Mary Krell-Oishi has been teaching since 1976 and began her theatre teaching career at Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, California, in 1984. She completed her Masters in Theatre Education at California State University, Fullerton. Her primary career joy has been and remains teaching high school theatre and interacting with young, fresh talent. Mrs. Krell-Oishi takes great pride in the fact she was named as Playwright of the Year by the California State Thespians at their conference in 1995. She plans to continue working with high school drama students and to focus her writing for them. Mary lives with her husband Harris, son Richard, and cat B.C. in Yorba Linda, California.