ELEANOR WHITCOMB is a New York-based dramaturg, literary consultant, and theatre historian specializing in adaptations of nineteenth-century literature. Her work explores the intersection of historical research, dramatic structure, and contemporary theatrical storytelling. She has collaborated with regional theatres and independent companies on productions inspired by the works of Dickens, Austen, and the Brontë sisters. For A Tale of Two Cities, Whitcomb provides historical and literary research, helping illuminate the political upheaval of the French Revolution and the intimate human stories at the heart of Dickens's novel.