Samuel L. Leiter

Samuel L. Leiter is an important scholar whose work in American and European theatre is well known and whose teaching and research in Japanese theatre, especially kabuki, has been a very important contribution to the field. His work spans theatre history, translation of plays and historical and critical material, and important work as an editor of volumes on Japanese and Asian theatre. His teaching at Brooklyn College–CUNY has initiated students who have gone on to become scholars of Japanese theatre.