At age 12, Florentina Mocanu-Schendel, wrote, directed and performed comedy. At 18 she was awarded best actress, entered the People’s School of Art in Bucharest and later the University of Theater Arts in Targu Mures where she earned her Diploma in Acting for theatre and film. In Romania she worked for the National Theatre, Comedy Theatre of Bucharest and Romania Film. Since she moved to the United States she worked in theatre and film while completing her education with an MA in Drama from San Francisco State University and a PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from Stanford University. Presently she teaches Classical Dramatic Literature at University of San Francisco.