Mary Jane Hansen is a writer/actor whose work has been featured in theatres throughout the U.S. and internationally. She adapted Lovecraft's "The Thing on the Doorstep" for the screen and appears in the film as Asenath Waite. Audiobook versions of her plays have been nominated for Audie Awards and The Benjamin Franklin Award. Among her plays are A Legend of Sleepy Hollow, American Soup and Letters From A Window in the Sky. Her poetry has been featured in publications by the Edna St. Vincent Millay Society. She is also the program administrator and co-founder of The Creative Place International and co-owner of Handsome Spyder, Inc. She is a member of Actor's Equity Association, New York Women in Film & Television, The League of Professional Theatre Women, and the Dramatists Guild of America. Mary is proud to be represented by Susan Schulman, A Literary Agency. She wishes to thank all those at The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival for the opportunity to share The Thing on the Doorstep with their audiences.