Princeton University, A.B. English, magna com laude, 1981 (studied with Daniel Seltzer, Michael Goldman, Jean-Claude van Itallie, Carol Rosen, Lawrence Danson) .
Padua Hills Playwrights Festival, apprenticeship, 1988 (studied with Maria Irene Fornes, David Henry Hwang, John O'Keefe, Martin Epstein) .