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The Theatre Arts faculty and staff are experienced professionals who are dedicated to teaching. All faculty members work with both undergraduate and graduate students. All serve as advisors on student productions, readings, and workshops. They are accessible, supportive, and committed to their students.
Among the many awards they have received are:
Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
Alan MacVey
President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence
Meredith Alexander
Phillip G. Hubbard Award for Outstanding Education
M.L. Huit Award for Excellence in Teaching
Eric Forsythe
Collegiate Teaching Awards
John Cameron, Dare Clubb, Paul Kalina, Kim Marra, Carol MacVey, R. Eric Stone, Bryon Winn
Collegiate Fellow, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Alan MacVey
Joe A. Callaway Prize for Best Book on Drama or Theatre
Kim Marra
Iowa Motion Picture Award
Eric Forsythe
Members of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre
Kim Marra, Alan MacVey
Acting & Directing
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Meredith Alexander
Lecturer, acting & directing
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John Cameron
Professor, acting
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Susan Chambers
Adjunct Assistant Professor, acting
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Daniel Fine
Assistant Professor, media design & directing
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Kristen L Hartsgrove Mooers
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Fannie Hungerford
Adjunct Instructor, movement
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Paul Kalina
Associate Professor, Head of Acting
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Alan MacVey
Professor, Chair of the Theatre Arts Department
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Carol MacVey
Lecturer, acting
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AmyRuth McGraw
Adjunct Lecturer, drama in the classroom
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Anne Marie Nest
Assistant Professor, Voice
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Tlaloc Rivas
Assistant Professor, Directing
Design
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James Albert
Lecturer, scenic & lighting technology
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Loyce Arthur
Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies
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R. Eric Stone
Associate Professor, Head of Design
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Bryon Winn
Professor, Director of Theatre
Playwrights Workshop & Dramaturgy
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Art Borreca
Associate Professor, Co-Head of Playwrights Workshop
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Dare Clubb
Associate Professor, Co-Head of Playwrights Workshop
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Megan Gogerty
Lecturer, musical theatre, dramatic literature & playwriting
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Kim Marra
Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
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Lisa Schlesinger
Associate Professor
Stage Management
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David McGraw
Senior Lecturer, Head of Stage Management
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Melissa L. F. Turner
Lecturer, Stage Management
Technical Staff
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Barbara Croy
Costume Tailor
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Robert Durham
Scene Shop Supervisor
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Brent Garrett
Audio and Video Supervisor
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Ojin Kwon
Theatre Technical Director
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Rick Loula
Production Director
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Daniel Meltzer
Electrics Supervisor
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Megan Petkewec
Costume Manager
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Kaitlin Younger
Scenic Charge Artist
Administrative Staff
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Kristan Hellige
Marketing Coordinator Dance/Theatre
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Tiffany Schier
Academic Specialist & Assistant to the Chair
Emeritus Faculty
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Eric Forsythe
Professor Emeriti
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Tisch Jones
Emeritus Professor of Directing
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David L. Thayer
Emeritus Professor of Design, Former Chair of Theatre Arts