Faculty & Staff
Performing Arts Department | Theatre

Areas of Expertise:

• Lighting design
• Projections

Expertise:

• Acting
• Improvisation
• Comedy
• Screenwriting

Expertise

• Choreography
• Dance History

Education

• M.A., Dance, Mills College, Oakland, California
• Teaching Credential in Laban Movement Studies, Laban Centre, London, England

Areas of expertise

• Dance

Areas of Expertise:

• Garment construction

Education:

• Northumbria University, MSc Library and Information Management, September 2003 - September 2004, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
• Rutgers University, BA English, September 1978 - May 1981, Camden, New Jersey

Expertise

• Acting Techniques
• Musical Theatre Techniques
• Musical Theatre History
• Directing
• Music Directing
• Stage Management
• Arts Management

Education

• D.M.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 2004
• M.M., Southern Methodist University, 1991
• B.M., California State University at Northridge, 1989

Expertise 

• Acting
• Acting for Camera
• History of Modern Theatre
• Theatre Directing and Production
• Women in Hollywood

Education 

• M.F.A., Directing, American Film Institute, 1995 
• B.F.A., Theatre Arts, New York University, 1987

Areas of expertise:

• Lighting Design
• Scenic Design

Education:

• M.F.A., Lighting and Scenic Design, University of Idaho, 2023
• B.A., Theatre Arts, New Mexico State University, 2019

Area of Expertise:

• Costume design

Education:

• BA in Theatre, California Polytechnic University

Expertise

• Ballet Pedagogy 
• Contemporary Dance
• Choreography