Ann McDonough holds a Ph.D. in theater from the University of Minnesota and is the co-founder and head of the senior adult theater program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her books available through Dramatic Publishing are New Monologues for Mature Actors and Short Stuff: Ten- to Twenty-Minute Plays for Mature Actors and (with Kent R. Brown) A Grand Entrance: Scenes and Monologues for Mature Actors.