Conservatory of Theatre Arts:
Theatre and Performance Faculty (Board of Study)

Yuval Boim
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (part-time)
yuval.boim@purchase.edu | yuvalboim.com

Kay Ellen Capo (on leave Spring 2013)
Associate Professor of Literature and Theatre and Performance
BA, LeMoyne College; MA, PhD, Northwestern University.
kay.capo@purchase.edu

Lenora Champagne (on leave 2012–13)
Professor of Theatre and Performance
BA, Louisiana State University; MA, PhD, New York University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities.
lenora.champagne@purchase.edu

Christen Clifford
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (part-time)
BFA, New York University; MFA, New School.
christen.clifford@purchase.edu

Jessica D’Aloisio
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (part-time)
BFA, Purchase College.
jessica.daloisio@purchase.edu

Rachel Dickstein
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance
BA, Yale University.
rachel.dickstein@purchase.edu | www.ripetime.org/index.php/rachel_dickstein_bio/

Lauren Helpern
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (part-time)
BA, Brown University; MFA, New York University.
lauren.helpern@purchase.edu | www.laurenhelpern.com

Lenka Pichlíková
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (part-time)
MA, University of Texas, Dallas; MFA, Academy of Dramatic Arts, Charles University (Prague); Advanced Master Artist, Czech Republic.
lenka.pichlikova@purchase.edu | www.lenkashows.com

Rina Saltzman
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (part-time)
BA, Rutgers University; MA, New York University.
rina.saltzman@purchase.edu

Jordan Schildcrout
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance
BA, Yale University; PhD, The Graduate Center, City University of New York.
jordan.schildcrout@purchase.edu

Meghan VonVett
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (part-time)
BFA, Purchase College.
meghan.von-vett@purchase.edu

Gary Waller: Refer to Literature faculty (School of Humanities).

Jay Woods
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (part-time)
BFA, Purchase College.
jason.woods@purchase.edu | www.jaywoodsdesign.com

Contributing Faculty (Acting Faculty)

David Bassuk
Jill Echo
Pamela Prather
Ronnie Stewart
Maggie Surovell
Charles Tuthill

Faculty Emeriti

Julius Novick
Professor Emeritus of Literature and Drama Studies
School of Humanities
BA, Harvard University; DFA, Yale University.

Gregorio Rosenblum
Associate Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Drama Studies
School of Humanities
BA, University of Chile; MFA, Karlova University of Prague.

Philippa Wehle
Professor Emerita of French, Drama Studies, and Literature
School of Humanities
BA, Bucknell University; MA, Middlebury College; PhD, Columbia University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Updated Jan. 22, 2013

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