Andrew Hartley

Andrew James Hartley is Emeritus professor in UNC Charlotte’s Department of Theatre in which he served as the Russell Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare studies for 18 years, specializing in performance theory and practice. In addition to working as a dramaturg and director, he is the author of various scholarly books including The Shakespearean Dramaturg, Shakespeare and Political Theatre, a performance history of Julius Caesar, essay collections on Shakespeare on the University stage, Shakespeare in Millennial fiction, and (with Peter Holland) Shakespeare and Geek Culture. He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on staging Renaissance drama. He was the editor of the performance journal Shakespeare Bulletin for Johns Hopkins UP for a decade, was resident dramaturg for Georgia Shakespeare, and is an honorary fellow of the University of Central Lancashire, UK. Dr. Hartley is currently editing Julius Caesar for the Arden 4^th series. In addition to teaching Shakespeare related classes, he also taught creative writing courses for the English department. Under the pen names AJ Hartley and Andrew Hart he is the award winning, New York Times bestselling author of 27 novels in a variety of genres, including several books co-written with Tom DeLonge of Blink-182. Several of his books are currently in development for television and film, and some have appeared in numerous languages overseas. As AJ Hartley he is a regular presenter at DragonCon and other regional conventions. His latest book series is Hideki Smith, Demon Queller.