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  Mason Gross School of the Arts 2022-2024 Graduate Programs in Theater Arts Members of the Faculty  

Members of the Faculty
Department Leadership:
Interim Chair: Ellen Bredehoft
Associate Chair: Christopher Cartmill
Director of Production: Jenn Stauffer
Academic Director of Design & Production: David Gordon
Head of Acting: Cameron Knight
Head of B.A. Theater Program: Marshall Jones III
Head of Costume Design: Valerie Marcus Ramshur
Head of Costume Technology: Ellen Bredehoft
Head of Dramaturgy: Christopher Cartmill
Head of Lighting Design: Don Holder
Head of Scenic Design: Lee Savage
Head of Stage Management: Anne McPherson
Head of Technical Direction: Jenn Stauffer
Head of M.F.A. Playwriting: Kathleen Tolan

Professors:
David Esbjornson, B.A., Gustavus Adolphus; M.F.A., New York

Associate Professors:
Ellen Bredehoft, B.F.A., Idaho, M.F.A., Boston
Christopher Cartmill, B.A., Washington and Lee; M.F.A., Virginia
David Gordon, B.F.A., New York
Don Holder, B.S., Maine; M.F.A., Yale; Honorary Doctor of Arts, Muhlenberg College
Marshall Jones III, B.A., Rutgers; M.A., New York
Cameron Knight, B.F.A., Michigan (Flint); M.F.A., Delaware
Jenn Stauffer, B.A., Macalester College
Kathleen Tolan, B.A., SUNY (Empire State College); M.F.A., Brooklyn College

Assistant Professors:
Deb Jackel, B.F.A., Rutgers
Danielle Liccardo, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Anne McPherson, B.A., Reed College; M.F.A., Yale
Valerie Marcus Ramshur, B.A., Bennington College; M.F.A., New York
Lee Savage, B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design; M.F.A., Yale

Lecturers:
Valeria A. Avina, B.A., Graceland University; M.F.A., Iowa
Shane Ballard, Fashion Institute of Technology
Jeff Bender, B.F.A, Michigan
William Carden, St. Lawrence, Brandeis
Elizabeth Hope Clancy, B.A., William and Mary; M.F.A., Yale
David Dannenfelser, B.A., William Paterson; M.A., New York, Sarah Lawrence College
Colleen Dolan, B.F.A., Rutgers
Kate Douglas, B.F.A., New York
Andy Elliott, B.A., San Diego State; M.F.A., Indiana (Bloomington)
Helen Farmer, B.A., Guelph; M.F.A., Rutgers
Karin Graybash
Jerilyn Jurinek, B.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago; M.F.A., Columbia
Jessica Kahkoska, B.A., Northwestern
John Keller, B.A., Holy Cross; M.F.A., Rutgers
Letitia Lange, B.A., Pennsylvania State; M.F.A., Rutgers
Pat McCorkle, B.A., Rutgers; M.A., New York
Lauren McLoughlin, B.A., Rutgers; M.F.A., Rutgers
David Murin, B.F.A., New York
Sari Ruskin, B.A., M.A., City College of New York; Ph.D., Long Island
Cat Tate Starmer, M.F.A., Yale
Dayle Towarnicky, B.F.A., New York; M.A., Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Denise Wagner, B.F.A., SUNY (Purchase); M.F.A., North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Christine Whalen, B.A., Rutgers
Antu Yacob, B.A., Minnesota-Duluth; M.F.A., Rutgers

Professors Emiriti:
Lee Blessing, B.A., Reed College; M.F.A., Iowa
Eileen Blumenthal, B.A., M.A., Brown; Ph.D., Yale
F. Mitchell Dana, B.F.A., Utah State; M.F.A., Yale School of Drama
William Esper, B.A., Case Western Reserve; Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater; teaching training with Stanford Meisner
Vickie Esposito, B.A., Rutgers; M.F.A., Minnesota
John Jensen, B.S., Oregon; Pratt Institute and Lester Polakof School of Design
Virginia Johnson, B.S., Moorhead State, M.A., Bowling Green
Kevin Kittle, B.A., Caldwell College; M.F.A., Rutgers
Eric Krebs, B.A., M.A., Rutgers
Barbara Marchant, B.A.., Fort Wright College; teaching training with William Esper
Joseph F. Miklojcik Jr., B.S., Northwestern; M.A., Connecticut
R. Michael Miller, B.F.A., M.F.A., Washington
Amy Saltz, B.A., Wisconsin
 
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