Professor R L Widmann, currently a Reader and research scholar at the Folger Shakespeare library, Washington D.C., is a Shakespeare scholar and has taught online courses since 1993 at the University of Colorado Boulder. She is a passionate gardener, reads a whole LOT of mysteries, and enjoys knitting sweaters. She lives in Madison Wisconsin, Washington DC, and London, England. When in London, she goes to the English National Opera and various theatre productions.