hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz pˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˈiː ɪn dɹˈɑːmə fɹʌm stˈænfɚd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, wˌɛɹ hiː ɹˈoʊt, pɹədˈuːst, ænd pɚfˈɔːɹmd ɪn hɪz tɹˈɪlədʒi ʌv plˈeɪz, ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðɪ ˈævəntɡˈɑːɹd kˈɪl ðə dˈɑːɡ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn; ðə lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi ʌv hɐlˌuːsᵻnˈeɪʃənz, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː; dˈɛθ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː.ɹˈɛf tʃwˈɑːŋ, ˈændʒi θˈɜːtiːn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː.
He received his PhD in Drama from Stanford University, where he wrote, produced, and performed in his trilogy of plays, The History of the Avant-Garde (Kill the Dog, 1991; The Laboratory of Hallucinations, 1992; Death, 1993).<ref>Chuang, Angie (13 May 1993).