater History, Dramatic Literature, and Critical Studies.
He holds a PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles and a
BA Magna Cum Laude from the University of Bologna in his native Italy.
He has previously thought at UCLA and Loyola Marymount University.
He specializes in Italian Renaissance Theater and African American
Theater, and has published essays and presented papers at various
conferences on both topics.

Rick Roemer is currently the Chair and Artistic Director of the
Theater Department at the Sarofim School of Fine Arts, where he
teaches acting and directing and has directed numerous productions.
A professional actor and director, he has worked on Broadway,
off-Broadway, on national tours, and in regional theaters all
across the United States. After receiving his PhD from UCLA,
he became Director of Theater at Antelope Valley College in
California. Also an author, his book, CHARLES LUDLAM AND THE
RIDICULOUS THEATRICAL COMPANY, was published in 1998 by
McFarland and Company. Rick has also presented papers and
workshops on acting and directing at the Association of Theater
in Higher Education, Texas Educational Theater Association, and
the South Eastern Theater Conference.