Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
The Mason Gross School of the Arts
 
About the University
About the School
Admission
Academic Policies and Procedures
Graduate Programs in Art and Design
Graduate Programs in Dance
Graduate Programs in Music
Graduate Programs in Theater Arts
Faculty and Administration
Administration
Department of Art and Design
Department of Dance
Department of Music
Department of Theater Arts
Divisions of the University
Camden Newark New Brunswick/Piscataway
Catalogs
  Mason Gross School of the Arts 2022-2024 Faculty and Administration Department of Theater Arts  

Department of Theater Arts


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
             
            For additional information, contact RU-info at 848-445-info (4636) or colonelhenry.rutgers.edu.
            Comments and corrections to: One Stop Student Services Center.

            © 2023 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. All rights reserved.
            Catalogs Home