David O’Donnell is an Associate Professor in Theatre at Victoria University of Wellington. David directed two Wellington Summer Shakespeares (1991 and 1992). He has also directed many premieres of New Zealand plays and published numerous articles on theatre from New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific. With Marc Maufort, he co-edited the book Performing Aotearoa (2007) and has been editor of the Playmarket New Zealand Play Series since 2010.