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People - Alumni

Leah Adcock-Starr

she/her/hers
Part-time Lecturer, Directing
MFA Directing
ladstarr@uw.edu / Office Hours: By Appointment

Barzin Akhavan

MFA, Acting

Samer Al-Saber

Assistant Professor, Stanford University
PhD, Theater History and Criticism

Francile Albright

MFA Acting, PATP

Em Allen

MFA in Scenic Design

Lisa Anderson

Associate Professor, Arizona State University
PhD

Rachel Apatoff

Costume Designer
MFA, Costume Design

Anastasia Armes

MFA Costume Design

Paul Arnold

Lighting Designer
MFA, Lighting Design

Holly Arsenault

she/her
Playwright
BA, 2001

John Aylward

BFA, Drama (PATP)

Dennis Barnett

Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Coe College
PhD

Ann Bartek

Scenic Designer and Assistant Art Director
MFA, Scenic Design

Fawn Bartlett

MFA Costume Design

Eric Beauzay

BA, Drama

Paula Bennett

Director
MFA in Directing

John Bernard

Lighting and Projection Designer
MFA, Lighting Design

Tim Bond

Artistic Director, TheatreWorks, Silicon Valley
MFA, Directing

Linsey Bostwick

Director of Artistic Planning, The Arts Center at NYUAD
BA, Drama

Allyson Brown

Professional Actor Training Program

Amiya Brown

Lighting and Scenic Designer, Visual Artist, Educator (Seattle U)
MFA, Lighting Design

André G. Brown

Professional Actor Training Program

Christopher Brown

Production Designer
MFA Scenic Design

Jyana Browne

Assistant Professor, University of Maryland
PhD
jyanab@uw.edu
Office: ART 349 / Office Hours: Tues. 11:30-12:20 and by appointment

Nick Bryant

Professional Actor Training Program

Meleta Buckstaff

Costume Designer and Artist
MFA, Costume Design

Melanie Burgess

Costume Designer
MFA, Costume Design

Ingrid Sanai Buron

Professional Actor
BA, Drama

Charlotte Canning

Professor of Theatre and Dance, University of Texas at Austin, Received Regent's Outstanding Teaching Award
PhD

Tricia Castañeda-Gonzales

Professional Actor Training Program

Moises Castro

Professional Actor Training Program

Ken Cerniglia

Broadway Dramaturg, Scholar & Writer
PhD, Theater History and Criticism

Christina Chang

MFA, Acting

Sydney Cheek O'Donnell

Associate Professor of Theatre, Associate Dean, University of Utah
PhD

Michael Chemers

Professor of Play and Design, UC Santa Cruz, Chair, Department of Performance
PhD

Alana Cheshire

Professional Actor Training Program

Desdemona Chiang

Stage Director, Seattle Rep, ACT, South Coast Rep, Guthrie Theater
MFA, Directing

Mairi Chisholm

Costume Designer and Commercial Stylist
MFA, Costume Design

Gibson Cima

Assistant Professor of Theatre History, Head of Theatre Studies, Northern Illinois University
PhD

Elizabeth Coen

Assistant Professor and Head of the M.A. in Theatre Studies, University of Houston
PhD

Andrew Coopman

He/Him They/Them
Director, Choreographer, Teaching Artist
MFA in Directing
a.r.coopman@gmail.com
Office: Hutchison Hall / Office Hours: By Appointment

Josh Costello

Director, 59E59, Aurora Theatre Company, San Francisco Playhouse
MFA, Directing

Tré Cotten

He/Him/His
Part-time Lecturer, Screen Acting
Hollywood Dialect Coach, Director, Actor
MFA, Acting

Lezlie Cross

Assistant Professor of Performing and Fine Arts, University of Portland
PhD

Deja Culver

She/Her
Professional Actor Training Program

Marnie Cumings

Lighting Designer
MFA, Lighting Design

Valerie Curtis-Newton

Professor, Directing and Acting
MFA
valcn@uw.edu / 206-616-7148
Office: HUT 110

Stephen Dobay

MFA Scenic Design

Jude Domski

Director and Professional Photographer
MFA Directing

Ellen Donkin

Professor Emerita of Theatre, Hampshire College, Chairs the Barnard Hewitt Award
PhD

Christopher Donoghue

Artistic Director of the Abbey Arts Players, Belmont Abbey College

Lue Douthit

Director of Literary Dev. & Dramaturgy, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
PhD

Kate Drummond

she/her
Director, Intimacy/risk choreographer, and Teaching Artist
MFA in Directing
katedrum@uw.edu / Office Hours: By email appointment

Duma Du

Scenic and Costume Designer
MFA in Scenic Design

Skye Edwards

Professional Actor Training Program

Linda Emond

MFA, Acting (PATP)

Jordan Fell

MFA in Costume Design

Susan Finque

Teaching Artist
PhD

Tamara Fisch

MFA Directing

Kenrick Fischer

Lighting Designer
MFA, Lighting Design

Claire Fort

Professional Actor
MFA, Acting

Candace Frank

MFA Costume Design

Amy Frear

Actor and Filmmaker
MFA, Acting

AJ Friday

Professional Actor Training Program

Amanda Friou

MFA in Directing

Christen Gee

Professional Actor Training Program

Matt Giampietro

MFA Acting, PATP

Brian Gilliespie

Director and Educator
MFA, Acting

Tamsen Glaser

Professional Actor
MFA, Acting

Christopher Goodson

Instructor, Seattle Academy
PhD

Michelle Granshaw

Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh
PhD

Harry Groener

BFA Acting (PATP)

Phillip Ray Guevara

Professional Actor Training Program

Cody Holliday Haefner

Director, Teaching Artist, Devised Theatre-Maker
MFA in Directing

Gretchen Hahn

she/her/hers
Professional Actor Training Program

Lindsey Halfhill

MFA in Costume Design

Chante Hamann

MFA in Costume Design

Melinda Hare

MFA Costume Design

Trish Harnetiaux

Playwright, Filmmaker and Podcast Creator
BA, Drama

Mitchell Hébert

MFA Acting, PATP

Cate Heiner

she/her/hers
PhD in Theatre History and Criticism
c2heiner@uw.edu
Office: HUT 301 / Office Hours: By appointment

Bria Henderson

MFA, Acting

Saffron Henke

Assistant Professor of Theatre, Colorado State University
MFA, Acting

Gregg Henry

BFA, Drama (PATP)

Jeanmarie Higgins

Head, Theatre Studies, Associate Professor, Penn State School of Theatre
PhD

Brianne Hill

Professional Actor Training Program

Amanda Hilson

Professional Actor Training Program

Emily Woods Hogue

Costume Designer
MFA, Costume Design

Dorothy Holland

Associate Professor of Theatre and WGSS, University of Richmond
PhD

Asialani Holman

she/her/hers
Professional Actor
MFA, Acting

Valeka Holt

MFA Acting, PATP

Chun Yen Huang

Lighting Designer
MFA, Lighting Design

Christopher Hutchison

Actor, Director, Member of the Resident Acting Company at The Alley Theatre
MFA, Acting

Jacob Hutchison

PhD Program

Yesenia Iglesias

Professional Actor Training Program

Lisa Jackson-Schebetta

Associate Professor, Skidmore College, Chair, Theatre Department
PhD

Jesimiel Jenkins

Professional Actor Training Program

Pankaj "J" K Jha

Professional Actor Training Program

Katie Johnson

Professor, Miami University
PhD

Taylor Jones

Professional Actor Training Program

Jennifer Jones Cavanaugh

Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, Rollins College, Received Arthur Vining Davis Award
PhD

Marya Sea Kaminiski

Artistic Director, Pittsburgh Public Theater
MFA, Acting

Mimi Kammer

Associate Professor of Theatre, Simpson College
PhD

Bahar Karlidag

Assistant Professor, Yeditepe University
PhD

Richard Karn

BFA, Drama (PATP)

Carl Kennedy

MFA, Acting

Mariana Klaveno

BA, Drama

Lenne Klingaman

MFA, Acting

Olga Kravtsova

Professional Actor Training Program

Phil Kruse

Partner, Artistic Director, Bandit Filmworks
MFA, Acting

Anna Lamadrid

Playwright and Performer
MFA, Acting

Andrew Layton

Set Designer and member of the Art Directors Guild, Local 800
MFA, Set Design

Isabel Le

MFA Scenic Design

Allison Leach

Emmy Award-winning Costume Designer
BA, Drama

Kuan Ying Lee

Costume Designer
MFA, Costume Design

Joshua Legate

He/Him
Lighting, Projection and Scenic Designer
MFA, Lighting Design

Weiyu Li

PhD in Theatre History and Criticism

Kayla Lian

Professional Actor

Andrew Lieberman

Set Designer
MFA, Scenic Design

Czerton Lim

Associate Professor of Theatre, Scenic Design at SUNY Fredonia
MFA, Scenic Design

Ada Limón

Author, Guggenheim Fellow (2020), 24th U.S. Poet Laureate (2022)
BA, Drama

Shin-yi Lin

MFA in Scenic Design

Sarah Loveland

MFA Acting, PATP

Hazel Lozano

Professional Actor Training Program

Jennefer Ludwigsen

Professional Actor

Shelby Lunderman

Assistant Professor of Theatre, Seattle Pacific University
PhD

John Lutterbie

Professor of Theatre Arts, Chair, Theatre Arts, Stony Brook University, Co-Director of the Center for Embodied Cognition
PhD

Margaret Adair MacCormack

MFA in Scenic Design

Kyle MacLachlan

BFA, Acting (PATP)

Andrew Mannion

Scene Designer/Lecturer, Union College
MFA, Scenic Design

Lex Marcos

Scenic designer and Visual storyteller
MFA, Scenic Design

Amy Rose Marsh

she/her/hers
Vice President, Acquisitions and Artistic Development, Concord Theatricals
BA, Drama

Sarah Marsh Krauter

Company Dramaturg, Founding Core Member, Bike City Theatre Company
PhD

Iveliz Martel

Professional Actor Training Program

Robert J. Martin

MFA Costume & Scenic Design

Erica Matthews

She/Her/Hers
Professional Actor Training Program

Theresa May

Professor of Theatre Arts, University of Oregon, Artistic Director, EMOS Festival
PhD

Joel McHale

Actor, Comedian, Producer, Television Host
MFA, Acting

Bridget McKevitt

Actor
MFA. Acting

Katharine McLeod

Professional Actor

Mona Merhi

She/her/hers
PhD in Theatre History and Performance Studies
monamer@uw.edu
Office: Hutchinson Hall, 301 / Office Hours: By appointment only

Thorn Michaels

Gregory Award-winning Lighting Designer
MFA, Lighting Design

Rene Millan

Actor, Director, Educator
MFA, Acting

Allen Miller

Professional Actor Training Program

Semaj Miller

Actor, Director, Artist
MFA, Acting

Michael Minahan

Studio and Scenic Painter/Designer
MFA, Scenic Design

Antonio Mitchell

He/Him
Professional Actor Training Program

Leyla Modrizadeh

Lecturer in Acting and Public Speaking, UC, Berkeley
MFA, Acting

Duygu Monson

Professor, Shoreline Community College
PhD

Nic Morden

Professional Actor Training Program

Jessica Moreno Caycho

They/Them
Costume Designer
MFA, Costume Design

Jessica Moss

Professional Actor Training Program

Darius Mousavi

Professional Actor Training Program

Chance Mullen

MFA Acting, PATP

Christopher Mumaw

MFA Scenic Design

Michael Navarra

Actor, Director, Producer, Educator
MFA, Acting

Joe Ngo

Actor, Writer, Performer
MFA, Acting

Nick O' Leary

He/Him
Director and Theatermaker
MFA in Directing

Steve O'Shea

MFA Lighting Design

Maya Ogasawara

Costume and Scenic Designer
MFA, Costume Design

Esther Okech

Professional Actor Training Program

Chinelo Okpala

Professional Actor Training Program

Malika Oyetimein

Director and Playwright, Directors Lab at Lincoln Center
MFA, Directing

Allison Panzarella

MFA Costume Design

Koo Park

he/him/his
Professional Actor Training Program

Amber Parker

Lighting Designer
MFA, Lighting Design

Brandon Pascal

Professional Actor Training Program

Rebekah Patti

Professional Actor Training Program

Tatiana Pavela

Actor and Theatre Artist

Detra Payne

Lecturer, Northwestern University, School of Communication
BA, Drama

Michaela Petrovich

Associate Professor of Theatre, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Assistant Professor of Costume Design and Technologies, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
MFA, Costume Design

Michael Place

Founding Artistic Curator, One Coast Collaboration
BA, Drama

Joshua Polster

Associate Professor of Theatre, Emerson College
PhD

Tina Polzin

Director
MFA Director

Kristie Post Wallace

she/her/hers
Director, Filmmaker, Writer, Teaching Artist
MFA Directing

Julia Rahmanzaei

She/her
Professional Actor Training Program

Bobbin Ramsey

Theatre and Film Director
BA, Drama (Performance)

Colleen Raney

Traditional Irish Singer

Alan Read

Professor of Theatre, King's College London
PhD

Pamela Reed

BFA, Drama (PATP)

Kara Reilly

Senior Lecturer of Drama, University of Exeter, UK
PhD

Brandon Riel

MFA in Scenic Design

Tlaloc Rivas

Director, Writer, Producer, Cofounder of Latinx Theatre Commons
MFA Directing

Jared Roberts

Scenic Designer and Technical Director
MFA Scenic Design

Monique Robinson

MFA Acting, PATP

Andres Rodriguez

he/him/his
Professional Actor Training Program

Amanda Rountree

she/her/hers
MFA in Directing
aerount@uw.edu / Office Hours: Thursdays, 12:00p-1:00p, or by appointment

Susan Russell

Associate Professor of Theatre, Gettysburg College
PhD

Sean Ryan

MFA Directing

Andrea Salaiz

Professional Actor Training Program

Martin Sanchez

Costume Designer, Theater Educator, Director
MFA in Costume Design

Kristin Seifert

PhD Program

Peggy Shannon

Dean, College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts at SDSU
MFA, Directing

Hope Shanthi

Professional Actor
BA, Drama

Chih-Hung Shao

Lighting Designer
MFA Lighting Design

Porscha Shaw

Professional Actor Training Program

Lynn Shelton

Director, Filmmaker
BA. Drama

Melinda Short

Lighting Designer
MFA Lighting Desing

Jonathan Shue

Actor and Education Director for Dusty Strings Music Store & School
MFA, Acting

Katrin Sieg

Professor and Director, Georgetown University
PhD

Ron Simons

Tony Award-winning Producer
MFA, Acting

Jennifer Sipila

Scenic Designer and Software Engineer
MFA Scenic Design

Jean Smart

BFA, Drama (PATP)

Devon Smith

Co-founder, Measure Creative
BA, Drama

Harris Smith

Dean, University of New Mexico, College of Fine Arts
MFA, Acting

Lois Smith

BA, Drama

Terry Donovan Smith

Department Chair, Professor of Theatre, California State University, San Bernardino
PhD

Matthew Smucker

Professor of Scenic Design, Cornish College of the Arts
MFA Scenic Design

Kyle Soble

Lighting Designer, Chief Executive at LimeLight Lighting, New York City
MFA Lighting Design

Georgia Southern

MFA Acting, PATP

Ranleigh Starling

MFA in Lighting Design

Emily Stone

Professional Actor Training Program

Thomas Stroppel

MFA Acting, PATP

Esther Beth Sullivan

Professor Emerita, Alaska Pacific University
PhD

Leslie Swackhamer

Stage Director, Producer, Executive Director of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
MFA, Directing

Joellen Sweeney

she/her/hers
Professional Actor Training Program

Adrian Tafesh

Professional Actor Training Program

Alexandra Tavares

MFA, Acting

Christian Telesmar

Actor, Entrepreneur, Educator
MFA, Acting

Steve TenEyck

Lighting and Scenic Designer, Lighting Design Professor at Ithaca College, New York
MFA Lighting Design

Jessica Thorne

Director of Customer Success, Funnel Gorgeous
MFA, Acting

Antonio Torrez

MFA in Costume Design

Sebastian "Zip" Trainor

PhD in Theatre History and Performance Studies

Jason Treviño

He/Him/His
Professional Actor Training Program

Jordan Twaddle

All Pronouns
MFA Scenic Design

Tamara Underiner

Associate Dean, Arizona State University
PhD

Emily Van Winkle

MFA Lighting Design

Scott Venters

Chair of Performing Arts, Dallas College
PhD, Theatre History, Theory, and Criticism

Erika Vetter

She/Her/Hers
Actor and Educator
MFA, Acting

Zach Virden

Actor and Production Assistant, Blindlight
MFA. Acting

Montana von Fliss

Public Speaking Trainer and Actor
MFA, Acting

Amber Walker

Professional Actor Training Program

Vessela Warner

Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
PhD

Amy Kim Waschke

Actor
BA, Drama, Class of 1997 and MFA, Acting

Matthew Webb

Lighting Designer and Visual Artist
MFA Lighting Design

Pamela Weinzatl

Costume Designer
MFA Costume Design

Dawn Wells

BA, Drama

Dean Wilcox

Professor, University of North Carolina School of the Arts
PhD

Lara Wilder

MFA Lighting Design

Jarron Williams

He/Him
Professional Actor Training Program
jarronw8298@gmail.com
Office: HUT 217 / Office Hours: Wednesday 11:30-12:30

Marion Williams

Scenic Designer
MFA Scenic Design

Linnaea Boone Wilson

MFA Costume Design

Alex Winterle

Scenic Designer
MFA Scenic Design

Kimberly Nicole Wood

Professional Actor Training Program

Jack Young

Head of Professional Actor Training Program, University of Houston
MFA, Acting

Jennifer Zeyl

Scenic and Costume Designer
MFA, Scenic Design

Wenzheng Zhang

MFA in Scenic Design

Deanna Zibello

Scenic Designer and Receiver of the Gregory Award for Outstanding Set Design
MFA Scenic Design

Shadow Zimmerman

he/him/his
PhD in Theatre History and Criticism