Our faculty are professionals who bring an array of experience including nationally and internationally produced work. They are dedicated to educating the next generation of theatre and dance practitioners.

Scholars and artists—such as Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award winner Edward Albee, Tony Award winner Mark Medoff, and Tony nominated designer Kevin Rigdon—add to the dynamic, supportive environment.

In addition, our program is supported by a highly qualified and talented group of graduate assistants from across the United States.

Steven W. Wallace – Director of the School of Theatre & Dance

Karen Stokes – Head of Dance Division

Jack Young – Head of Graduate Acting and Directing

Kevin Rigdon – Head of Graduate Design

Performance Area

Jim Johnson – (Head of Performance Area) Associate Professor, Voice, Speech, and Dialects

Jackie deMontmollin – (Head of MA Theatre Educators & Head of BFA Theatre Education) Assistant Professor/Associate Director Theatre Education

Sara Becker – Assistant Professor, Voice and Shakespeare

Carolyn Houston Boone – Associate Professor, Acting

Dr. Keith Byron Kirk – Assistant Professor, Performance Studies

Stuart Ostrow – Distinguished Professor of Musical Theatre

Jack Young – (Head of Graduate Acting & Directing) Associate Professor, Acting

Production and Design Area

Kevin Rigdon – (Head of Graduate Design) Professor, Scenic and Lighting Design

Rachel R. Bush – Assistant Professor, Stage Management

Jonathan Middents – Associate Professor, Production & Design

Barbara Niederer – Assistant Professor, Costume Technology

Claremarie Verheyen – Associate Professor, Makeup and Costume History

Paige Willson – Assistant Professor, Costume Design and Technology

Dance Division

Karen Stokes – (Head of Dance Division) Professor, Dance

Teresa Lynn Chapman – Associate Professor, Dance

Rebecca B. Valls – Assistant Professor, Dance

Playwriting/Dramaturgy

Dr. Robert Shimko – (Coordinator) Assistant Professor, Theatre History & Dramaturgy

Edward Albee – Distinguished Professor of Theatre, Playwriting

Mark Medoff – Distinguished Professor of Theatre, Playwriting

Adjunct Faculty

Jeanne Doornbos – Adjunct Faculty, Dance

Genie Lanfear – Adjunct Faculty, Dance

Jacqueline Anne Nalett – Adjunct Faculty, Dance

Firat Kazbek Özsoy – Adjunct Faculty, Dance

Leslie Scates – Adjunct Faculty, Dance

Jennifer Sommers – Adjunct Faculty, Dance

Jhon Stronks – Adjunct Faculty, Dance

Sophia L. Torres – Adjunct Faculty, Dance

Toni Valle – Adjunct Faculty, Dance

Jon L. Egging - Adjunct Faculty

Courtney Young - Adjunct Faculty

Philip Lehl - Adjunct Faculty

Faculty Emeritus

Dr. Sidney Berger – Professor Emeritus Theatre

Joanna Friesen – Professor Emeritus Dance