Playwright Erica Bennett is also a tenured librarian at Fullerton College in Fullerton, California. Her short documentary MENDEZ V. WESTMINSTER: FAMILIES FOR EQUALITY, centered around her play for students EL PRIMER DIA DE CLASES, has been airing on PBSs local Orange County, CA public broadcaster KOCE-TV, the OC Channel, since October 2010. Her plays FREED and JOLLY AND BEAN were read in the Orange County and Los Angeles area in 2009. Bennett received her BA in Theater from California State University of Fullerton and studied acting with Jose Quintero and Stella Adler. She is featured in Benicio Del Toro's short film SUBMISSION. Bennett has a Master of Library & Information Science from UCLA, and is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America and the Orange County Playwrights Alliance.