Theater

Faculty & Staff

Theater department faculty are accomplished teachers, dedicated artists, practicing professionals and experienced staff committed to the development of the next generation of theater practitioners and innovators. The faculty are continually recognized as experts in their respective artistic form. Our faculty value engaged interdisciplinary collaboration as way to provide quality artistic education for all students. Because of Rutgers’ central location between both the NYC and Philadelphia metropolitan areas, our faculty are able to regularly engage in professional activities building knowledge that informs contemporary advancements in artistic education, with the goal to train students as future colleagues in the field of professional theater.

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Department Leadership
Ellen Bredehoft
Chair
Head of Costume Technology and Associate Professor
Theater
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Christopher Cartmill
Head of Dramaturgy
Theater
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Cameron Knight
Head of Acting, Associate Chair
Theater
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Faculty
Samantha E. Adams
Dramatherapist (Shakespeare's Globe)
Theater
Karen Alvarado
Lecturer, Acting
Theater
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David Antrobus
Professor, Theatre Criticism
Theater
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Jen Ash
Lecturer, Stage Management
Theater
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Joseph Atkins
Composer and Musical Director at Shakespeare’s Globe
Theater
Valeria A. Avina
Voice Instructor
Theater
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Shane Ballard
Lecturer, Costume Design
Theater
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Jeffrey M. Bender
Professor of Theater Appreciation, Stage Combat Choreographer, Lecturer
Theater
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Ellen Bredehoft
Chair
Head of Costume Technology and Associate Professor
Theater
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William Carden
Lecturer
Theater
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Christopher Cartmill
Head of Dramaturgy
Theater
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Elizabeth Hope Clancy
Lecturer, Costume Design
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Chris Cragin-Day
Lecturer, Theater History
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Philip Cumbus
Director in Residence (London)
Theater
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David Esbjornson
Professor
Theater
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David P. Gordon
Academic Director of Design and Production
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Anna Healey
Movement Tutor
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Cory Hippolyte
Text and Monologues Tutor
Theater
Donald Holder
Head of Lighting Design
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Federay Holmes
Professor, Acting
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Deb Jackel
Assistant Professor, Acting
Theater
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Marshall Jones III
Associate Dean for Equity
Head of BA Theater
Dean's Office
Theater
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Jerilyn Jurinek
Lecturer
Theater
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Farah Karim-Cooper
Director of Education at Shakespeare’s Globe
Theater
Ruth Kelleher
Associate Director in Residence (Shakespeare's Globe)
Theater
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John P. Keller
Lecturer
Theater
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Abi Kessel
Intimacy Director
Theater
Cameron Knight
Head of Acting, Associate Chair
Theater
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Ben Lee
Design Program Supervisor (London)
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Danielle Liccardo-Massood
Assistant Professor
Theater
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Gemma Maddock
Voice Tutor/Coach
Theater
Kate Maravan
Meisner Technique Teacher
Theater
Kasson Marroquin
Lecturer, Stage Management
Theater
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Joshua Maywood
Lecturer
Theater
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Anne McPherson
Head of Stage Management
Theater
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Bonnie Morris
Company Manager, Rutgers Conservatory at Shakespeare's Globe
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David Murin
Costume Design
Theater
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John Narun
Projection Design
Theater
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Michael Pavelka
Director of the Shakespeare's Globe Design Program
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Gregory Perri
Lecturer, Acting
Theater
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Huw Prall
Instructor, Western European Historical Dance
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Valerie Ramshur
Head of Costume Design
Theater
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Sari Ruskin
Teaching Instructor
Theater
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Lee Savage
Head of Scenic Design
Theater
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Alexandra Spieth
On-Camera Lecturer and Co-Adjunct for Showcase
Theater
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Cat Tate Starmer
Lighting Designer
Theater
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Jennifer Stauffer
Director of Production
Theater
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Kathleen Tolan
Head of MFA Playwriting
Theater
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Dayle Towarnicky
Interim Lecturer of Speech
Theater
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Antu Yacob
Lecturer
Theater
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Staff
Karin Anderson
Administrative Director
Theater
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Valeria A. Avina
Voice Instructor
Theater
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Kit Bassett
Scenic Painter
Theater
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Joseph F. Geitner
Carpenter
Theater
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Mary Gragen
Assistant Production Manager
Theater
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Nicholas Guariglia
Theater Electrician
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Joanna Koster
Administrative Assistant
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Carrie Mossman
Technical Supervisor – Props
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Brian Mulligan
Assistant Costume Director
Theater
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Isaiah Parnell
Sound Supervisor
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Keonia Phillips
Business Assistant II
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Lazarus Simmons
Clerical Assistant
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Denise Wagner
Costume Director
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Emrys Mytharya Watson
Theater Electrician
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Christine Whalen
Academic Advisor and Student Success Counselor
Dance
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