Jason Arnold Professorial Lecturer CAS | Performing Arts
Jason Arnold joined the faculty at 51³Ô¹Ï in 2008, first as an Artist in Residence and then, in 2019, as a full time professorial lecturer. He is now the Program Director for the Theatre/…
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Nancy Bannon Professorial Lecturer CAS | Performing Arts
Nancy Bannon, performer/writer/director, has written and directed multiple short films and stage plays including site-specific, interactive and immersive works. She is a recipient of The 2023 Washingt…
Faedra Chatard Carpenter Associate Professor CAS | Performing Arts
Dr. Faedra Chatard Carpenter is a theatre and performance studies scholar, professional dramaturg, and cultural critic. Her research, writing, teaching, and creative activities are grounded in her adv…
Cara Gabriel Adjunct Professorial Lecturer CAS | Performing Arts
Tara Giordano Senior Professorial Lecturer CAS | Performing Arts
Tara Giordano is a New York and DC actor, producer, and director. A Helen Hayes Award nominee, her acting credits include roles at the Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Shakespeare Theatre, Folger Theatre,…
Sarah Hall Theatre Designer-in-Residence CAS | Performing Arts
Sarah Beth Hall is a scenic designer based in the greater DC area, serving as a Designer-in-Residence this academic year. Sarah Beth relocated to the DC area in 2018 to obtain her MFA in Scenic Design…
Jonathan Holmes Adjunct Professorial Lecturer CAS | Performing Arts
Gail Humphries Associate Prof Emerita
Gail Humphries Mardirosian focuses on the arts in the international arena and has been a Fulbright Senior Scholar to Prague, CZ and a Likhachev Fellow to St. Petersburg, Russia. She has also guest lec…
Caleen Jennings Prof Emerita
Caleen Sinnette Jennings is Professor of Theatre Emerita. She joined the faculty in 1989, directed for the main stage and taught thirteen different courses in the theatre and general education program…
Karl Kippola Associate Professor CAS | Performing Arts
A full-time faculty member at 51³Ô¹Ï since 2003, and program director from 2016 to 2023, Karl Kippola holds a BA in Drama (University of Montana), an MFA in Acting (Wayne State University…
Carl Menninger Assistant Professor CAS | Performing Arts
Carl Menninger holds a master's degree from Emerson College and a bachelor's from Northwestern University. He is a writer, director and playwright and co-author of Minding the Edge: Strategies for…
Aaron Posner Professor CAS | Performing Arts
Aaron Posner is an award-winning director, playwright, teacher, and former Artistic Director of Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre and New Jersey’s Two River Theatre. He has directed more than 150 productio…
Meghan Raham Professor CAS | Performing Arts
Meghan Raham is a Set and Costume Designer with a strong interest in the development of new work, and current Resident Artist at the Round House Theatre. Recent design work includes: TOPDOG/ UNDERDOG,…
Sybil Roberts Director of African American and African Diaspora Studies CAS | Performing Arts
Sybil R. Williams has spent the past twelve years cultivating her craft as a playwright and dramaturg. Her work has been professionally produced by Chicago’s ETA Creative Arts Theatre; New York’s Nati…
Martita Slayden-Robinson Adjunct Instructor CAS | Performing Arts
Kristin Stowell Professorial Lecturer CAS | Performing Arts
Kristin Stowell is a music director, pianist, composer, arranger, copyist, and educator based in Washington, D.C. Recent credits include serving as music supervisor for the first National Tour of The …
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Robert Hunter Williams Fight Choreographer-in-Residence CAS | Performing Arts
Robb Hunter (Williams) holds an MFA in Theatre Pedagogy from The Virginia Commonwealth University, a BA in Theatre from Radford University and is a Certified Teacher for the Society of American Fight …