Albert Bermel, whose association with the A.R.T. includes translating The King Stag, The Serpent Woman, The Miser, and three of the four Molière farces in Sganarelle, is a distinguished author, critic, translator, playwright, and teacher. His translations, published and performed, include works by Beaumarchais, Cocteau, Corneille, Courteline, Jarry, Labiche, the prize-winning French-Canadian author Languirand, and Molière. His recent works include Molière’s Theatrical Bounty and Carlo Gozzi: Five Tales for the Theatre (co-translated by Ted Emery), both published by University of Chicago Press; and Shakespeare at the Moment: Playing the Comedies, published by Heinemann. A Professor Emeritus of Theatre at the City University of New York, Mr. Bermel has received a Guggenheim Fellowship in Playwriting and the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism.
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