ladstarr@uw.edu
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Office Hours: By Appointment
Barzin Akhavan
MFA, Acting
Samer Al-Saber
Assistant Professor, Stanford UniversityPhD, Theater History and Criticism
Francile Albright
MFA Acting, PATP
Em Allen
MFA in Scenic DesignLisa Anderson
Associate Professor, Arizona State UniversityPhD
Rachel Apatoff
Costume DesignerMFA, Costume Design
Anastasia Armes
MFA Costume Design
Paul Arnold
Lighting DesignerMFA, Lighting Design
John Aylward
BFA, Drama (PATP)Dennis Barnett
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Coe CollegePhD
Ann Bartek
Scenic Designer and Assistant Art DirectorMFA, Scenic Design
Fawn Bartlett
MFA Costume DesignEric Beauzay
BA, DramaPaula Bennett
DirectorMFA in Directing
John Bernard
Lighting and Projection DesignerMFA, Lighting Design
Tim Bond
Artistic Director, TheatreWorks, Silicon ValleyMFA, Directing
Linsey Bostwick
Director of Artistic Planning, The Arts Center at NYUADBA, Drama
Allyson Brown
Professional Actor Training ProgramAmiya Brown
Lighting and Scenic Designer, Visual Artist, Educator (Seattle U)MFA, Lighting Design
André G. Brown
Professional Actor Training Program
Christopher Brown
Production DesignerMFA Scenic Design
Jyana Browne
Assistant Professor, University of MarylandPhD
jyanab@uw.edu
Office: ART 349 / Office Hours: Tues. 11:30-12:20 and by appointment
Office: ART 349 / Office Hours: Tues. 11:30-12:20 and by appointment
Nick Bryant
Professional Actor Training Program
Meleta Buckstaff
Costume Designer and ArtistMFA, Costume Design
Melanie Burgess
Costume DesignerMFA, Costume Design
Ingrid Sanai Buron
Professional ActorBA, Drama
Charlotte Canning
Professor of Theatre and Dance, University of Texas at Austin, Received Regent's Outstanding Teaching AwardPhD
Tricia Castañeda-Gonzales
Professional Actor Training Program
Moises Castro
Professional Actor Training Program
Ken Cerniglia
Broadway Dramaturg, Scholar & WriterPhD, Theater History and Criticism
Christina Chang
MFA, ActingSydney Cheek O'Donnell
Associate Professor of Theatre, Associate Dean, University of UtahPhD
Michael Chemers
Professor of Play and Design, UC Santa Cruz, Chair, Department of PerformancePhD
Alana Cheshire
Professional Actor Training Program
Desdemona Chiang
Stage Director, Seattle Rep, ACT, South Coast Rep, Guthrie TheaterMFA, Directing
Mairi Chisholm
Costume Designer and Commercial StylistMFA, Costume Design
Gibson Cima
Assistant Professor of Theatre History, Head of Theatre Studies, Northern Illinois UniversityPhD
Elizabeth Coen
Assistant Professor and Head of the M.A. in Theatre Studies, University of HoustonPhD
a.r.coopman@gmail.com
Office: Hutchison Hall / Office Hours: By Appointment
Office: Hutchison Hall / Office Hours: By Appointment
Josh Costello
Director, 59E59, Aurora Theatre Company, San Francisco PlayhouseMFA, Directing
Tré Cotten
He/Him/His
Part-time Lecturer, Screen ActingHollywood Dialect Coach, Director, Actor
MFA, Acting
Lezlie Cross
Assistant Professor of Performing and Fine Arts, University of PortlandPhD
Deja Culver
She/Her
Professional Actor Training Program
Marnie Cumings
Lighting DesignerMFA, Lighting Design
Valerie Curtis-Newton
Professor, Directing and ActingMFA
Trevor Cushman
MFA in Lighting DesignStephen Dobay
MFA Scenic DesignJude Domski
Director and Professional PhotographerMFA Directing
Ellen Donkin
Professor Emerita of Theatre, Hampshire College, Chairs the Barnard Hewitt AwardPhD
Christopher Donoghue
Artistic Director of the Abbey Arts Players, Belmont Abbey CollegeLue Douthit
Director of Literary Dev. & Dramaturgy, Oregon Shakespeare FestivalPhD
katedrum@uw.edu
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Office Hours: By email appointment
Duma Du
Scenic and Costume DesignerMFA in Scenic Design
Skye Edwards
Professional Actor Training Program
Linda Emond
MFA, Acting (PATP)
Jordan Fell
MFA in Costume Design
Susan Finque
Teaching ArtistPhD
Tamara Fisch
MFA Directing
Kenrick Fischer
Lighting DesignerMFA, Lighting Design
Claire Fort
Professional ActorMFA, Acting
Candace Frank
MFA Costume Design
Alyssa Franks
Professional ActorAmy Frear
Actor and FilmmakerMFA, Acting
AJ Friday
Professional Actor Training Program
Amanda Friou
MFA in Directing
Christen Gee
Professional Actor Training ProgramMatt Giampietro
MFA Acting, PATPBrian Gilliespie
Director and EducatorMFA, Acting
Tamsen Glaser
Professional ActorMFA, Acting
Christopher Goodson
Instructor, Seattle AcademyPhD
Michelle Granshaw
Associate Professor, University of PittsburghPhD
Harry Groener
BFA Acting (PATP)
Phillip Ray Guevara
Professional Actor Training Program
Cody Holliday Haefner
Director, Teaching Artist, Devised Theatre-MakerMFA 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 CreatorBA, 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
Office: HUT 301 / Office Hours: By appointment
Bria Henderson
MFA, ActingSaffron Henke
Assistant Professor of Theatre, Colorado State UniversityMFA, Acting
Gregg Henry
BFA, Drama (PATP)Jeanmarie Higgins
Head, Theatre Studies, Associate Professor, Penn State School of TheatrePhD
Brianne Hill
Professional Actor Training Program
Amanda Hilson
Professional Actor Training Program
Emily Woods Hogue
Costume DesignerMFA, Costume Design
Dorothy Holland
Associate Professor of Theatre and WGSS, University of RichmondPhD
Valeka Holt
MFA Acting, PATP
Chun Yen Huang
Lighting DesignerMFA, Lighting Design
Christopher Hutchison
Actor, Director, Member of the Resident Acting Company at The Alley TheatreMFA, Acting
Jacob Hutchison
PhD Program
Yesenia Iglesias
Professional Actor Training Program
Lisa Jackson-Schebetta
Associate Professor, Skidmore College, Chair, Theatre DepartmentPhD
Jesimiel Jenkins
Professional Actor Training Program
Pankaj "J" K Jha
Professional Actor Training ProgramKatie Johnson
Professor, Miami UniversityPhD
Taylor Jones
Professional Actor Training ProgramJennifer Jones Cavanaugh
Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, Rollins College, Received Arthur Vining Davis AwardPhD
Marya Sea Kaminiski
Artistic Director, Pittsburgh Public TheaterMFA, Acting
Mimi Kammer
Associate Professor of Theatre, Simpson CollegePhD
Bahar Karlidag
Assistant Professor, Yeditepe UniversityPhD
Richard Karn
BFA, Drama (PATP)
Carl Kennedy
MFA, Acting
Mariana Klaveno
BA, Drama
Lenne Klingaman
MFA, Acting
Olga Kravtsova
Professional Actor Training ProgramPhil Kruse
Partner, Artistic Director, Bandit FilmworksMFA, Acting
Anna Lamadrid
Playwright and PerformerMFA, Acting
Andrew Layton
Set Designer and member of the Art Directors Guild, Local 800MFA, Set Design
Isabel Le
MFA Scenic Design
Allison Leach
Emmy Award-winning Costume DesignerBA, Drama
Kuan Ying Lee
Costume DesignerMFA, Costume Design
Weiyu Li
PhD in Theatre History and CriticismKayla Lian
Professional Actor
Andrew Lieberman
Set DesignerMFA, Scenic Design
Czerton Lim
Associate Professor of Theatre, Scenic Design at SUNY FredoniaMFA, Scenic Design
Ada Limón
Author, Guggenheim Fellow (2020), 24th U.S. Poet Laureate (2022)BA, Drama
Shin-yi Lin
MFA in Scenic DesignSarah Loveland
MFA Acting, PATP
Hazel Lozano
Professional Actor Training ProgramJennefer Ludwigsen
Professional Actor
Shelby Lunderman
Assistant Professor of Theatre, Seattle Pacific UniversityPhD
John Lutterbie
Professor of Theatre Arts, Chair, Theatre Arts, Stony Brook University, Co-Director of the Center for Embodied CognitionPhD
Margaret Adair MacCormack
MFA in Scenic Design
Kyle MacLachlan
BFA, Acting (PATP)
Andrew Mannion
Scene Designer/Lecturer, Union CollegeMFA, Scenic Design
Lex Marcos
Scenic designer and Visual storytellerMFA, Scenic Design
Amy Rose Marsh
she/her/hers
Vice President, Acquisitions and Artistic Development, Concord TheatricalsBA, Drama
Sarah Marsh Krauter
Company Dramaturg, Founding Core Member, Bike City Theatre CompanyPhD
Iveliz Martel
Professional Actor Training ProgramRobert 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 FestivalPhD
Joel McHale
Actor, Comedian, Producer, Television HostMFA, Acting
Bridget McKevitt
ActorMFA. 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
Office: Hutchinson Hall, 301 / Office Hours: By appointment only
Thorn Michaels
Gregory Award-winning Lighting DesignerMFA, Lighting Design
Rene Millan
Actor, Director, EducatorMFA, Acting
Allen Miller
Professional Actor Training Program
Semaj Miller
Actor, Director, ArtistMFA, Acting
Michael Minahan
Studio and Scenic Painter/DesignerMFA, Scenic Design
Antonio Mitchell
He/Him
Professional Actor Training Program
Leyla Modrizadeh
Lecturer in Acting and Public Speaking, UC, BerkeleyMFA, Acting
Duygu Monson
Professor, Shoreline Community CollegePhD
Nic Morden
Professional Actor Training Program
Jessica Moss
Professional Actor Training Program
Darius Mousavi
Professional Actor Training ProgramChance Mullen
MFA Acting, PATPChristopher Mumaw
MFA Scenic Design
Michael Navarra
Actor, Director, Producer, EducatorMFA, Acting
Joe Ngo
Actor, Writer, PerformerMFA, Acting
Steve O'Shea
MFA Lighting Design
Maya Ogasawara
Costume and Scenic DesignerMFA, Costume Design
Esther Okech
Professional Actor Training Program
Chinelo Okpala
Professional Actor Training Program
Malika Oyetimein
Director and Playwright, Directors Lab at Lincoln CenterMFA, Directing
Allison Panzarella
MFA Costume Design
Koo Park
he/him/his
Professional Actor Training Program
Amber Parker
Lighting DesignerMFA, 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 CommunicationBA, Drama
Michaela Petrovich
Associate Professor of Theatre, Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsAssistant Professor of Costume Design and Technologies, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
MFA, Costume Design
Michael Place
Founding Artistic Curator, One Coast CollaborationBA, Drama
Joshua Polster
Associate Professor of Theatre, Emerson CollegePhD
Tina Polzin
DirectorMFA Director
Julia Rahmanzaei
She/her
Professional Actor Training Program
Bobbin Ramsey
Theatre and Film DirectorBA, Drama (Performance)
Colleen Raney
Traditional Irish SingerAlan Read
Professor of Theatre, King's College LondonPhD
Pamela Reed
BFA, Drama (PATP)Kara Reilly
Senior Lecturer of Drama, University of Exeter, UKPhD
Brandon Riel
MFA in Scenic Design
Tlaloc Rivas
Director, Writer, Producer, Cofounder of Latinx Theatre CommonsMFA Directing
Jared Roberts
Scenic Designer and Technical DirectorMFA 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
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Office Hours: Thursdays, 12:00p-1:00p, or by appointment
Susan Russell
Associate Professor of Theatre, Gettysburg CollegePhD
Sean Ryan
MFA Directing
Andrea Salaiz
Professional Actor Training Program
Carlos Salazar
PhD program
Martin Sanchez
Costume Designer, Theater Educator, DirectorMFA in Costume Design
Kristin Seifert
PhD Program
Peggy Shannon
Dean, College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts at SDSUMFA, Directing
Hope Shanthi
Professional ActorBA, Drama
Chih-Hung Shao
Lighting DesignerMFA Lighting Design
Porscha Shaw
Professional Actor Training Program
Lynn Shelton
Director, FilmmakerBA. Drama
Melinda Short
Lighting DesignerMFA Lighting Desing
Jonathan Shue
Actor and Education Director for Dusty Strings Music Store & SchoolMFA, Acting
Katrin Sieg
Professor and Director, Georgetown UniversityPhD
Ron Simons
Tony Award-winning ProducerMFA, Acting
Jennifer Sipila
Scenic Designer and Software EngineerMFA Scenic Design
Jean Smart
BFA, Drama (PATP)Devon Smith
Co-founder, Measure CreativeBA, Drama
Harris Smith
Dean, University of New Mexico, College of Fine ArtsMFA, Acting
Lois Smith
BA, DramaTerry Donovan Smith
Department Chair, Professor of Theatre, California State University, San BernardinoPhD
Matthew Smucker
Professor of Scenic Design, Cornish College of the ArtsMFA Scenic Design
Kyle Soble
Lighting Designer, Chief Executive at LimeLight Lighting, New York CityMFA Lighting Design
Georgia Southern
MFA Acting, PATP
Ranleigh Starling
MFA in Lighting Design
Emily Stone
Professional Actor Training ProgramThomas Stroppel
MFA Acting, PATPEsther Beth Sullivan
Professor Emerita, Alaska Pacific UniversityPhD
Leslie Swackhamer
Stage Director, Producer, Executive Director of the Susan Smith Blackburn PrizeMFA, Directing
Joellen Sweeney
she/her/hers
Professional Actor Training Program
Adrian Tafesh
Professional Actor Training Program
Alexandra Tavares
MFA, Acting
Christian Telesmar
Actor, Entrepreneur, EducatorMFA, Acting
Steve TenEyck
Lighting and Scenic Designer, Lighting Design Professor at Ithaca College, New YorkMFA Lighting Design
Jessica Thorne
Director of Customer Success, Funnel GorgeousMFA, 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 UniversityPhD
Emily Van Winkle
MFA Lighting Design
Scott Venters
Chair of Performing Arts, Dallas CollegePhD, Theatre History, Theory, and Criticism
Monica Cortes Viharo
PhD Program
Zach Virden
Actor and Production Assistant, BlindlightMFA. Acting
Montana von Fliss
Public Speaking Trainer and ActorMFA, Acting
Amber Walker
Professional Actor Training ProgramVessela Warner
Associate Professor, University of Alabama at BirminghamPhD
Amy Kim Waschke
ActorBA, Drama, Class of 1997 and MFA, Acting
Matthew Webb
Lighting Designer and Visual ArtistMFA Lighting Design
Pamela Weinzatl
Costume DesignerMFA Costume Design
Dawn Wells
BA, DramaDean Wilcox
Professor, University of North Carolina School of the ArtsPhD
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
Office: HUT 217 / Office Hours: Wednesday 11:30-12:30
Marion Williams
Scenic DesignerMFA Scenic Design
Linnaea Boone Wilson
MFA Costume Design
Alex Winterle
Scenic DesignerMFA Scenic Design
Kimberly Nicole Wood
Professional Actor Training ProgramJack Young
Head of Professional Actor Training Program, University of HoustonMFA, Acting
Jennifer Zeyl
Scenic and Costume DesignerMFA, Scenic Design
Wenzheng Zhang
MFA in Scenic DesignDeanna Zibello
Scenic Designer and Receiver of the Gregory Award for Outstanding Set DesignMFA Scenic Design
Shadow Zimmerman
he/him/his
PhD in Theatre History and Criticism