Theater Arts

J106 Theater Arts Center
(831) 459-2974
theater@ucsc.edu
http://theater.ucsc.edu/

Professor

James H. Bierman
Playwriting, theater history and literature, classical and Renaissance drama, Chicano theater, digital media

Andrew E. Doe, Emeritus

Michael D. Edwards, Adjunct
Acting and directing, dramatic literature, opera, Shakespeare

M. Kathleen Foley
Asian theater, Southeast Asian studies, performance studies, maskwork, puppetry, multicultural theater

Mark Franko
Dance history and theory, choreography, technique, performance studies, theatrical theory in historical and critical perspective

Norvid J. Roos, Emeritus

Danny Scheie
Acting, directing, dramatic literature, theater history, Shakespeare, Wagner, gay studies

Ruth L. Solomon, Emerita

Audrey E. Stanley, Emerita

Paul Whitworth
Acting, directing, dramatic literature (English and Spanish Renaissance), translating dramatic literature

Associate Professor

Alma R. Martinez
Acting, Chicana/o theater, contemporary Mexican and Latin American popular/political theater, theater of American culture, critical theory, directing

Elaine Yokoyama Roos, Emerita

Assistant Professor

David Cuthbert
Lighting design, CADD, projection design, scenic design

Kate Edmunds
Set design for theater and film

Patty Gallagher
Movement training for actors, circus and clown traditions, and Indonesian dance/performance

Kimberly Jannerone
Directing, dramaturgy, dramatic theory and criticism, theater history, acting

Peter H. Mostkoff
Dramatic and performance theory, theater history, acting

Edward C. Warburton
Development of dance thought in action, creative processes, and technology in theater arts; dance technique, movement research and composition, and applied dance practices

Lecturer

Tandy Beal
Choreography, improvisation, technique, performance skills, collaborations with classical and jazz composers, circus, theater and video, children's productions

Doug Holsclaw
Acting, directing, playwriting, queer theater

Mike Ryan
Acting, direction, voice

Professor

Mary-Kay Gamel (Literature)
Performance studies, ancient Mediterranean performance, Greek and Latin literatures, myth, reception of Greek and Roman texts and artifacts, film, feminist approaches to literature and performance