Faculty and Staff

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Stephen 
Di Benedetto

Chairperson
517-355-6690
dibened6@msu.edu

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Alexis Black

Assistant Professor
Acting Movement
517-355-6690
blackal6@msu.edu

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Alison Dobbins

Associate Professor
Integrated Performance Media Design
Undergraduate Design Program Director
517-884-7792
dobbinsa@msu.edu

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Kirk Domer

Professor
Scene Design
517-355-6690
domer@msu.edu

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Philip Effiong

Associate Professor
Theatre Studies
517-884-7802
effiongp@msu.edu

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Max Evjen

Academic Specialist
Arts and Cultural Management
517-432-1561
evjendav@msu.edu

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Levi Galloway

Academic Specialist
Scenic Technology
Scene Shop Supervisor
517-884-7072
gallow59@msu.edu

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Alisa Hauser

Academic Specialist
Musical Theatre: Voice
517-884-7797
hausera5@msu.edu

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Sarah Hendrickson

Academic Specialist
Improvisation and Acting
517-355-6690
hendrsar@msu.edu

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Karen Kangas-Preston

Senior Academic Specialist
Costume Design
Head of Design and Technology
517-884-7786
kangaspr@msu.edu

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Amy Lampe

Academic Specialist
Academic Advisor for Theatre and Philosophy
517-355-6691
lampeamy@msu.edu

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John Lepard

Assistant Professor
Acting and Directing
Executive Director (Williamston Theatre)
517-355-6690
john@williamstontheatre.org

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Holly Williams

Assistant Professor
Dance

517-355-6690
email coming soon

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Deric McNish

Assistant Professor
Acting, Voice, and Speech
Program Director for BFA in Acting
517-884-7788
mcnishde@msu.edu

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Tina Newhauser

Academic Specialist
Stage Management
Arts and Cultural Management
517-884-7793
newhause@msu.edu

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Dionne O'Dell

Academic Specialist
Outreach and Engagement
Arts and Cultural Management
517-884-7794
odelldio@msu.edu

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Jason Price

Assistant Professor
Sound Design
517-884-7781
priceja5@msu.edu

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Rob Roznowski

Professor of Acting
Head of Acting and Directing
517-353-5463
roznows5@msu.edu

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Laura Scales

Academic Specialist
Production Management
517-355-6690
scalesla@msu.edu

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Shannon T. Schweitzer

Assistant Professor
Lighting Design
Graduate Design Program Director
517-884-7784
schwei22@msu.edu

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Ranae Selmeyer

Assistant Professor
Scene Design
517-884-7804
selmeyer@msu.edu

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Daniel T. Smith, Jr.

Assistant Professor
Theatre Studies
517-884-7789
smit2030@msu.edu

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Kellyn Uhl

Instructor
Musical Theatre and Dance

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Ryan Welsh

Assistant Professor
Media Acting
517-355-6690
welshry2@msu.edu

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Angie Wendelberger

Academic Specialist
Costume Technology
Costume Shop Supervisor
517-884-7785
wendelb2@msu.edu

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Dave Wendelberger

Academic Specialist
Musical Theatre
517-355-6691
wendelbe@msu.edu

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Ann Folino White

Associate Professor of Theatre Studies and Directing
Head of Theatre Studies
517-884-7790
whitea38@msu.edu

Marc White

Academic Specialist
Scenic Technology
Technical Director of Summer Circle Theatre

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Brad Willcuts

Assistant Professor
Musical Theatre and Choreography
517-884-7791
willcuts@msu.edu

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Mark Willoughby

Academic Specialist
Technical Director of MSU Theatre
Technical Director of MSU Opera Theatre
517-884-7073
willou13@msu.edu

Support Staff

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Brian de Vries

Assistant to the Chairperson
Graduate Secretary
517-355-6690
devri124@msu.edu

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Sherry Stevens

Fiscal Officer
517-355-6692
danners@msu.edu

Affiliate Faculty

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Brian Adams

Academic Specialist
Lead Developer
517-432-2319
adamsb@msu.edu

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Tony Caselli

Instructor
Acting and Directing
Artistic Director (Williamston Theatre)
517-355-6690
tony@williamstontheatre.org

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Lynn Lammers

Instructor
Applied Theatre
Artistic Coordinator (Transforming Theatre Ensemble)
517-355-9002
lammersl@msu.edu

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Missy Lilje

Assistant Professor
Dance

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Michele Root-Bernstein

Assistant Professor
Creative Imagination
517-355-6690
rootber3@msu.edu

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Emily Sutton-Smith

Assistant Professor
Acting and Arts Management
Development Director (Williamston Theatre)
517-355-6690
emily@williamstontheatre.org

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Abigail Tykocki

Academic Specialist
Theatre Communications
Arts and Cultural Management
517-884-4478
atykocki@msu.edu

Faculty Emeriti

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Anne Levy

Professor Emerita
Theatre Studies
levy@msu.edu

Guest Faculty

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Randi-Kay Anthony

Lecturer
Dance

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Paulette Brockington

Assistant Professor
Dance

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Rosely Conz

Assistant Professor
Global Diversity: Dance
517-884-7802
conzrose@msu.edu

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David Furumoto

Guest Professor (Spring 2019)
Global Diversity: Acting & Directing

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Tracy Holtzer

Instructor
Dance

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Lela Ivey

Instructor
Acting for the Camera

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Shondrika Moss-Bouldin

Assistant Professor
Global Diversity: Acting & Directing

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Diane Newman

Instructor
Dance

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Melissa C. Thompson

Assistant Professor
Devised Theatre

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Heather Vaughan-Southard

Assistant Professor
Dance