P. Paullette MacDougal's plays have been staged widely in the United States and throughout the English-speaking world. An award-winning playwright and filmmaker, MacDougal holds an M.F.A. degree from Columbia University and has taught cinema studies at Drew University. She has performed in opera and musical comedy and is currently artistic director of Paradox Players in Austin, Texas. She is a member of The Dramatists Guild and Austin Script Works. MacDougal and her husband divide their time between Austin and Edwards, Colorado.