Joe Stollenwerk (he/they) is a playwright and theatre artist based in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned his Ph.D. in Theatre and Drama at Indiana University and then served as Assistant Professor of Directing at the University of South Dakota. There, his Euripides adaptation These Women of Troy had its world premiere, as did his one act plays Aftermath at the Pancake Village and Hedda Helmer: Ibsenite Heroine. Joe’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale was professionally produced at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Know Theatre in Cincinnati, The World’s Stage in Milwaukee, and Curio Theatre in Philadelphia, prior to temporary withdrawal of the rights due to the Hulu series. He directed his original plays Catalina and Nine Short Plays for the Theatre at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival.