Who We Are

James Bundy

Elizabeth Parker Ware Dean, David Geffen School of Drama; Artistic Director, Yale Repertory Theatre; Professor of Drama

Florie Seery

Associate Dean, David Geffen School of Drama; Managing Director, Yale Repertory Theatre; Assistant Professor Adjunct of Theater Management

Chantal Rodriguez

Associate Dean, David Geffen School of Drama; Title IX Coordinator and Discrimination and Harassment Resource Coordinator; Associate Professor Adjunct in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Carla L. Jackson

Assistant Dean, David Geffen School of Drama; General Manager, Yale Repertory Theatre; Assistant Professor Adjunct of Theater Management

Faculty and Staff by Department

Acting

Glenn Seven Allen Lecturer in Acting

Jennifer Archibald Lecturer in Acting

Christopher Bayes Professor in the Practice of Acting and Head of Physical Acting at David Geffen School of Drama

Nicole M. Brewer Lecturer in Acting

James Bundy Elizabeth Parker Ware Dean, David Geffen School of Drama; Artistic Director, Yale Repertory Theatre; Professor of Drama

Louis Colaianni Visiting Associate Professor of Acting

Bill Connington Lecturer in Acting

Cynthia Santos DeCure Associate Professor Adjunct of Acting

Krista DeVellis Senior Administrative Assistant to the Acting Program

Erica Fae Lecturer in Acting

Wesley Fata Professor Emeritus of Acting

Julie Foh Assistant Professor Adjunct of Acting

Annelise Lawson Lecturer in Acting

Ron Van Lieu Lloyd Richards Professor Emeritus of Acting

Joan MacIntosh Professor in the Practice of Acting

Beth McGuire Professor Emeritus of Acting

Keegan Monti-Kewley Lecturer in Acting

Midori Nakamura Lecturer in Acting

Ellen Novack Lecturer in Acting

Annie Piper Lecturer in Acting

Kelsey Rainwater Lecturer in Acting and Stage Management

Tlaloc Rivas Lecturer in Acting

Mary Lou Rosato Lecturer in Acting

Michael Rossmy Lecturer in Acting and Stage Management

Billy Serow Lecturer in Acting

Fabio Tavares Lecturer in Acting

Anne Tofflemire Lecturer in Acting

Daniela Varon Lecturer in Acting

Gregory Wallace Lloyd Richards Professor in the Practice of Acting

Justine Williams Lecturer in Acting

Walton Wilson Professor in the Practice of Acting

Jessica Wolf Professor in the Practice of Acting

Tamilla Woodard Associate Professor Adjunct of Acting and Chair, Acting Program at David Geffen School of Drama

Johnny (Xianzhong) Wu Lecturer in Acting

Grace Zandarski Associate Professor Adjunct of Acting, Associate Chair, Head of Voice and Text

Administrative Staff

Aditya Agarwal Business Office Specialist

Jennifer Alzona Senior Administrative Assistant to Development & Alumni Affairs

Kate Baker Senior Administrative Assistant for Design and Sound Design Departments

Nadir Balan Director of Facility Operations

Tracy Baldini Subscriptions Coordinator

Deborah Berman Lecturer in Theater Management and Director of Development and Alumni Affairs

Martha Boateng Manager, Business Operations

Amy Boratko Lecturer in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism; Yale Repertory Theatre Dramaturgy Advisor and Senior Artistic Producer

Josephine Brown Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean/Artistic Director and Associate Artistic Director’s Office

James Bundy Elizabeth Parker Ware Dean, David Geffen School of Drama; Artistic Director, Yale Repertory Theatre; Professor of Drama

Sue Clark Senior Associate Director of Operations for Development and Alumni Affairs

Moriah Clarke Business Office Specialist

Laurie Coppola Senior Administrative Assistant to the Departments of Directing, Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism, Playwriting and Stage Management; and for THEATER Magazine

Daniel Cress Director of Marketing

Trinh DiNoto Director of Human Resources and Lecturer in Theater Management

Krista Dobson Non-Clinical Counselor

Dana Doyle Chef

Bo Du Access Database Development Consultant

Edison Dule Digital Technology Associate

Marguerite Elliott Publications Manager

Janna Ellis Lecturer in Theater Management; Director, Yale Tessitura Consortium and Web Technology

Jamie Farkas Costume Stock Manager

Brandon Fuller Operations Associate

Anna Glover Lecturer in Technical Design and Production and Theater Management; Director of Theater Safety and Occupational Health

Casey Grambo Associate Director of Development Communications and Alumni Affairs

Caitlin S Griffin Senior Associate Director of Marketing and Communications

Garry Heyward Digital Technology Associate

Carla L. Jackson Assistant Dean, David Geffen School of Drama; General Manager, Yale Repertory Theatre; Assistant Professor Adjunct of Theater Management

Edward Jooss Audience Safety Officer

Jennifer Kiger Associate Artistic Director and Director of New Play Programs at Yale Repertory Theatre, Lecturer in Playwriting

Laura Kirk Director of Audience Services

Molly Leona Audience Services Associate

John Marquez Customer Service Safety Officer

Andre Massiah Financial Aid Officer

Emalie Mayo Senior Administrative Assistant to the Associate Dean/Managing Director, Associate Dean, Assistant Dean/General Manager, and Theater Management Department

Kay Perdue Meadows Artistic Associate

Janice Muirhead Senior Associate Director of Institutional Giving

Grace O'Brien Senior Administrative Assistant to the Production Program, Theater Safety, and Occupational Health Departments, and Technical Design and Production Program

Kelly O’Loughlin Assistant Director of Theatre Safety and Occupational Health

Steven Padla Director of Communications

Shane Quinn Assistant Director of Audience Services

Shainn Reaves Senior Administrative Assistant to Business Office, Digital Technology, Operations, and Tessitura Consortium

Chantal Rodriguez Associate Dean, David Geffen School of Drama; Title IX Coordinator and Discrimination and Harassment Resource Coordinator; Associate Professor Adjunct in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Florie Seery Associate Dean, David Geffen School of Drama; Managing Director, Yale Repertory Theatre; Assistant Professor Adjunct of Theater Management

Tom Sellar Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism at David Geffen School of Drama and Editor, Theater Magazine

Ariel Sibert

Benjamin Silvert Access Database Development Consultant

George Tinari Digital Communications Associate

Laura Torino Senior Administrative Assistant to the Financial Aid Officer and Registrar/Admissions Administrator

Ariel Yan Registrar and Admissions Administrator

Design

Arin Arbus Lecturer in Design

Michael Backhaus Lecturer in Sound Design and Technical Design and Production Sound Supervisor

Joshua Benghiat Lecturer in Design

David Biedny Lecturer in Design

Oana Botez Associate Professor Adjunct of Design at David Geffen School of Drama at Yale

Shawn Boyle Lecturer in Design in the Projection Design concentration

David Budries Professor Emeritus in the Practice of Sound Design, and Yale Repertory Theatre Sound Design Advisor

Elizabeth Sesha Coleman Lecturer in Sound Design

Ronald Daniel Lecturer in Design

Marcelo Dietrich Associate Professor of Comparative Medicine, Lecturer in Sound Design

Alan C. Edwards Lecturer in Design

Justin Ellington Lecturer in Sound Design

JJJJJerome Ellis Lecturer in Sound Design

Maruti Evans Lecturer in Design

Marjorie Folkman Lecturer in Design

Billy Gerard Frank Lecturer in Design and Directing

Jane Greenwood Professor in the Practice Emerita of Design (January 2020)

Wendall K. Harrington Professor in the Practice of Design

Riccardo Hernández Associate Professor Adjunct and Co-chair of Design at David Geffen School of Drama and Set Design Advisor at Yale Repertory Theatre

Toni-Leslie James Co-Chair of Design and Yale Repertory Theatre Resident Costume Designer

Konrad Kaczmarek Lecturer in Sound Design; Assistant Professor in the Music Department, Yale College

Sheiva Khalily Lecturer in Design

Daniel Kluger Lecturer in Sound Design

Ming Cho Lee Oenslager Professor Emeritus of Design (In Memoriam)

Nick Lloyd Lecturer in Sound Design

Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams Lecturer in Design

Elaine McCarthy Lecturer in Design

James Monaco Lecturer in Sound Design

Tatiana Pandiani Lecturer in Design

Sadah Espii Proctor Lecturer in Design

Joshua Quinn Lecturer in Design

Manuel Barenboim Segal Lecturer in Design

Zahida Sherman Lecturer in Antiracism

Ilona Somogyi Assistant Professor Adjunct of Design, and Costume Design Advisor at Yale Repertory Theatre

Stephen Strawbridge Professor in the Practice of Design and Head of Lighting Design Concentration at David Geffen School of Drama; and Yale Repertory Theatre Resident Lighting Designer

Mikaal Sulaiman Assistant Professor Adjunct of Sound Design, Head of the Sound Design Concentration, and Sound Design Advisor at Yale Repertory Theatre

Matthew Suttor Professor in the Practice of Sound Design

Emily Tappan Lecturer in Design

Jennifer Tipton Professor Emeritus in the Practice of Design at David Geffen School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre Lighting Design Advisor

Ru-Jun Wang Professor in the Practice of Design at David Geffen School of Drama, and Yale Repertory Theatre Paint Shop Supervisor

Clarissa Wylie-Youngberg Senior Draper and Lecturer in Design

Michael Yeargan Professor in the Practice of Design, and Yale Repertory Theatre Resident Set Designer

Directing

Nissy Aya Lecturer in Directing

Lileana Blain-Cruz Lecturer in Directing

Emily Coates Associate Professor Adjunct in Directing (on leave, spring 2020)

Karin Coonrod Lecturer in Directing

Patrick Diamond Lecturer in Directing

Liz Diamond Professor in the Practice of Directing and Chair, Directing Program at Yale School of Drama; and Yale Repertory Theatre Resident Director

Susanna Gellert Lecturer in Directing

Ethan Heard Lecturer in Directing

Yuri Kordonsky Professor in the Practice of Directing

Robert O'Hara Lecturer in Directing

Awoye Timpo Lecturer in Directing

Claire Warden Lecturer in Drama and Directing

Dustin Wills Lecturer in Directing

Dramaturgy

Amy Boratko Lecturer in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism; Yale Repertory Theatre Dramaturgy Advisor and Senior Artistic Producer

Elinor Fuchs Professor Emerita of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Eric M. Glover Assistant Professor Adjunct of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Kimberly Jannarone Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Gundula Kreuzer Professor in the Music Department, Yale College*

Drew Lichtenberg Lecturer in Dramaturgy & Dramatic Criticism

Carly McCollow Lecturer in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Jill Rachel Morris Lecturer in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Elise Morrison Assistant Professor of Theater and Performance Studies, Yale College*

Tavia Nyong’o Professor of Theater and Performance Studies, Yale College

Katherine Profeta Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Otis Ramsey-Zöe Lecturer in Dramaturgy & Dramatic Criticism

Marc Robinson Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Gordon Rogoff Professor in the Practice Emeritus of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Tom Sellar Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism at David Geffen School of Drama and Editor, Theater Magazine

Catherine Sheehy Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism, and Chair, Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism Program at David Geffen School of Drama; Yale Repertory Theatre Resident Dramaturg and Senior Associate Editor, SCHOOL OF DRAMA ALUMNI MAGAZINE (on leave spring 2021)

Paul Walsh Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Lecturers in Drama

Liz Lerman Lecturer in Drama

Carmen Morgan Lecturer in Drama

Claire Warden Lecturer in Drama and Directing

Playwriting

Jackie Sibblies Drury Lecturer in Playwriting

Anne Erbe Lecturer in Playwriting, and Associate Chair of the Playwriting Program at David Geffen School of Drama

Amy Herzog Lecturer in Playwriting

Majkin Holmquist Lecturer in Playwriting

Isaac Holter Lecturer in Playwriting

Jennifer Kiger Associate Artistic Director and Director of New Play Programs at Yale Repertory Theatre, Lecturer in Playwriting

Michael Korie Lecturer in Playwriting

Kirk Lynn Lecturer in Playwriting

Tarell Alvin McCraney Eugene O'Neill Professor in the Practice of Playwriting and Chair; Playwriting Program at Yale School of Drama; and Yale Repertory Theatre Playwright-in-Residence

Sarah Ruhl Professor in the Practice of Playwriting

Production Staff

Lia Akkerhuis Scenic Artist

Narda E. Alcorn Professor in the Practice of Stage Management; Chair, Stage Management Program; and Stage Management Advisor

Shaminda Amarakoon Professor in the Practice, Technical Design and Production; Chair, Technical Design Production at David Geffen School of Drama at Yale; and Yale Repertory Theatre Director of Production

Michael Backhaus Lecturer in Sound Design and Technical Design and Production Sound Supervisor

Deborah Bloch Senior First Hand

Elizabeth Bolster Lead Wardrobe Supervisor

David Budries Professor Emeritus in the Practice of Sound Design, and Yale Repertory Theatre Sound Design Advisor

Jennifer Carlson Senior House Electrician

Robert Chikar Acting Production Coordinator and Student Labor Supervisor

Janet Cunningham Stage Carpenter

Liz Diamond Professor in the Practice of Directing and Chair, Directing Program at Yale School of Drama; and Yale Repertory Theatre Resident Director

Mark Dionne Properties Warehouse Manager

Zach Faber Properties Associate

Matthew Gaffney Senior Head Carpenter

Ryan Gardner Lead Carpenter

Alan Hendrickson Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production and Electro Mechanical Laboratory Supervisor at David Geffen School of Drama

Pat Van Horn Senior First Hand

Nathan Jasunas Scenic Artist

Linda Kelley-Dodd Costume Project Coordinator

Eric Lin Associate Professor Adjunct of Technical Design and Production

Kat McCarthey Lead Carpenter

Jennifer McClure Associate Chair of Technical Design and Production, Lecturer in Technical Design and Properties Supervisor

Tarell Alvin McCraney Eugene O'Neill Professor in the Practice of Playwriting and Chair; Playwriting Program at Yale School of Drama; and Yale Repertory Theatre Playwright-in-Residence

Nikki Mills Production Manager for Studio Projects and Special Events/Student Labor Supervisor

James Mountcastle Professor in the Practice of Stage Management at David Geffen School of Drama, and Yale Repertory Production Stage Manager

Neil Mulligan Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production & Technical Director Yale Repertory Theatre

Eric Norris FOH Mix Engineer

Billy Ordynowicz Head Properties Runner

Mike Paddock Projections Engineer

Jonathan Reed Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production

Sharon Reinhart Lead Carpenter

David Schrader Lecturer in Technical Design and Production and Properties Craftsperson

Stephanie Smith Lead Sound Engineer

Eric Sparks Scene Shop Supervisor

Libby Stone Lead Carpenter

Stephen Strawbridge Professor in the Practice of Design and Head of Lighting Design Concentration at David Geffen School of Drama; and Yale Repertory Theatre Resident Lighting Designer

Christine Szczepanski Assistant Professor Adjunct of Technical Design and Production at Yale School of Drama, and Costume Shop Manager

Jennifer Tipton Professor Emeritus in the Practice of Design at David Geffen School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre Lighting Design Advisor

Donald Titus Lecturer in Technical Design and Production and Lighting Supervisor/Inventory Manager

Ru-Jun Wang Professor in the Practice of Design at David Geffen School of Drama, and Yale Repertory Theatre Paint Shop Supervisor

Matt Welander Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production and Technical Director

David Willmore Lead Lightboard Programmer

Walton Wilson Professor in the Practice of Acting

Clarissa Wylie-Youngberg Senior Draper and Lecturer in Design

Michael Yeargan Professor in the Practice of Design, and Yale Repertory Theatre Resident Set Designer

Linda-Cristal Young Senior House Electrician

Mary Zihal Senior Draper

Stage Management

Narda E. Alcorn Professor in the Practice of Stage Management; Chair, Stage Management Program; and Stage Management Advisor

Laura Brown-MacKinnon Lecturer in Stage Management

Diane DiVita Lecturer in Stage Management

Laura Freebairn-Smith Lecturer in Stage Management and Theater Management

James Mountcastle Professor in the Practice of Stage Management at David Geffen School of Drama, and Yale Repertory Production Stage Manager

Kelsey Rainwater Lecturer in Acting and Stage Management

Michael Rossmy Lecturer in Acting and Stage Management

Matthew Suttor Professor in the Practice of Sound Design

Technical Design & Production

Michael Backhaus Lecturer in Sound Design and Technical Design and Production Sound Supervisor

Jon Cardone Lecturer in Technical Design and Production

Damian Doria Lecturer in Technical Design and Production

Carmel Dundon Lecturer in Technical Design and Production

Anna Glover Lecturer in Technical Design and Production and Theater Management; Director of Theater Safety and Occupational Health

LT Gourzong Assistant Professor Adjunct of Technical Design and Production

Alan Hendrickson Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production and Electro Mechanical Laboratory Supervisor at David Geffen School of Drama

Eugene Leitermann Lecturer in Technical Design and Production

Eric Lin Associate Professor Adjunct of Technical Design and Production

Tom McAlister Professor in the Practice Emeritus of Technical Design and Production

Jennifer McClure Associate Chair of Technical Design and Production, Lecturer in Technical Design and Properties Supervisor

Nikki Mills Production Manager for Studio Projects and Special Events/Student Labor Supervisor

Neil Mulligan Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production & Technical Director Yale Repertory Theatre

Jonathan Reed Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production

Bill Reynolds Lecturer in Technical Design and Production

Bronislaw Joseph Sammler Henry McCormick Professor in the Practice Emeritus of Technical Design and Production

David Schrader Lecturer in Technical Design and Production and Properties Craftsperson

Rosalie Stemer Lecturer, Theater Management and Technical Design & Production

Christine Szczepanski Assistant Professor Adjunct of Technical Design and Production at Yale School of Drama, and Costume Shop Manager

Donald Titus Lecturer in Technical Design and Production and Lighting Supervisor/Inventory Manager

Matt Welander Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production and Technical Director

Theater Management

Jessica Adler Lecturer in Theater Management

Deborah Berman Lecturer in Theater Management and Director of Development and Alumni Affairs

Joshua Borenstein Lecturer in Theater Management

Gonzalo Casals Lecturer in Theater Management

Joan Channick Professor in the Practice of Theater Management and Chair, Theater Management Program

Kelvin Dinkins , Jr. Lecturer in Theater Management

Trinh DiNoto Director of Human Resources and Lecturer in Theater Management

Jaan Elias Lecturer in Theater Management

Janna Ellis Lecturer in Theater Management; Director, Yale Tessitura Consortium and Web Technology

Laura Freebairn-Smith Lecturer in Stage Management and Theater Management

Sarah de Freitas Lecturer in Theater Management

Anna Glover Lecturer in Technical Design and Production and Theater Management; Director of Theater Safety and Occupational Health

Naomi Grabel Lecturer in Theater Management

Andrew Hamingson Lecturer in Theater Management

Carla L. Jackson Assistant Dean, David Geffen School of Drama; General Manager, Yale Repertory Theatre; Assistant Professor Adjunct of Theater Management

Edward Martenson Professor Emeritus of Theater Management

Beth Morrison Lecturer in Theater Management

Victoria Nolan Professor Emerita of Theater Management

Tom O'Connor Lecturer in Theater Management

Jacob G. Padrón Lecturer in Theater Management

Joey Parnes Lecturer in Theater Management

Laura Penn Lecturer in Theater Management

Roberta Pereira Lecturer in Theater Management

Diane Ragsdale Lecturer in Theater Management

David J. Roberts Lecturer in Theater Management

Garth Ross Lecturer in Theater Management

Florie Seery Associate Dean, David Geffen School of Drama; Managing Director, Yale Repertory Theatre; Assistant Professor Adjunct of Theater Management

Aleta Staton Lecturer in Theater Management

Rosalie Stemer Lecturer, Theater Management and Technical Design & Production

Harold Wolpert Lecturer in Theater Management

Lisa Yancey Lecturer in Theater Management

Nancy Yao Lecturer in Theater Management

Board of Advisors

Board Members

John B. Beinecke YC ’69, Chair

Jeremy Smith ’76, Vice Chair

Nina Adams MS ’69, NUR ’77

Rudy Aragon LAW ’79

Amy Aquino ’86

John Badham ’63, YC ’61

Pun Bandhu ’01

Sonja Berggren Special Research Fellow ’13

Frances Black ’09

Carmine Boccuzzi YC ’90, LAW ’94

Lynne Bolton

Clare Brinkley

Sterling B. Brinkley, Jr. YC ’74

Kate Burton ’82

James Chen ’08

Lois Chiles

Patricia Clarkson ’85

Edgar M. Cullman III ’02, YC ’97

Michael David ’68

Scott Delman YC ’82

Michael Diamond ’90

Polly Draper ’80, YC ’77

Charles S. (Roc) Dutton ’83

Sasha Emerson ’84

Lily Fan YC ’01, LAW ’04

Terry Fitzpatrick ’83

Marc Flanagan ’70

Anita Pamintuan Fusco YC ’90

David Marshall Grant ’78

David Alan Grier ’81

Sally Horchow YC ’92

Ellen Iseman YC ’76

David G. Johnson YC ’78

Rolin Jones ’04

Sarah Long ’92, YC ’85

Cathy MacNeil-Hollinger ’86

Brian Mann ’79

Drew McCoy

David Milch YC ’66

Jennifer Harrison Newman ’11

Carol Ostrow ’80

Tracy Chutorian Semler YC ’86

Tony Shalhoub ’80

Michael Sheehan ’76

Anna Deavere Smith HON ’14

Andrew Tisdale

Edward Trach ’58

Esme Usdan YC ’77

Courtney B. Vance ’86

Donald Ware YC ’71

Shana C. Waterman YC ’94, LAW ’00

Henry Winkler ’70

Amanda Wallace Woods ’03

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