Howard S. Rubenstein (1931 – September 20, 2020) was an American physician, playwright and translator of classical Greek drama.
He was a magna cum laude graduate of Carleton College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi and won the Noyes Prize for excellence in ancient Greek studies.
He also published stage adaptations of Jean Racine's Britannicus[4] and the 20th century Yiddish dramatic poem, The Golem,[5] by H. Leivick.
[8] He also wrote SHILOH: A Narrative Play, The Defiant Soul, and Romance of the Western Chamber—a Musical (Book and Lyrics) with Music by Max Lee, based on the classic Chinese comedy XI Xiang Ji; World Premiere in Rubenstein's English (with Mandarin supertitles), Dongpo Theatre, Hangzhou, China 2011; Western Premiere, TADA!
Theater, off-off Broadway, 2017; west coast USA premiere, Poway Center for the Performing Arts, San Diego, January 2023.