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Faculty

Photo of Wendy Arons, a white woman with short dark grey hair and glasses, wearing a black blazer.

Wendy Arons

Professor of Dramatic Literature
Area Chair, Dramaturgy
Director of the Center for the Arts in Society

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Kent Barrett

Associate Professor of Scenic Design

Photo of Claudia Benack, a white woman with medium length blonde hair and glasses, wearing a white collared blouse.

Claudia Benack

Teaching Professor of Voice

Photo of Stewart Blackwood, a white man with dark brown hair, wearing a blue checkered button-down shirt and smiling.

Stewart Blackwood

Assistant Professor of Composition and Sound Design

Photo of Dick Block, a white man with white hair and red framed glasses, wearing an orange and black checkered shirt.

Dick Block

Associate Head of School
Teaching Professor of Design

Photo of David Boevers, a white man with white short hair, wearing a light blue, short-sleeved, button up shirt.

David Boevers

Associate Professor of Production Technology and Management /
Technical Director

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C. Todd Brown

Associate Teaching Professor of Lighting and Production Technology

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James Caton

Associate Teaching Professor of Dance

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Judith Conte

Teaching Professor of Dance

Photo of Tomé Cousin, a Black man with a bald head and round framed glasses, wearing a black turtleneck.

Tomé Cousin

Professor of Dance

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Brett Ashley Crawford

Associate Teaching Professor, Arts Management

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Mark Domencic

Adjunct Faculty, Music Theater

Photo of Gianni Downs, a white man with brown curly hair and short beard.

Gianni Downs

Adjunct Faculty, Scenic Design

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Andrew Dunn

Adjunct Faculty, Design and Art

Kaja Dunn

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ANTI-RACIST AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT PRACTICE

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Rick Edinger

Area Chair of Acting & Music Theater
Associate Professor of Music Theater

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Mindy Eshelman

Associate Professor of Costume Design

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Lucas Fedele

Assistant Teaching Professor of Dance

Photo of Kristi Good, a white woman with short, asymmetrical brown hair, wearing a black top and gray blazer.

Kristi Good, PhD

Assistant Professor of Dramaturgy

Photo of Kyle Haden, a black man with a bald head and beard, wearing a long sleeved, collared, light blue shirt.

Kyle Haden

Senior Associate Head
Associate Professor of Acting

Photo of Rob Handel, a white man with brown hair and glasses, wearing a black shirt.

Rob Handel

Professor of Dramatic Writing
Area Chair, Dramatic Writing

Photo of Hugh Hanson, a white man with a bald head, glasses, and a short gray beard, wearing a light teal button down, collared shirt.

Hugh Hanson

Associate Professor of Costume Production

Photo of Kevin Hines, a white man with glasses wearing a tan bucket hat.

Kevin Hines

Associate Teaching Professor of Production Technology & Management

Photo of Gwen Kelso, a white woman with long dark hair and large black-rimmed glasses.

Gwendolyn Kelso

Adjunct Faculty, Acting for Non-Majors

Photo of Randy Kovitz, a white man with dark brown/grey hair and glasses, wearing a black collared shirt.

Randy Kovitz

ADJUNCT FACULTY, ACTING

Photo of Gary Logan, a white man with gray hair and glasses, wearing a black shirt.

Gary Logan

Professor of Speech and Dialects

Professional photo of Adil Mansoor

Adil Mansoor

Special Visiting Faculty, Directing

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Melissa Martin

Adjunct Faculty, Dramatic Writing & The John Wells Directing Program

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Tony McKay

Associate Professor of Acting

Photo of Michael McKelvey, a white man with short dark gray hair wearing a black button down shirt.

Michael E. McKelvey

Assistant Professor of Music Theater & Voice

Catherine Moore, a white woman with dirty blonde hair and bangs, wearing glasses and a gray suit, sits in theater seating.

Catherine Moore

Teaching Professor Drama, Movement

Photo of Amanda Olmstead, a white woman with long blonde hair, wearing a blue shirt and smiling.

Amanda Olmstead

Adjunct Faculty, Dramaturgy

Photo of Joe Pino, a white man with short gray hair and beard, wearing glasses and a blue button down shirt.

Joe Pino

Professor of Sound Design

Photo of Robert Ramirez, a Mexican man with a bald head and dark, short beard, smiling, wearing a blazer and black shirt

Robert Ramirez

Head of School

Photo of Giovanna Reyes-Mir, Hispanic woman with long, dark brown hair.

Giovanna Reyes-Mir

Adjunct Faculty, Music Theater

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Nica Ross

Associate Professor of Video & Media Design
Director, The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry

Photo of Brian Russman, a white man with medium length grey hair and glasses, wearing a navy blue patterned suit jacket and red tie.

Brian Russman

Associate Teaching Professor of Costume Production

Photo of Emily Sapa, a white woman with red/brown hair and glasses, wearing a blue patterned dress and smiling.

Emily Sapa

Adjunct Faculty, Alexander Technique

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Tina Shackleford

Teaching Professor of Stage Management

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Lawrence Shea

Associate Professor of Video & Media Design
Area Chair, Design

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Andrew William Smith

Associate Professor of Acting
Associate Area Chair of Acting/Music Theater

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Mary Ellen Stebbins

Assistant Professor of Lighting Design

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Ausar Stewart

Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting

Photo of Robert Thomson, a white man with grey/white curly hair wearing a black collared shirt with red and yellow accents.

Robert Thomson

Associate Professor of Lighting Design

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Susan Tsu

Bessie F Anathan Professor of Design & University Professor

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Rachel Tecora Tucker

Assistant Teaching Professor of Dance

Photo of Sam Turich, a white man with brown hair and short beard, wearing a collared shirt and blue suit jacket.

Sam Turich

Adjunct Faculty, Acting

Photo of Lisa Velten Smith, a white woman with medium length blonde hair, wearing a sleeveless black blouse.

Lisa Velten Smith

Assistant Professor of Voice
Associate Area Chair of Acting/Music Theater

Photo of Bria Walker-Rhoze, a black woman with medium length black hair, wearing a fuchsia blouse and smiling.

Bria Walker-Rhoze

Assistant Professor, Acting

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Chelsea M. Warren

Associate Professor of Scenic Design

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Miso Wei

Assistant Teaching Professor of Stage & Production Management

Photo of Kim Weild, a white woman with blonde hair, wearing a black blouse.

Kim Weild

Area Chair & Associate Professor of Directing
John Wells Directing Program

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Andy Wolk

Adjunct Faculty, The John Wells Directing Program

Photo of Yong Suk Yoo, an Asian man with short dark har and glasses, wearing a blue short-sleeved, collared shirt, crossing his arms at his chest and smiling.

Yong Suk Yoo

Associate Professor of Directing

Photo of TJ Young, a Black man with short black hair wearing a coral colored, short-sleeved collared shirt with a floral pattern, unbuttoned over a gray t-shirt.

TJ Young

Associate Professor of Dramaturgy

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Beth Zamborsky

Associate Teaching Professor of Scenic Art & Drawing