Charles O'Malley
I am a writer and dramaturg, based in Oakland, CA.
My upcoming book, Shakespeare's Margaret: The Dramatic Life of a Warrior Queen (co-authored with Scott W. Stern, who happens to be my husband), will be released 2 June 2026 in the US and internationally 17 July 2026.
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I am the editor of Toward a Just Pedagogy of Performance: Historiography, Narrative, and Equity in Dramatic Practice (Routledge, 2023).
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I am currently completing my third book, Theatre for a New Age: Queer Performance in 1970s San Francisco.
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I hold an MFA and a DFA in Drama from Yale I work on literary projects for the California Arts Council. Find my bio and contact here.​​​​
Shakespeare's Margaret
Called "enthralling... ingenious" (Publisher's Marketplace), "enlightening and insightful" (Kirkus), "wonderfully imaginative" (Stephen Greenblatt), this is the story of Shakespeare's most powerful female character, her historical inspiration, and her reinventions in performance through the centuries.
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For more information and to preorder please visit the Norton website.
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A multi-city book tour in of 2026 will be announced shortly.
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We are available for media and events; please contact our publicist, Erin Lovett.
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