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; Resident Intimacy Choreographer and Cultural Consultant
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