Emerging from a career spanning more than 20 years in theatre, dramaturgy, digital humanities, and interdisciplinary performance scholarship, this expert witness specializes in forensic dramaturgy, copyright infringement analysis, theatrical content disputes, dramaturgical consulting, and historical and cultural analysis involving theatre, film, opera, and media projects. Areas of expertise include script analysis, developmental dramaturgy, theatrical adaptation, transmedia storytelling, cross-cultural dramaturgy, digital performance studies, representation of gender and disability in media, audience perception analysis, and creative direction for political campaign messaging. The expert’s consulting work also includes historical fact-checking for dramatic and cinematic works, narrative development for theatrical and multimedia productions, and advisory services concerning media representation, accessibility, and cultural authenticity. Holding a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Theatre and Drama and a Master of Arts degree in Theatre, Film, and Dance, the expert has taught more than 30 university-level courses in theatre, dramaturgy, performance studies, digital humanities, media analysis, transmedia performance, and posthuman theatre. Academic and professional leadership experience further includes faculty, research, and visiting academic appointments involving comparative literature, theatrical theory, digital ethics, and interdisciplinary humanities scholarship.

Professional theatre and opera experience includes participation in more than 30 productions as a dramaturg, playwright, director, translator, and creative consultant, with responsibilities involving script evaluation, dramaturgical reporting, adaptation analysis, literary and historical research, multimedia performance development, and dramaturgical support for theatrical, operatic, and screen-based productions. Additional leadership activities have included editorial direction, academic program development, conference organization, mentorship of playwrights and scholars, and collaborative research initiatives focused on transmedia performance, digital accessibility, immersive media, AI and human interaction in performance environments, and computational analysis of dramatic texts. The expert’s productions, writings, and theatrical collaborations have been featured or reviewed by major media and theatre publications, and the expert has additionally served in consulting capacities involving intellectual property and copyright-related theatrical matters. Academic background also includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in interdisciplinary humanities studies.

Distinguished contributions to theatre scholarship and digital humanities include authorship and editorial leadership involving dramaturgy, performance theory, disability studies, comparative drama, transnational theatre, posthumanism, and digital culture. The expert has authored books, edited major scholarly anthologies and dramaturgy series, and produced extensive peer-reviewed research examining theatre, technology, representation, trauma studies, media ethics, and performance analysis. Leadership activities include founding and directing a globally recognized theatre and performing arts platform publishing thousands of articles across dozens of countries and regions, along with development of international digital humanities initiatives, online theatre festivals, and interactive transmedia performance resources. The expert has organized international conferences, curated public lecture series examining immersive media and performance technologies, and delivered invited lectures, keynote presentations, and plenary talks addressing digital dramaturgy, disability representation, AI and performance, transmedia storytelling, law and performance, and the future of theatre in digitally mediated environments. Professional organization involvement includes leadership, advisory, editorial, peer review, and committee participation within theatre, dramaturgy, humanities, digital performance, and performance research associations.