Department of Theatre & Dance

Faculty and Staff

Dr. Jacob Allen
Chair – Musical Theatre Performance, Music Theory, Musical Theatre History

Rachael Arnwine
Assistant Professor – Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Modern, Choreography

Alice Rainey Berry
Director of Publicity and Promotion, Web Master

Sarah Brown
Associate Professor – Performance – Solo Performance, Mask Performance, Commedia, Acting for TV and Film, Audition Preparation

Holly L. Derr
Artistic Director and Head of Directing – Theatre History, Dramatic Literature,   Theory & Criticism

Tamara N. Franklin
Adjunct Professor of Dance – Strength and Conditioning

Amy Salerno Hale
Production Manager / Stage Management Mentor

Kinon Keplinger
Financial Services Associate

Kathleen Kovarik
Costume Shop Manager

Kristen Osborne Lucas
Adjunct Professor of Dance – Contemporary Techniques, Somatic Practices, Dance Pedagogy, Introduction to Dance, Dance in Diverse Settings 

Rick Mayfield
Assistant Technical Director

Michael Medcalf
Associate Professor – Head of Dance – Ballet, Contemporary, Modern, Choeography, Dance History

Michael S. O'Nele
Associate Professor – Technical Director – Technical Design, Management & Fabrication

Anthony Pellecchia
Associate Professor – Head of Design and Technology – Lighting Design, Sound Design, Multi-Media

Kenann Modjeska Quander
Assistant Professor – Costume Design, Visual History, Costume Technology, Principles of Costume Design, Rendering

Brian J. Ruggaber
Associate Professor – Scenic Design, Properties, Scenic Painting, Visual History, AutoCAD, Rendering

John Smiley
Visiting Assistant Professor – Interim Head of Performance/Acting

Wayne Smith
Adjunct Professor of Dance

Nathan Thomas
Assistant Professor of Practice – Head of Musical Theatre – Musical Theatre Performance, Audition Prep, Music Skills

Tracy Thomas
Assistant Professor – Musical Theatre Performance – Individual Voice, Acting Through Song, Keyboarding, Musical Direction

John J. Yorke
Associate Professor of Teaching – Graduate Studies Coordinator – Introduction to Theatre, Script Analysis, Directing Experiments

EMERITUS
Gloria Baxter – Directing, Narrative Theatre, Script Analysis, Theory and Criticism
Susan Chrietzberg – Physical Theatre, Choreography, Stage Combat, Mime, Asian Theatre, Mask
Stephen Hancock – Acting, Playwriting
Joanna "Josie" Helming – Acting, Chekhov, Acting for TV and Film
Robert Hetherington – Directing, Theatre History, Dramatic Literature
Keith Kennedy – Directing
Dr. Douglas J. Koertge – Costume Design
Holly Lau – Performance, Modern Dance, Dance History, Labanotation
Anita "Jo" Lenhart – Voice and Body Training, Shakespeare, Dialects, Text work, Performance
Moira Logan – Dance Technique, Improvisation, Choreography
Dr. Stephen Malin – Theatre History, Dramatic Literature
John McFadden – Lighting and Sound Design, Theatre Management
Dr. Lea G. Queener – Directing, Script Analysis, Theory and Criticism