Christopher Baker is Senior Dramaturg at Hartford Stage, where he has been since 1998. He previously served as the dramaturg for The Shakespeare Theatre, PlayMakers Repertory Company, and the Alley Theatre, working with such artists as Robert Wilson, Anne Bogart, Andrei Serban, Tina Landau, Adrian Hall, Michael Kahn, Bart Sher, Horton Foote, William Luce and Eve Ensler. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Dramaturgy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has taught at the Hartt School, Moscow Art Theatre School and the International School of the Philippines and served as a literary advisor to the Julliard School of Drama. A contributor to the book The Production Notebooks, his articles have appeared in Theatre Journal, Hog River Journal, American Theatre magazine, the Hartford Courant and the book The Lively ART. His book Shakespeare in an Hour will be published by Smith and Kraus in the fall of 2009. Mr. Baker has directed numerous productions, including his play for children, Calliope Jam, which premiered in Houston. Mr. Baker received a BS from Northwestern University and an MFA from the American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard/Moscow Art Theatre School, where he received the Janus Award. He lives in Hartford with his wife, an actress and teacher, and two children.