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; Associate Artistic Director and Director of New Play Programs, Yale Repertory Theatre; Associate Professor Adjunct in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Assistant Dean, David Geffen School of Drama; General Manager, Yale Repertory Theatre; Title IX Coordinator and Discrimination and Harassment Resource Coordinator; Assistant Professor Adjunct of Theater Management

Nancy Yao

Assistant Dean of Student Life, David Geffen School of Drama; Assistant Professor Adjunct of Theater Management

Faculty and Staff

Acting

Glenn Seven Allen Lecturer in Acting

Christopher Bayes Professor in the Practice of Acting and Head of Physical Acting

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

Bill Connington Lecturer in Acting

Cynthia Santos DeCure Associate Professor Adjunct of Acting (On Leave 2025-2026)

Krista DeVellis Senior Administrative Assistant, Acting Program

Erica Fae Lecturer in Acting

Julie Foh Associate Professor Adjunct of Acting

Ben Krywosz Lecturer in Acting

Annelise Lawson Lecturer in Acting

Ron Van Lieu Lloyd Richards Professor Emeritus of Acting

Joan MacIntosh Professor in the Practice of Acting (On Leave Spring 2026)

Ellen Novack Lecturer in Acting

Lonny Price Lecturer in Acting

Amanda Quaid Lecturer in Acting

Kelsey Rainwater Lecturer in Acting and Stage Management; Yale Rep Resident Fight and Intimacy Directors

Tlaloc Rivas Lecturer in Acting

Mary Lou Rosato Lecturer in Acting

Michael Rossmy Lecturer in Acting and Stage Management; Resident Fight and Intimacy Director

Fabio Tavares Lecturer in Acting

Eleanor Taylor 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 Emerita of Acting

Tamilla Woodard Professor in the Practice of Acting and Chair, Acting Program; Yale Rep Resident Director

Grace Zandarski Professor in the Practice of Acting and Associate Chair, Acting Program; Head of Voice and Text

Administrative Staff

Jennifer Alzona Senior Administrative Assistant to Development and Alumni Affairs

Avery Amacher Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean/Artistic Director and Artistic Offices

Kate Baker Senior Administrative Assistant, Design Program

Nadir Balan Director of Facility Operations

Tracy Baldini Subscriptions Coordinator

Teo Baldwin Customer Service Safety Officer

Scott Bartelson Senior Associate Director of Development and Alumni Affairs

Deborah Berman Senior Director of Development and Alumni Affairs; Editor, David Geffen School of Drama Alumni Magazine; Lecturer in Theater Management

Ralph Black Customer Service Safety Officer

Nicola Blake Director of Finance and Business Administration/Lead Administrator

Martha O. Boateng Manager, Business Operations

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

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

Rob Chikar Dramatic Arts Building Project Manager

Sue Clark Deputy Director of Operations for Development and Alumni Affairs

Laurie Coppola Senior Administrative Assistant for Directing, Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism, Playwriting and Stage Management programs, and for Theater Magazine

Daniel Cress Director of Marketing

Kevin Delaney Customer Service Safety Officer

Krista DeVellis Senior Administrative Assistant, Acting Program

Sadartha DiNello Senior Administrative Assistant for the Business Office, Digital Technology, Operations and Tessitura

Krista Dobson Non-Clinical Counselor

Cayenne Douglass Alumni Affairs Officer and Senior Writer

Edison Dule Digital Technology Associate

Marguerite Elliott Publications Manager, Artwork and Program Designer

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

Jamie Farkas Costume Stock Manager

Anna Glover Assistant Professor Adjunct in Technical Design and Production and Theater Management; Director of Theater Safety and Occupational Health

Caitlin S Griffin Senior Associate Director of Marketing and Communications

Malaika El Hamel Manager, Staff and Faculty Affairs

Garry Heyward Digital Technology Associate

Carla L. Jackson Assistant Dean, David Geffen School of Drama; General Manager, Yale Repertory Theatre; Title IX Coordinator and Discrimination and Harassment Resource Coordinator; Assistant Professor Adjunct of Theater Management

Laura Kirk Director of Audience Services

Molly Leona Audience Services Associate

Andre Massiah Director of Financial Aid

Kay Perdue Meadows Associate Producer, Yale Repertory Theatre

Kenneth Murray Digital Communications Associate

Elizabeth "Biz" Nearing Education and Community Programs Manager

Juliana Norman Financial Analyst

Grace O'Brien Senior Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director/Dean

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

Steven Padla Director of Communications

Shane Quinn Assistant Director of Audience Services

Mishelle Raza Senior Administrative Assistant to the Marketing & Communications Department and to the Assistant Dean of Student Life

Shainn Reaves Business Office Analyst

Devon Reaves Operations Associate

Chantal Rodriguez Associate Dean, David Geffen School of Drama; Associate Artistic Director and Director of New Play Programs, Yale Repertory Theatre; 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 and Editor, Theater Magazine

Benjamin Silvert Access Database Development Consultant

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

Ariel Yan Registrar/Admissions Administrator

Rachel Zwick Senior Administrative Assistant to Production, Technical Design and Production Program, and Theater Safety

Design

Michael Backhaus Lecturer in Design and Production Sound Supervisor

Brandon Stirling Baker Lecturer in Design

Joshua Benghiat Lecturer in Design

Mikah Berky Assistant Professor Adjunct of Design and Scenic Charge

Jill BC Du Boff Lecturer in Design and Head of Sound Design Concentration

Oana Botez Associate Professor Adjunct of Design; Yale Rep Costume Design Advisor

Shawn Boyle Lecturer in Design; Yale Rep Projection Design Advisor

Elizabeth Sesha Coleman Lecturer in Design

Alan C. Edwards Assistant Professor Adjunct of Design

Justin Ellington Lecturer in Design

Maruti Evans Lecturer in Design

Marjorie Folkman Lecturer in Design

Zachary Goldberg Lecturer in Design

Wendall K. Harrington Professor in the Practice of Design and Head of Projection Design Concentration

Riccardo Hernández Professor in the Practice of Design; Co-chair, Design Program and Head of Set Design Concentration; Yale Rep Set Design Advisor

Donald Holder Professor in the Practice of Design and Head of Lighting Design Concentration; Yale Rep Lighting Design Advisor

Toni-Leslie James Professor in the Practice of Design; Co-Chair Design Program and Head of Costume Design Concentration; Yale Rep Resident Costume Designer

Konrad Kaczmarek Lecturer in Design; Associate Professor Adjunct Department of Music at Yale University*

Bill Lacey Lecturer in Design

William N. Lowe Lecturer in Design

Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams Lecturer in Design

James Monaco Lecturer in Design

Joey Moro Lecturer in Design; Yale Rep Projection Design Advisor

Manuel Barenboim Segal Lecturer in Design

Zahida Sherman Lecturer in Design

Ilona Somogyi Associate Professor Adjunct of Design; Yale Rep Costume Design Advisor

Stephen Strawbridge Professor in the Practice of Design

Emily Tappan Lecturer in Design

Matthias Winter Lecturer in Design

Alexander Woodward Lecturer in Design

Clarissa Wylie-Youngberg Senior Draper and Lecturer in Design

Michael Yeargan Donald M. Oenslager Professor in the Practice of Design; Yale Rep Resident Set Designer

Sammy Zeisel Lecturer in Design and Playwriting

*Affiliated Faculty

Directing

Nissy Aya Lecturer in Directing

Lileana Blain-Cruz Assistant Professor Adjunct of Directing; Yale Rep Resident Director

Emily Coates Professor in the Practice of Directing

Karin Coonrod Lecturer in Directing

Liz Diamond Professor in the Practice of Directing and Chair, Directing Program; Yale Rep Resident Director

Susanna Gellert Lecturer in Directing

Sara Holdren Lecturer in Directing

Yuri Kordonsky Professor in the Practice of Directing and Associate Chair, Directing Program

Awoye Timpo Lecturer in Directing

Dustin Wills Lecturer in Directing

Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

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

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

Kimberly Jannarone Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism and Associate Chair, Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism Program

Gundula Kreuzer Professor in the Music Department, Yale Faculty of Arts and Sciences*

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 Faculty of Arts and Sciences*

Kee-Yoon Nahm Visiting Associate Professor of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Tavia Nyong’o Professor of Theater and Performance Studies, Yale Faculty of Arts and Sciences*

Melle Powers Lecturer in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Katherine Profeta Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Marc Robinson Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Tom Sellar Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism and Editor, Theater Magazine

Catherine Sheehy Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism, and Chair, Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism Program; Yale Rep Resident Dramaturg; Senior Associate Editor, David Geffen School of Drama Alumni Magazine

Paul Walsh Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism (On Leave Spring 2026)

*Affiliated Faculty

Emeritus

David Budries Professor Emeritus of Sound Design

Wesley Fata Professor Emeritus of Acting

Jane Greenwood Professor Emerita of Design

Alan Hendrickson Henry McCormick Professor Emeritus of Technical Design and Production

Ron Van Lieu Lloyd Richards Professor Emeritus of Acting

Tom McAlister Professor Emeritus of Technical Design and Production

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

Jennifer Tipton Professor Emerita of Design

Ru-Jun Wang Professor Emeritus of Design

Jessica Wolf Professor Emerita of Acting

Guest Lecturers

Omid Akbari Guest Lecturer in Design

Jennifer Archibald Guest Lecturer in Acting

John Beatty Guest Lecturer in Design

Erica Hart Guest Lecturer in Acting

Marion Koltun Guest Lecturer in Theater Management

Mark Lamos Guess Lecturer in Design

Elaine J. McCarthy Guest Lecturer in Design

Keegan Monti-Kewley Guest Lecturer in Acting

Midori Nakamura Guest Lecturer in Acting

Roberta Pereira Guest Lecturer in Theater Management

Annie Piper Guest Lecturer in Acting

Bill Reynolds Guest Lecturer in Technical Design and Production

Joshua Robinson Guest Lecturer in Acting

Kimberly Senior Guest Lecturer in Sound Design and Directing

Sally Shen Guest Lecturer in Theater Management

Lecturers in Drama

Liz Lerman Lecturer in Drama

Carmen Morgan Lecturer in Drama

Playwriting

Esperanza Rosales Balcárcel Lecturer in Playwriting

Anne Erbe Assistant Professor Adjunct in Playwriting and Co-Chair, Playwriting Program

Marcus Gardley Assistant Professor Adjunct in Playwriting and Co-Chair, Playwriting Program

Majkin Holmquist Lecturer in Playwriting

Jennifer Kiger Lecturer in Playwriting

Michael Korie Lecturer in Playwriting

Sarah Ruhl Professor in the Practice of Playwriting

Sammy Zeisel Lecturer in Design and Playwriting

Production Staff

Lia Akkerhuis Scenic Artist

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

Shaminda Amarakoon Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production and Chair, Technical Design and Production Program; Yale Rep Director of Production

Susan Aziz Senior Draper/Patternmaker

Michael Backhaus Lecturer in Design and Production Sound Supervisor

Deborah Bloch Senior First Hand

Elizabeth Bolster Lead Wardrobe Supervisor

Rob Chikar Dramatic Arts Building Project Manager

Janet Cunningham Stage Carpenter

Liz Diamond Professor in the Practice of Directing and Chair, Directing Program; Yale Rep Resident Director

Mark Dionne Properties Warehouse Manager

Zach Faber Properties Associate

Price Foster Senior House Electrician

Matthew Gaffney Metal Shop Foreperson

Ryan Gardner Wood Shop Foreperson

Donald Holder Professor in the Practice of Design and Head of Lighting Design Concentration; Yale Rep Lighting Design Advisor

Pat Van Horn Senior First Hand

Spencer Hrdy Assistant Professor Adjunct in Technical Design and Production and Electro Mechanical Laboratory Supervisor

Sabrina Idom Light Board Programmer

Nathan Jasunas Interim Scenic Charge

Mariah Keener Lead Sound Engineer

Linda Kelley-Dodd Costume Project Coordinator

Douglas Kester Lead Carpenter

Eric Lin Associate Professor Adjunct of Technical Design and Production; Director of Information Technology

Steven Lopez Properties Craftperson

Kat McCarthey Lead Carpenter

Jennifer McClure Assistant Professor Adjunct of Technical Design and Production and Associate Chair, Technical Design and Production Program; Yale Rep Properties Supervisor

Nikki Mills Production Manager for Studio Projects; Special Events/Student Labor Supervisor; Lecturer in Technical Design and Production

James Mountcastle Professor in the Practice of Stage Management and Associate Chair, Stage Management Program; Yale Rep Production Stage Manager

Neil Mulligan Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production; Technical Director for Yale Rep and Fall Protection Program Administrator

Billy Ordynowicz Lead Properties Runner

Anja Powell Projection Supervisor

Katie Pulling Associate Properties Supervisor

Jonathan Reed Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production; Production Manager

Sharon Reinhart Lead Carpenter

Abigail 'Galleon' Richard Lead Carpenter

Solomon Sheffield Lead Projection Technician

Christine Szczepanski Assistant Professor Adjunct of Technical Design and Production; Costume Shop Manager

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

Matt Welander Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production; Technical Director for David Geffen School of Drama

Walton Wilson Professor in the Practice of Acting

Clarissa Wylie-Youngberg Senior Draper and Lecturer in Design

Michael Yeargan Donald M. Oenslager Professor in the Practice of Design; Yale Rep 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 and Chair, Stage Management Program; Yale Rep Stage Management Advisor

Laura Brown-MacKinnon Lecturer in Stage Management

James Mountcastle Professor in the Practice of Stage Management and Associate Chair, Stage Management Program; Yale Rep Production Stage Manager

Benjamin Pfister Lecturer in Stage Management

Kelsey Rainwater Lecturer in Acting and Stage Management; Yale Rep Resident Fight and Intimacy Directors

Michael Rossmy Lecturer in Acting and Stage Management; Resident Fight and Intimacy Director

Technical Design & Production

Shaminda Amarakoon Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production and Chair, Technical Design and Production Program; Yale Rep Director of Production

Michael Backhaus Lecturer in Design and Production Sound Supervisor

Jon Cardone Lecturer in Technical Design and Production

Damian Doria Lecturer in Technical Design and Production (on Faculty every other year)

Carmel Dundon Lecturer in Technical Design and Production

Anna Glover Assistant Professor Adjunct 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; Technical Director for David Geffen School of Drama

Spencer Hrdy Assistant Professor Adjunct in Technical Design and Production and Electro Mechanical Laboratory Supervisor

Kirk Keen Lecturer in Technical Design and Production

Eugene Leitermann Lecturer in Technical Design and Production

Eric Lin Associate Professor Adjunct of Technical Design and Production; Director of Information Technology

Jennifer McClure Assistant Professor Adjunct of Technical Design and Production and Associate Chair, Technical Design and Production Program; Yale Rep Properties Supervisor

Nikki Mills Production Manager for Studio Projects; Special Events/Student Labor Supervisor; Lecturer in Technical Design and Production

Neil Mulligan Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production; Technical Director for Yale Rep and Fall Protection Program Administrator

Jonathan Reed Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production; Production Manager

Christine Szczepanski Assistant Professor Adjunct of Technical Design and Production; Costume Shop Manager

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

Matt Welander Professor in the Practice of Technical Design and Production; Technical Director for David Geffen School of Drama

Rachel Zwick Senior Administrative Assistant to Production, Technical Design and Production Program, and Theater Safety

Theater Management

Deborah Berman Senior Director of Development and Alumni Affairs; Editor, David Geffen School of Drama Alumni Magazine; Lecturer in Theater Management

Amanda Blackman Lecturer in Theater Management

Joshua Borenstein Assistant Professor Adjunct of Theater Management and Chair, Theater Management Program

Gonzalo Casals Lecturer in Theater Management

Joan Channick Professor in the Practice of Theater Management

Hope Chávez Lecturer in Theater Management

Kelvin Dinkins , Jr. Lecturer in Theater Management

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

Anna Glover Assistant Professor Adjunct in Technical Design and Production and Theater Management; Director of Theater Safety and Occupational Health

Barry (Herbert) Grove Lecturer in Theater Management

Andrew Hamingson Lecturer in Theater Management

Al Heartley Lecturer in Theater Management

Edward Martenson Professor Emeritus of Theater Management

Beth Morrison Lecturer in Theater Management

Victoria Nolan Professor Emerita of Theater Management

Joey Parnes Lecturer in Theater Management

Laura Penn Lecturer in Theater Management

Jordan Person Lecturer in Theater Management

David J. Roberts Lecturer in Theater Management

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

Rosalie Stemer Lecturer in Theater Management

Meiyin Wang Lecturer in Theater Management

Harold Wolpert Lecturer in Theater Management

Lisa Yancey Lecturer in Theater Management

Nancy Yao Assistant Dean of Student Life, David Geffen School of Drama; Assistant Professor Adjunct of Theater Management

Stephanie Ybarra Lecturer in Theater Management

Board of Advisors

Board Members

Julie Turaj YC ’94, Chair

Jeremy Smith ’76, East Coast Vice Chair

John Badham ’63, YC ’61, West Coast Vice Chair

Nina Adams MS ’69, NUR ’77

Rudy Aragon LAW ’79

Amy Aquino ’86

Pun Bandhu ’01

John B. Beinecke YC ’69

Sonja Berggren Special Research Fellow ’13

Frances Black ’09

Carmine Boccuzzi YC ’90, LAW ’94

Lynne Bolton

Lois Chiles

Patricia Clarkson ’85

Edgar M. Cullman III ’02, YC ’97

Michael David ’68

Wendy Davies Special Research Fellow '21

Sasha Emerson ’84

Lily Fan YC ’01, LAW ’04

Terry Fitzpatrick ’83

Marc Flanagan ’70

Anita Pamintuan Fusco YC ’90

David Alan Grier ’81

Sally Horchow YC ’92

Ellen Iseman YC ’76

David G. Johnson YC ’78

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

Maulik Pancholy '03

Daphne Rubin-Vega

Tracy Chutorian Semler YC ’86

Michael Sheehan ’76

Anna Deavere Smith HON ’14

Woody Taft YC '92

Andrew Tisdale

Edward Trach ’58

Esme Usdan YC ’77

Courtney B. Vance ’86

Donald Ware YC ’71

Shana C. Waterman YC ’94, LAW ’00

Kim Williams

Henry Winkler ’70

Amanda Wallace Woods ’03

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