Faculty & Staff
Performing Arts Department | Theatre

Areas of expertise:

• Acting
• Improvisation
• Comedy
• Screenwriting

Areas of 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:

• The Unified Actor, Dancer, Singer
• Musical Theatre History & Styles
• Acting/Vocal Technique
• Directing/Producing
• Writing for Underrepresented Communities

Education:

• D.F.A. (honoris causa), Central Michigan University
• M.M., Opera, Florida State University
• B.A.A., Voice Performance, Theatre Minor,  Central Michigan University

Areas of expertise:

• Theatre Education
• Acting Teacher
• Yoga Therapist

Education:

• B.F.A., University of Miami - Theatre Conservatory Program,  1989
• Burt Reynold’s Institute for Theatre and Film, 1990
• Royal National Theatre, 1991
• IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist, 2017
   

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

Areas of 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

Areas of expertise:

• Costume design

Education:

• B.A. Theatre, California Polytechnic University

Areas of expertise:

• Musical Director/Conductor
• Choral Conducting
• Vocal Jazz
• Vocal Pedagogy
• Music Theory & Ear Training

Education

• Ed.D., Music Pedagogy, Nova Southeastern University
• M.A., Music Education and Curriculum, University of San Francisco
• B.A., Vocal Performance, San Francisco State University