About the Author
Susan Basso McCauley holds a B.A. in Radio-Television with a minor in Theater from the University of Houston, an M.F.A. in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California, and an M.A. in Text & Performance from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and King’s College in London. Susan also studied professional acting at Playhouse West with Robert Carnegie and Jeff Goldblum (Jurassic Park, Independence Day) in Los Angeles.
While living in Los Angeles, Susan worked as a writer, actress, producer, and college English instructor. During that time, she wrote the story for and produced the short film, Alma, which later won awards at the Houston International Film Festival and the Seabrook Film Festival. In 2002, Susan moved to London to further explore professional theatre. While in London, her stage adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s “The Nose” was performed at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art’s George Bernard Shaw Theatre; and, scenes from her play The Prisoner: Princess Elizabeth were performed at HMS Tower of London. She returned home to the U.S. in 2005. In 2007, while working as an adjunct professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College, she was also the line producer of an Emmy Award nominated Civil War short, Now & Forever Yours: Letters to an Old Soldier.
In addition to writing screenplays, plays, and fiction, Susan has several years of experience as a teacher and professor of drama, English and business communications at schools, colleges and universities in the U.S. and U.K. She currently lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and son.