Sharon Marie Carnicke Translator & Author

Sharon Marie Carnicke (PhD Columbia University) is currently professor and associate dean of theatre at the University of Southern California, where she also holds a joint appointment in Slavic languages and literature. Her translations of Chekhov's plays have been produced by theatres nationwide to public acclaim. Their publication as Chekhov: 4 Plays and 3 Jokes prompted her nomination for the National Translation Award by the American Literary Translators Association in 2010. Her ground breaking book, Stanislavsky in Focus is now in its second edition. Her other publications include The Theatrical Instinct, a study of the eccentric playwright/director Nikolai Evreinov (Peter Lang), and the co-authored book, Reframing Screen Performance.