Department of Theatre & Dance

Faculty and Staff

Dr. Jacob Allen
Chair – Musical Theatre Performance, Music Theory, Musical Theatre History

Rachael Arnwine
Assistant Professor – Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Modern, Choreography

Alice Rainey Berry
Director of Publicity and Promotion, Web Master

Sarah Brown
Performance – Acting for TV and Film, Audition Prep, Solo Performance

Holly L. Derr
Artistic Director and Head of Directing – Theatre History, Dramatic Literature,   Theory & Criticism

Ali Filipovich
Visiting Assistant Professor – Costume Design, Visual History, Costume Technology, Principles of Costume Design, Rendering

Amy Salerno Hale
Production Manager / Stage Management Mentor

Brandon Hayes
Financial Services Associate

Robert Hetherington
Professor Emeritus – Theatre History, Dramatic Literature

Kathleen Kovarik
Costume Shop Manager

Holly Lau
Professor Emeritus – Performance, Modern Dance, Dance History, Labanotation

Anita "Jo" Lenhart
Professor – Voice and Body Training, Shakespeare, Dialects, Text work, Performance, 

Rick Mayfield
Assistant Technical Director

Michael Medcalf
Associate Professor – Head of Dance – Ballet, Contemporary, Modern, Choeography, Dance History

Michael S. O'Nele
Associate Professor – Technical Director – Technical Design, Management & Fabrication

Anthony Pellecchia
Associate Professor – Head of Design and Technology – Lighting Design, Sound Design, Stage Management, Multi-Media

Brian J. Ruggaber
Associate Professor – Scenic Design, Properties, Scenic Painting, Visual History, AutoCAD, Rendering

Nathan Thomas
Assistant Professor – Head of Musical Theatre – Musical Theatre Performance – Individual Voice, Acting Through Song, Keyboarding, Musical Direction

Tracy Thomas
Assistant Professor – Musical Theatre Performance – Individual Voice, Acting Through Song, Keyboarding, Musical Direction

Christian Tripp
Head of Performance/Acting

John J. Yorke
Coordinator of Graduate Studies – Performance, Script Analysis, Theory and Criticism