STEPHEN METCALFE wrote the production drafts for "Pretty Woman, Dangerous Minds" and "Mr. Holland's Opus", among others. His stage plays have been produced in New York and at theaters throughout the US, Europe and Japan. He is an Associate Artist at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and has been an adjunct professor in dramatic writing at University of California at San Diego, University of San Diego and San Diego State University. "The Tragic Age" is his debut novel.