Shimon Levy is Full Professor at the Tel Aviv University Theater Department, and its chairman until recently. His publications include books on Samuel Beckett’s drama, on Hebrew drama, Hanoch Levin: The Man with the Myth in the Middle. He has published The Bible as Theatre and The Israeli Theatre Canon and numerous articles in Hebrew, English and German. Levy has been theatre critic, dramaturge for Habimah and the Khan Theatre, and has translated over 140 plays into Hebrew. He has directed plays for theater and radio. Presently he also serves as Advisor in the Ministry of Culture.