Meet Our Faculty
Board of Study Coordinator
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Lenora Champagne
Professor of Theatre and PerformanceLecturer in Playwriting- BA, Louisiana State University
- MA, PhD, New York University
lenora.champagne@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
Faculty
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Alex Correia
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (Part-time)alex.correia@purchase.edu- BFA, Marymount Manhattan College
- Directing program (three-year graduate-level fellowship), The Juilliard School
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Rachel Dickstein
(on leave: Fall 2017)Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performancerachel.dickstein@purchase.edu- BA, Yale University
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Imani Douglas
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (Part-time)imani.douglas@purchase.edu- BA, MFA, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
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Jessica D’Aloisio
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (Part-time)jessica.daloisio@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
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Cobina Gillitt
(on leave: Spring 2018)Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performancecobina.gillitt@purchase.edu- BA, Wesleyan University
- MA, PhD, New York University
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Heather Harpham
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (Part-time)heather.harpham@purchase.edu- BA, World College West
- MA, MFA, New York University
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Lora LaVon
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (Part-time)lora.lavon@purchase.edu- BFA, New York University
- MFA, Yale University
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Brendan McMahon
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (Part-time)brendan.mcmahon@purchase.edu- BTA, University of Michigan
- MFA, Ecole Lassaad (Belgium)
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Geoffrey O’Donnell
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (Part-time)geoffrey.odonnell@purchase.edu- BFA, Boston University
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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- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
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Bess Rowen
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (Part-time)bess.rowen@purchase.edu- BA, Lehigh University
- MA, New York University
- MPhil, Graduate Center, City University of New York
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Rebecca Rugg
Associate Professor of Theatre and PerformanceDirector, Conservatory of Theatre Artsrebecca.rugg@purchase.edu- BA, Cornell University
- MA, University of California, Riverside
- MFA, DFA, Yale School of Drama
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Jordan Schildcrout
(on leave: 2017–18)Associate Professor of Theatre and Performance- BA, Yale University
- PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York
jordan.schildcrout@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Sophia Skiles
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (Part-time)sophia.skiles@purchase.edu- BA, Northwestern University
- MFA, Columbia University
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Peter Sprague
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (Part-time)Technical Director, Theatre and Performancepeter.sprague@purchase.edu- BA, Pomona College
- MFA, Southern Methodist University
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Jay Woods
Lecturer in Theatre and Performance (Part-time)jason.woods@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
Contributing Faculty
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Dane Laffrey
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Design/Technologydane.laffrey@purchase.edu- BFA, National Institute of Dramatic Art
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Pamela Prather
Assistant Professor of Actingpamela.prather@purchase.edu- BA, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
- MFA, University of California, Los Angeles
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Matthew Stern
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technologymatthew.stern@purchase.edu- BA, University of California, San Diego
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Maggie Surovell
Lecturer in Actingmargret.surovell@purchase.edu- BA, Temple University
- MFA, University of Georgia
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Gary Waller
Distinguished Professor of Literature and Cultural Studiesgary.waller@purchase.edu- BA, MA, University of Auckland (New Zealand)
- PhD, University of Cambridge (England)
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Anita Yavich
(on leave: Spring 2018)Associate Professor of Theatre Design/Technologyanita.yavich@purchase.edu- BA, University of California, Santa Barbara
- MFA, Yale School of Drama
Faculty Emeriti
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Julius Novick
Professor Emeritus of Literature and Drama Studies- BA, Harvard University
- DFA, Yale University
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Gregorio Rosenblum
Associate Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Drama Studies- BA, University of Chile
- MFA, Karlova University of Prague
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Philippa Wehle
Professor Emerita of French, Drama Studies, and Literature- BA, Bucknell University
- MA, Middlebury College
- PhD, Columbia University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching