Michelle Ephraim is a Pro­fes­sor of Eng­lish at Worces­ter Poly­te­hc­nic Insti­tute. She’s the author of Read­ing the Jew­ish Woman on the Eliz­a­bethan Stage and co-author of Shake­speare, Not Stirred: Cock­tails for Your Every­day Dra­mas. Her essays have appeared in The Wash­ing­ton Post, Lilith, Tikkun, McSweeney’s Inter­net Ten­den­cy, and oth­er venues. She lives in Boston with her hus­band and four children.