Descended
from Australian pioneers, Mary Mann has a Ph.D. in Communications and Drama
from the University of Southern California. Her book ThuGun and Natasha, a drama with rap was
published by 1stB...view moreDescended
from Australian pioneers, Mary Mann has a Ph.D. in Communications and Drama
from the University of Southern California. Her book ThuGun and Natasha, a drama with rap was
published by 1stBooks in 2003. Another book Two Family Plays, Maria
and the Comet on the life of Maria Mitchell and The Round Table a lively retelling of Arthurian legend including
the hitherto unknown Merlina, is
also scheduled for publication. Dr. Mann edited two separate editions of The Los Angeles Theatre Book which
documented the small equity waiver theatre scene in Los Angeles from 1972 - 1984.
Her 7 hour play Anzac, a saga
of war and peace in the 20th century and taken from real life was published by Mithra Press and
premiered at the Globe Playhouse in Los Angeles. The Right of the Womb - post 911 is a womans response to that
event. This publication of HUBRIS The Construction of Tragedy is the second edition, with a new preface.view less