Faculty & Staff Directory
Our faculty are more than just highly skilled and dedicated teachers; they are celebrated artists and scholars. They know how to prepare you for a successful career as a performing artist, educator, entrepreneur, and more, because they have first-hand experience. It’s not unusual for our faculty to grace stages, release albums, and conduct and play in internationally renowned orchestras—all while providing students with thoughtful instruction and unparalleled knowledge about what it truly takes to become world-class performing artists and leading arts scholars.

Raja Benz
Lecturer III

Paul Bonin-Rodriguez
Professor of Music and Professor of Theatre & Drama

Enoch Brater
Professor of Theatre & Drama

Laura Brinker
Lecturer, Costume Shop Manager
Costume Shop

Daniel Cantor
Associate Professor of Theatre & Drama
Acting, Directing

José Casas
Associate Professor of Theatre & Drama
Playwriting

Shavonne Coleman
Assistant Professor

Mark Colson
Assistant Professor
Acting, Acting for the Camera

Scott Crandall
Lecturer
Performing & Devising

Antonio Disla
Clinical Assistant Professor of Theatre & Drama
Acting, African-American Drama

Patrick Drone
Theatrical Properties Shop Manager and Adjunct Lecturer in Theatre & Drama
Theatrical Properties

Jess Fialko
Clinical Assistant Professor
Lighting Design

Jason Fitzgerald
Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature (LSA)

Jenna Gerdsen
Assistant Professor of Theatre & Drama
Theatre & Drama, Theatre History

Seth Gilbert
Cutter / Draper