As a founding member of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, JESS WINFIELD cocreated the full-length show The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1987 and became an international sensation, leading to multiple world tours and engagements. After leaving the “other” RSC, Winfield spent ten years writing and producing award-winning cartoons for the Walt Disney Company. He left Disney three years ago to write this, his first novel. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife.