Faculty

Acting

Department Chair

Liam Joynt
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)
Co-Chair of Acting
- MFA, Rutgers University
- BA Union College
liam.joynt@purchase.edu
Maggie Surovell
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)
Co-Chair of Acting
- BA, Temple University
- MFA, University of Georgia
margret.surovell@purchase.edu

David Bassuk
Professor of Acting
- BA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MFA, Southern Methodist University
david.bassuk@purchase.edu
Trazana Beverley
(on leave: 2022-23)
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)
- BFA, New York University
trazana.beverley@purchase.edu
Leon Addison Brown
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)
BFA, University of North Carolina School of the Arts
leon.brown@purchase.edu
Jill Echo
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)
- BFA, MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
jill.echo@purchase.edu
Brandalyn Fulton
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)
- BA, University of Michigan
brandalyn.fulton@purchase.edu
A. Dean Irby
Associate Professor of Acting
- BA, Dillard University
- MFA, New York University
dean.irby@purchase.edu
Le’Asha Julius
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)
BFA, State University of New York, Purchase College
leasha.julius@purchase.edu
Ed Malone
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)
- Licentiate Acting Diploma, London College of Music and Media
- Ecole Jacques Lecoq, France
- Ecole Philippe Gaulier, France
Christopher McCann
Visiting Assistant Professor
- BFA, New York University
christopher.mccann@purchase.edu
Mitchell McCoy
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BFA, New York University
mitchell.mccoy@purchase.edu
Scott McCrea
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)
- BA, Duke University
- MFA, Columbia University
scott.mccrea@purchase.edu
Sarah Petersiel
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)
- BA, Brown University
sarah.petersiel@purchase.edu
Pamela Prather
Associate Professor of Acting
- BA, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
- MFA, University of California, Los Angeles
pamela.prather@purchase.edu
Jeana Scotti
Lecturer, Theatre and Performance (Part-time)
- MFA, Rutgers Mason Gross
- BA Theatre and Performance, Purchase College
jeana.scotti@purchase.edu
Susan Shopmaker
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)
- BA, Hamilton College
susan.shopmaker@purchase.edu
Ronni Stewart
Associate Professor of Acting
- BA, New York University
ronni.stewart@purchase.edu
Rosalyn Coleman Williams
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)
- BFA, Howard University
- MFA, Yale School of Drama
rosalyn.williams@purchase.edu

Contributing Faculty

James Dunn
Lecturer of Acting
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part Time)
- BA, Middlebury College
- MFA, L’Ecole Internationale de Theatre Jacque Lecoq
james-o.dunn@purchase.edu
David Recca
Lecturer
Chorus Director
- MusB, Performers Certificate, Purchase College, SUNY
- MM, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
- MMA, Yale University
- DMA, Yale University
david.recca@purchase.edu
Peggy Stafford
Assistant Professor of Playwriting
- BA, Seattle University
- MFA, Bennington College
peggy.stafford@purchase.edu
Jack Tamburri
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
Director, Conservatory of Theatre Arts
- AB, University of Chicago
- MFA, Yale School of Drama
jack.tamburri@purchase.edu

Faculty Emeriti

Leigh Dillon
Associate Professor Emerita of Theatre Arts (Acting)
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
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

Theatre and Performance

Department Chair

Rachel Dickstein
Associate Professor of Theatre and Performance
- BA, Yale University
rachel.dickstein@purchase.edu

Faculty

Michi Barall
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance
- MFA, Stanford University
- PhD, Columbia University
Lenka Pichlíková Burke
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance
• MA, University of Texas, Dallas
• MFA, Academy of Dramatic Arts, Charles University (Prague)
• Advanced Master Artist, Czech Republic
• MLS, Southern Connecticut State University (New Haven)
• PhD, Academy of Dramatic Arts in Prague (DAMU)
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
lenka.pichlikova@purchase.edu
Alex Correia
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part-time)
- BFA, Marymount Manhattan College
- Directing program (three-year graduate-level fellowship), The Juilliard School
alex.correia@purchase.edu
James Dunn
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part Time)
- BA, Middlebury College
- MFA, L’Ecole Internationale de Theatre Jacque Lecoq
james-o.dunn@purchase.edu
Linda Gelman
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part-time)
- BA, SUNY Buffalo
- MA, Columbia University
Steve Gomer
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part-time)
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
steve.gomer@purchase.edu
Sarah Hughes
Lecturer in Theatre Performance (Part-time)
BA, Dartmouth College
sarah.hughes@purchase.edu
Lora LaVon
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part-time)
- BFA, New York University
- MFA, Yale University
lora.lavon@purchase.edu
Donnie Mather
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part-time)
BFA, Western Kentucky University
donnie.mather@purchase.edu
William Bryant Miles
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance
BFA, Howard University
MA, Goldsmiths, University of London
william.miles@purchase.edu
Andrew Saito
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance
- BA, UC Berkeley
- MFA, University of Iowa
andrew.saito@purchase.edu
Jordan Schildcrout
Professor of Theatre and Performance
- BA, Yale University
- PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
jordan.schildcrout@purchase.edu
Jeana Scotti
Lecturer, Theatre and Performance (Part-time)
- MFA, Rutgers Mason Gross
- BA Theatre and Performance, Purchase College
jeana.scotti@purchase.edu
Peter Sprague
Technical Director, Theatre and Performance
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance
- BA, Pomona College
- MFA, Southern Methodist University
peter.sprague@purchase.edu
Andrea Thome
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance
- BA, Harvard University
- MFA, New York University
andrea.thome@purchase.edu

Contributing Faculty

Liam Joynt
Lecturer of Acting
Co-Chair of Acting
- MFA, Rutgers University
- BA Union College
liam.joynt@purchase.edu
David Bassuk
Professor of Acting
- BA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MFA, Southern Methodist University
david.bassuk@purchase.edu
Jill Echo
Lecturer of Acting
- BFA, MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
jill.echo@purchase.edu
Paul Megna
(on leave: Fall 2022)
Assistant Professor of Literature
- BA, SUNY Buffalo
- MA, University of Rochester
- PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
paul.megna@purchase.edu
Sarah Petersiel
Lecturer of Acting
- BA, Brown University
sarah.petersiel@purchase.edu
Matthew Stern
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology
- BA, University of California, San Diego
matthew.stern@purchase.edu
Ronni Stewart
Associate Professor of Acting
- BA, New York University
ronni.stewart@purchase.edu
Maggie Surovell
Lecturer of Acting
Co-Chair of Acting
- BA, Temple University
- MFA, University of Georgia
margret.surovell@purchase.edu
Jack Tamburri
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
Director, Conservatory of Theatre Arts
- AB, University of Chicago
- MFA, Yale School of Drama
jack.tamburri@purchase.edu
Anita Yavich
Associate Professor of Theatre Design/Technology
- BA, University of California, Santa Barbara
- MFA, Yale School of Drama
anita.yavich@purchase.edu

Faculty Emeriti

Lenora Champagne
Professor Emerita of Theatre and Performance
Lecturer in Playwriting
- BA, Louisiana State University
- MA, PhD, New York University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
lenora.champagne@purchase.edu
Julius Novick
Professor Emeritus of Literature and Drama Studies
- BA, Harvard University
- DFA, Yale University
Gregorio Rosenblum
Associate Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Drama Studies
- BA, University of Chile
- MFA, Karlova University of Prague
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

Theatre Design/Technology

Department Chair

David Grill
Associate Professor of Theatre Design/Technology
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
david.grill@purchase.edu
Lori R. Wekselblatt
Assistant Professor of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BA, Indiana University
- MS, Baruch College, City University of New York
lori.wekselblatt@purchase.edu

Faculty

Evan Adamson
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
evan.adamson@purchase.edu
Troy Atkinson
Lecturer (Part-time)
BFA, State University of New York, Purchase College
troy.atkinson@purchase.edu
Tracy Christensen
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BS, Northwestern University
- MFA, Rutgers University
tracy.christensen@purchase.edu
Alexander Dodge
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BA, Bennington College
- MFA, Yale School of Drama
alexander.dodge@purchase.edu
Joe Dotts
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (part-time)
Prop Shop Supervisor
- BFA, West Virginia University
joseph.dotts@purchase.edu
Murielle Etienne
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
First Hand, Costume Shop Support, Performing Arts Center
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
murielle.etienne@purchase.edu
Maruti Evans
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BFA, University of Miami
maruti.evans@purchase.edu
Stephen Ferri
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
stephen.ferri@purchase.edu
David Gallo
Lecturer (Part-time)
BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
david.gallo@purchase.edu
Andy Hall
Assistant Professor of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BA, University of Minnesota
- MFA, New York University
andy.hall@purchase.edu
Dan Hanessian
Associate Professor of Theatre Design/Technology
Director of Productions and Faculty Presiding Officer, Faculty at Large
- BA, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
- MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
dan.hanessian@purchase.edu
Alison Hublard Hershman
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
Head Draper and Workroom Supervisor, Costume Shop, Performing Arts Center
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
alison.hublard@purchase.edu
Arnold Levine
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BFA, MFA, Carnegie Mellon University
arnold.levine@purchase.edu
Tim Mackabee
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BFA, North Carolina School of the Arts
- MFA, Yale School of Drama
tim.mackabee@purchase.edu
Ina Mayhew
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
ina.mayhew@purchase.edu
Mitchell McCoy
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BFA, New York University
mitchell.mccoy@purchase.edu
Johnny Milani
Lecturer in Theatre Design Technology (Part-time)
- BFA, North Carolina School of Arts
john.milani@purchase.edu
Hochi Ortega-Asiatico
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BA, Parsons School of Design
jose.ortegaasiatico@purchase.edu
Matt Otto
Lecturer in Theatre/Design Technology (Part-time)
matthew.otto@purchase.edu
Nancy Palmatier
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BA, SUNY Geneseo
- MFA, Carnegie Mellon University
nancy.palmatier@purchase.edu
Dennis Parichy
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BS, Northwestern University
dennis.parichy@purchase.edu
Margaret Peot
Lecturer in Theatre/Design Technology (Part-time)
BFA, Miami University
Jesse Edward Poleshuck
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
jesse.poleshuck@purchase.edu
Kristen Robinson
(on leave: Fall 2022)
Assistant Professor in Theatre Design/Technology
BA, Centre College
MFA, Yale School of Drama
kristen.robinson@purchase.edu
Jennifer Schriever
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
jennifer.schriever@purchase.edu
Matthew Stern
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BA, University of California, San Diego
matthew.stern@purchase.edu
Mark Turner
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
Production Manager, Conservatory of Theatre Arts
- BA, San Francisco State University
mark.turner@purchase.edu
Mark Viola
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
mark.viola@purchase.edu
Grant Wilcoxen
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
grant.wilcoxen@purchase.edu
Drew Wimmer
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)
Scene Shop Supervisor, Performing Arts Center
- BA, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
- MFA, University of Wisconsin, Madison
drew.wimmer@purchase.edu
David Woolard
Lecturer (Part-time)
BFA, Southern Methodist University
david.woolard@purchase.edu
Anita Yavich
Associate Professor of Theatre Design/Technology
- BA, University of California, Santa Barbara
- MFA, Yale School of Drama
anita.yavich@purchase.edu

Contributing Faculty

Brandalyn Fulton
Lecturer of Acting
- BA, University of Michigan
brandalyn.fulton@purchase.edu
A. Dean Irby
Associate Professor of Acting
- BA, Dillard University
- MFA, New York University
dean.irby@purchase.edu
Mitchell McCoy
Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology
- BFA, New York University
mitchell.mccoy@purchase.edu

Faculty Emeriti

Michael J. Cesario
Associate Professor Emeritus of Theatre Design/Technology
- BFA, University of Wisconsin
- MFA, Ohio University
Lana Fritz
Assistant Professor Emerita of Theatre Design/Technology
- BFA, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
- MFA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Elaine Galen
Associate Professor Emerita of Theatre Design/Technology
- BA, University of Pennsylvania
- MA, New York University
- Graduate study, Philadelphia College of Art
- Advanced studies, Art Students’ League of New York and Grande Chaumiere, Paris