Rick Hite is Professor Emeritus of Theater at Virginia Wesleyan College. He holds degrees from Dartmouth College, The Johns Hopkins University, and Michigan State University. Over the years he has acted and directed at many theater venues both locally and beyond. More recently he has devoted much of his time to writing and translating works for theater and poetry. He has published seven translations of works by several contemporary Spanish playwrights and one original play with music. There have also been eight productions of his translations. A number of original and translated poems have also received publication.