Peter Saccio is Leon D. Black Professor of Shakespearean Studies at Dartmouth College, where he has taught since 1966. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University. He has also served as a visiting professor at Wesleyan University and at University College in London.

At Dartmouth, Professor Saccio has been honored with the J. Kenneth Huntington Memorial Award for Outstanding Teaching.

Professor Saccio is the author Shakespeare’s English Kings, which was released in 1977 and has become a classic in its field. He is also the editor of Thomas Middleton’s comedy A Mad World, My Masters, for the Oxford Complete Works of Thomas Middleton.

In addition to his writing and public speaking career, Professor Saccio is also an accomplished actor and theatrical director. He has directed productions of Twelfth Night, Macbeth, and Cymbeline, and has devised and directed several programs of scenes from Shakespeare and from modern British drama. His acting credits include the Shakespearean roles of Casca, Angelo, Bassanio, and Henry IV, as well as various parts in the ancient and modern plays.