About the Author

Hester Schell is a master acting teacher, writer, producer, stage and film director, actor, mentor and coach. Her latest film acting role is Alice in Disclosure, due in festivals in 2011. She is a Professor of Theatre Arts: De Anza College in California, where she pioneered the film acting and stand-up comedy programs and was Adjunct Professor of Theatre: Notre Dame de Namur University and on the Guest Faculty: University of London, San Francisco's Film Arts Foundation, and the San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking.