Theresa Rebeck attended Ursuline Academy of Cincinnati (which honored her as one of their “Women of the Years” in 2003) and received her bachelor’s degree in English and journalism from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Her papers include theatrical programs and ephemera related to her involvement with dramatic productions through high school and college, such as acting in Reunion, a one-act by David Mamet, in the Saint Mary’s College Theatre at Notre Dame.