Northern Illinois University

School of Theatre and Dance

Dancers

Faculty and Staff

DANCE

Judith Quirk Chitwood
Ballet and modern dance (Horton Technique)

Paula Frasz
Modern dance, jazz, tap, composition

PERFORMANCE

Alexander Gelman
Director, School of Theatre and Dance
Producing Artistic Director, Organic Theatre Company of Chicago

Patricia Lin Ridge
Head of B.A. Program & Head of Performance
Directing and Performance

Stanton Davis
Acting Head of B.F.A. Performance
Specialist in Voice and Speech

Deborah Robertson
Acting Associate Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts
Theatre Movement Specialist

Kathryn Gately
Head of M.F.A. Acting Program
Specialist in Meisner Acting Technique

Richard G. Poole, Jr.
Specialist in Meisner Acting Technique and contemporary playwrights

Kristin Spangler
Theatre Movement Specialist

 

EMERITUS

Alexander F. Adducci
Emeritus
Scene Design and Technology

Randall C. Newsom
Emeritus
Ballet and modern dance

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

Terrence McClellan
Assistant Director,
School of Theatre and Dance
Graduate Program Director,
Scene Design and Technology

Melanie Parks
Acting Undergraduate Advisor
Head of Design & Technology

Tracy Nunnally
Technical Director

Lori Hartenhoff
Costume Technology

Benny Gomes
Lighting Design

Sahin Sahinoglu
Scenic Design

Kathryn Hubbard
Properties Director

Elizabeth Winchester
Scene Shop Supervisor

Chris Kurszewski
Master Electrician

Andrea Williams
Assistant Costume Shop Manager

 

HISTORY & CRITICISM

Kent Gallagher
Head of History & Criticism

Robert Schneider
Theatre history and criticism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VISITING & ADJUNCT

Dawn Arnold
Movement

Richard Arnold

William Auld
Visiting Asst. Professor ,
School of Theatre and Dance
Visiting Technical Director,
Scene Design and Technology

Jeffrey Baumgartner
Movement

Lucrecia Blanco-Trimble
Lighting Design

Alan Chesler

Alan Donahue
Scenic Designer

Autumn Eckman
Dance

Tamas Fodor

Neil Freeman
Directing

Toni Hix
Freelance Casting Director

Judith Lundberg
Freelance Costume Designer

Jack K. Magaw
Lighting Designer

Tanera Marshall
Acting and Voice Specialist

Kevin Seligman

Adolph Shapiro
Master Teacher

Patricia Skarbinski

 

ADMINISTRATION

Alexander Gelman
Director
School of Theatre and Dance

David W. Booth
Director of Marketing

Heidi Rudolph
Office Administrator