ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joyce Becker Lee received her MA and MFA from Northwestern University, where she was nominated for The Best New American Voices.  Her short story collection, Casualties, is published by Tortoise Books, and her novel, The Ex Factor, is available on Amazon in print or Kindle. Other publishing credits include stories and features both in print and online in the U.S. and Canada. A lifelong theater enthusiast, A former teacher of English, Writing and Theater, she has directed and performed in educational, community and professional theater and opera, and is the author/composer of several children’s musicals. She lives and writes in the northern Chicago suburbs, where she served as the initial chair of her local Arts Commission, and now volunteers  at a local animal shelter. Her greatest joy, however, comes from her children and grandchildren, and she is a busy hands-on Bubbe.

Oh, and she also enjoys the occasional character role on stage. Some favorites include Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes, Marmee in Little Women: The Musical, Vera in Mame, the Witch in Into the Woods, Golde in Fiddler on the Roof, and Penny Pennywise in Urinetown.

Into the Woods

Damn Yankees

Urinetown