Mirella Schino teaches Theatre History at the University of Roma Tre. She is a member of the scientific staff of ISTA (International School of Theatre Anthropology) and editor of the journal Teatro e Storia. She specialises in nineteenth-century acting, the twentieth-century theatre revolution, and ensemble theatre in Europe since the 1960s. Her books are: Il teatro di Eleonora Duse (1992, 2008); Il crocevia del Ponte d’Era. Storie e voci di una generazione teatrale. 1974-1995 (1996); La nascita della regia teatrale (2003); Racconti del Grande Attore (2004).