Maria Kladaki is an Assistant at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of the Aegean (Rhodes- Greece). She has a post graduate degree M.A. in Education specializing in Theatre and Dramatic Play from the Hellenic Open University and a Ph.D in Theatre Studies (Panteion University of Athens, Greece). She teaches Drama in Education and theatre history. Her field of research includes theory and history of theatre, gender issues in theatrical works for children and drama in education.