Meet Our Faculty
Department Chair
Liam Joynt
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)Co-Chair of Actingliam.joynt@purchase.edu- MFA, Rutgers University
- BA Union College
Maggie Surovell
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)Co-Chair of Actingmargret.surovell@purchase.edu- BA, Temple University
- MFA, University of Georgia
Faculty
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David Bassuk
Professor of Actingdavid.bassuk@purchase.edu- BA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MFA, Southern Methodist University
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Trazana Beverley
(on leave: 2022-23)Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)trazana.beverley@purchase.edu- BFA, New York University
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Leon Addison Brown
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)leon.brown@purchase.eduBFA, University of North Carolina School of the Arts
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Brandalyn Fulton
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)brandalyn.fulton@purchase.edu- BA, University of Michigan
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A. Dean Irby
Associate Professor of Actingdean.irby@purchase.edu- BA, Dillard University
- MFA, New York University
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Le’Asha Julius
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)leasha.julius@purchase.eduBFA, State University of New York, Purchase College
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Ed Malone
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)- Licentiate Acting Diploma, London College of Music and Media
- Ecole Jacques Lecoq, France
- Ecole Philippe Gaulier, France
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Christopher McCann
Visiting Assistant Professorchristopher.mccann@purchase.edu- BFA, New York University
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Scott McCrea
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)scott.mccrea@purchase.edu- BA, Duke University
- MFA, Columbia University
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Pamela Prather
Associate Professor of Actingpamela.prather@purchase.edu- BA, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
- MFA, University of California, Los Angeles
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Jeana Scotti
Lecturer, Theatre and Performance (Part-time)jeana.scotti@purchase.edu- MFA, Rutgers Mason Gross
- BA Theatre and Performance, Purchase College
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Rosalyn Coleman Williams
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)rosalyn.williams@purchase.edu- BFA, Howard University
- MFA, Yale School of Drama
Contributing Faculty
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James Dunn
Lecturer of ActingLecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part Time)james-o.dunn@purchase.edu- BA, Middlebury College
- MFA, L’Ecole Internationale de Theatre Jacque Lecoq
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David Recca
LecturerChorus Directordavid.recca@purchase.edu- MusB, Performers Certificate, Purchase College, SUNY
- MM, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
- MMA, Yale University
- DMA, Yale University
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Peggy Stafford
Assistant Professor of Playwritingpeggy.stafford@purchase.edu- BA, Seattle University
- MFA, Bennington College
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Jack Tamburri
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre ArtsDirector, Conservatory of Theatre Artsjack.tamburri@purchase.edu- AB, University of Chicago
- MFA, Yale School of Drama
Faculty Emeriti
Lawrence Kornfeld
Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts (Acting)- BA, Adelphi University
- Graduate study, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Eulalie Noble
Associate Professor Emerita of Theatre Arts (Acting)- Neighborhood Playhouse, School of the Theatre, and American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York
- studied with Sanford Meisner, Lee Strasberg, Elia Kazan, Robert Lewis, and Martha Graham
Credit: © 2016 Jason Gillman PhotographyIn memoriam:
Charles Tuthill, Lecturer of Acting
The Conservatory of Theatre Arts mourns the loss of beloved acting teacher Charles Tuthill. He was a bridge for so many people to so many other people, all out of his deep abiding love for the theatre and the people who make it. Our deep condolences go to his husband Steve Freeman and his family.