Ira Brind School of Theater Arts Faculty by area
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BFA Acting Program
Jennifer Childs
John Desotelle
Rosemary Hay
Johnnie Hobbs, Jr.
David Howey
Ernest Losso
Drucie McDaniel
Rick Stoppleworth
Gene Terruso

BFA Musical Theater Program
Karen Cleighton
Rex Henriques
Rachel Kantra
Nancy Kantra
Tracy Librizzi

BFA Theater Design and Technology Program
Ann Bartley
Drew Billiau
Nick Embree
Ryk Lewis
Troy Martin O’Shia
Richard St. Clair
Jay Madera

BFA Directing, Playwriting and Production Program*
Jennifer Childs
Charles Conwell
Aaron Cromie
Krishna Dunston
Dr. Mari Fielder
Ed Shockley
Jeffrey Sweet
Jules Tasca
Gene Terruso
Greg Romero

* The BFA program in Directing, Playwriting and Production draws instructors from all areas of the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts.

Camera Work
Ernest Losso
Jared Martin

Movement Training
Bill Buddendorf
Charles Conwell
Aaron Cromie
Manfred Fischbeck
Janice Orlandi
Ariel Weiss Holyst

Music Skills
Eric Ebbenga
Linda Henderson
Owen Robbins

Performance Training
Charles Gilbert
Dr. Patricia Raine
Rick Stoppleworth
Neal Tracy

Voice/Speech Training
Neill Hartley
Marcia Hepps
Connie Koppe
D’Arcy Webb

Voice Training
Mary Ellen Grant-Kennedy
Theresa Greenland
Forrest McClendon
Dr. Patricia Raine
Neal Tracy

Ira Brind School of Theater Arts faculty, listed alphabetically

Frank Anzalone
Adjunct Assistant Professor
BA, St. Laurence University
MA, Catholic University
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Ann Bartley
Lecturer
Certificate, West Chester University
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Drew Billiau
Lecturer
BA, University of Iowa
MFA, Temple University
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Bill Buddendorf
Lecturer
BFA, The University of the Arts
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Jennifer Childs
Senior Lecturer
BFA, The University of the Arts
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Karen Cleighton
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Charles Conwell
Professor
BS, Northwestern University
MFA, Brandeis University
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Jorge Cousineau
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Diploma, Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden
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Aaron Cromie
Senior Lecturer
BM, College of New Jersey
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John Desotelle
Lecturer
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Krishna Dunston
Lecturer
BFA, MA, New York University
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Eric Ebbenga
Senior Lecturer
BM, MM, Temple University
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Nick Embree
Assistant Professor
BA, Dartmouth
MFA, Temple University
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Amy Feinberg
Associate Professor
MFA, Northern Illinois University
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Dr. Mari Fielder
Adjunct Professor
BA, Temple University
MA, Ohio State University
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
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Manfred Fischbeck
Adjunct Associate Professor
BA Equivalent - Freie Universitat Berlin
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Charles Gilbert
Professor
Director, Ira Brind School of Theater Arts
BA, University of Delaware
MFA, Carnegie-Mellon University
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Mary Ellen Grant-Kennedy
Senior Lecturer
BM, Temple University
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Theresa Greenland
Senior Lecturer
BS, West Chester University
MM, Temple University
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Christopher Hanes
Adjunct Assistant Professor
BFA, Penn State University
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Neill Hartley
Adjunct Assistant Professor
BA, SUNY Oneonta
MFA, Temple University
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Rosemary Hay
Adjunct Assistant Professor
BA, University of Sussex
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Linda Henderson
Adjunct Assistant Professor
MM, West Chester University
BFA, Indiana University
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Rex Henriques
Senior Lecturer
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Marcia Hepps
Master Lecturer
BA, Columbia University
MFA, Brandeis University
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Patricia Hobbs
Senior Lecturer
BFA, Temple University
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Johnnie Hobbs, Jr.
Associate Professor
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David Howey
Associate Professor
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Rachel Kantra
Lecturer
BFA, The University of the Arts
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Nancy Kantra
Associate Professor
BA, University of Colorado
MFA, Philadelphia College of Performing Arts
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Glen Knapp
Senior Lecturer
BFA, University of California, Los Angeles
MFA, Yale University
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Connie Koppe
Senior Lecturer
BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
MM, Temple University
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Ryk Lewis
Lecturer
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Tracy Librizzi
Lecturer
BFA, University of the Arts
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Ernest Losso
Assistant Professor
Carnegie-Mellon University
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Jared Martin
Senior Lecturer
BA, Columbia University
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Troy Martin O’Shia
Lecturer
BFA, Webster University
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Forrest McClendon
Adjunct Assistant Professor
BM, University of Connecticut
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Drucie McDaniel
Adjunct Assistant Professor
BA, University of Maine
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Janice Orlandi
Senior Lecturer
BFA, Parsons School of Design
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Dr. Patricia Raine
Assistant Professor
BM, Arizona State University
MM, Northern Arizona University
DMA, University of Minnesota
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Owen Robbins
Assistant Professor
BL.Arch., Virginia Polytechnic Institute
MS, University of Pennsylvania
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Ed Shockley
Adjunct Assistant Professor
MFA, Temple University
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Q. Brian Sickels
Technical Director
B.A., Central Michigan University
MFA, Michigan State University
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Richard St. Clair
Adjunct Assistant Professor
BA, Penn State University
MFA, Temple University
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Rick Stoppleworth
Assistant Professor
BS, University of Wisconsin/Madison
MFA, Temple University
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Jeffrey Sweet
Adjunct Assistant Professor
BFA, New York University
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Jules Tasca
Master Lecturer
BA, Penn State University
MA, Villanoa University
DFA, Heed University
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Gene Terruso
Professor
AB, MA, University of Scranton
MFA, Rutgers University
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Neal Tracy
Adjunct Associate Professor
BM, MM, DM, Indiana University
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D’Arcy Webb
Senior Lecturer
BA, Point Park College
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Ariel Weiss Holyst
Senior Lecturer
MA, Wesleyan University
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