Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Staff

Professors Emeriti

Job opening: New Tenure-Track Position: African-American Theater/Playwriting Assistant Professor.

Faculty

Michael Cottom
mcottom@theater.umass.edu
Assistant Professor: Technical Theater
B.A. Theatre and Drama, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.F.A., Theatre Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Biography

Jane Cox
Adjunct Professor, Lighting Design

Biography

Mark Dean
msdean@theater.umass.edu
General Manager
B.A., U. C. Berkeley
M.F.A., Rutgers University

Biography

Milan Dragicevich
miland@theater.umass.edu
Assistant Professor: Acting
A.A., Pasadena City College
B.A., University of California at Los Angeles
M.F.A., Performing Arts-Theater, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee

Biography

Harley Erdman
harley@theater.umass.edu
Associate Professor: Dramaturgy
BA, Swarthmore College
M.A., University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., Theater History and Dramatic Criticism, University of Texas at Austin

Biography

June Gaeke
jgaeke@theater.umass.edu
Associate Professor: Costume Design
B.S. University of Wisconsin
M.F.A. Costume Design, University of Wisconsin

Biography

Robert Kaplowitz
Five-College Visiting Lecturer in Sound Design

Biography

Gina Kaufmann
gina@theater.umass.edu
Assistant Professor, Performance and Directing
MFA, University of Texas at Austin

Biography

Gilbert McCauley
gilmac@theater.umass.edu
Department Chair
Associate Professor: Directing 
M.F.A. University of Illinois, Directing

Biography

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Julie Nelson
jnelson@theater.umass.edu
Associate Professor: Voice, Movement, and Acting
B.A., University of Michigan

Biography

Julian Olf
jolf@theater.umass.edu
Professor: Dramaturgy and Directing
B.A. Union College
M.A. Columbia University
Ph.D.  New York University

Biography

Priscilla Page
pmpage@theater.umass.edu
Lecturer: Dramaturgy 
B.A. California State University Hayward
Advanced Certificate in Feminist Studies, University of Massachusetts
M.F.A. University of Massachusetts, Dramaturgy

Biography

Penny Remsen
remsen@theater.umass.edu
Undergraduate Program Director
Professor: Lighting Design
B.F.A. Rockford College
M.F.A. Lighting Design, Temple University

Biography

Miguel Romero
mromero@theater.umass.edu
Professor: Scenic Design
B.F.A., New York University

Biography

Website

Paul Walsh
pwalsh@theater.umass.edu
Graduate Program Director
Assistant Professor: Dramaturgy
B.A., English, Arizona State University
MA, English, University of Minnesota
PhD, Drama, Graduate Centre for the Study of Drama, University of Toronto
Certificate, Swedish, Kursverksamheten at Uppsala University

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Staff

Joanne Corbeil-Harper
jcorbeil@admin.umass.edu
Office Manager 
A.A. Early Childhood Education, Holyoke Community College.

Biography

Michael Dubin
DubonicMan@aol.com
Master Electrician

Biography

Julie A. Fife
jafife@theater.umass.edu
Production Manager
B.S., Skidmore College

Biography

Anna-Maria Goossens
amgoossens@verizon.net
Public Relations Director
B.A., English, Amherst College
Certificate of Arts Management, UMass Arts Extension Service

Biography

Ted Hodgen
thodgen@theater.umass.edu
Scene Shop Supervisor
B.A., University of Massachusetts

Biography

John Iverson
johni@theater.umass.edu
Assistant Technical Director
B.A. (Theater Arts), University of Massachusetts, Boston

Biography

Felicia McNeill
feliciamcneill@yahoo.com
Costume Shop Assistant
B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Biography

Cecilia Precciozzi-Chalfin
cpreccio@theater.umass.edu
Costume Shop Manager
Centro de la Moda Francesa, Montevideo, Uruguay, Fashion Design

Biography

Denise Wagner
dwagner@theater.umass.edu
Certificate, Institute of Children’s Literature
Department Secretary

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Professors Emeriti

Edward Golden
Professor Emeritus, Theater, Acting and Directing
B.A. Harvard University, M.F.A., Boston University, Ph.D., Tufts University

Virginia Scott
Professor Emerita, Dramaturgy
B.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa

Richard Trousdell
Professor Emeritus, Acting and Directing
B.A., Adelphi, M.A. New York University, M.F.A., D.F.A., Yale University

Patricia Campbell Warner
Professor Emerita, Costume History
BA (hons) University of Toronto, Teaching Certificate, Art Specialist: University of Toronto,
MA, Ph.D. History of Design/Costume History: University of Minnesota

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