Born June 29, 1936 in Mokrsko Dolne, Province of Kielce, Poland. MA in Literature at Poznań University, 1958; MFA in Directing at Theater Academy, Warsaw, 1962; Ph. D. in Philosophy at Poznań University, 1971; Ph. D. in Humanities, Wroclaw University, 1975; Professor, Polish State Title, 1992. From 1961 he was director in professional theaters and television in Poland. Artistic Director and General Manager of the Osterwa Theater in Lublin, 1967-1974, and Artistic Director and General Manager of The Contemporary Theater in Wroclaw, 1975-1984. Associate professor at Wroclaw University and at School of Drama Kraków/Wrocaw, 1975-1985. Since 1985, he has taught acting, directing, theater history, and world civilizations history in the USA at New York University, Swarthmore College, University of California Santa Cruz, and University at Buffalo; there, he was Head of Acting Program in 1986-89 and in 1989 was appointed full professor with tenure.

He directed more than 140 plays in theater and television, in Poland, Ireland, Germany, Canada, and the USA in The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, The Odyssey Theater, Los Angeles, McCarther Theater, Princeton, The Kavinoky Theater and the Irish Classical Theater in Buffalo, and others.

He published more then 30 books on theater history (mostly the 20th Century), numerous literary works (plays, novels, short stories,) and more than 300 scholarly articles and reviews in Polish, English, French, and Italian. He was recipient of artistic and scholarly awards at the international theater festivals in Poland, Spain, Germany; Japanese Foundation Award, 1981; the Guggenhein Foundation Award, 1990; outstanding production Artie Award, 1996; Canadian Literary Aurum Award, 2000; the Fulbright Foundation Award, 2001, The Turzański Foundation Award, 2003, and others.

He is member of the International PEN Club, International Theater Institute, International Federation for Theater Research, Polish Writers Association, and Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America.

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