Theater Arts
2015-16 General Catalog
J106 Theater Arts Center
(831) 459-2974
theater@ucsc.edu
http://theater.ucsc.edu/
Program Statement | Course Descriptions
Faculty and Professional Interests
Professor
James H. Bierman
Playwriting, theater history and literature, classical and Renaissance drama, Chicano theater, digital media
David Cuthbert
Lighting design, CADD, projection design, scenic design
Kate Edmunds
Set design for theater and film
M. Kathleen Foley
Asian theater, Southeast Asian studies, performance studies, maskwork, puppetry, multicultural theater
Patty Gallagher
Movement training for actors, circus and clown traditions, and Indonesian dance/performance
Kimberly Jannarone
Directing, dramaturgy, dramatic theory and criticism, theater history, acting
Danny Scheie
Acting, directing, dramatic literature, theater history, Shakespeare, Wagner, gay studies
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
Paul Whitworth
Acting, directing, dramatic literature, (English and Spanish Renaissance), translating dramatic literature
Associate Professor
Brandin Baron
Costume design, history of design
Michael Chemers
Theater history and theory, playwriting, dramaturgy, acting
Assistant Professor
Gerald Casel
Choreography and improvisation; somatics and techniques
Amy Ginther
Acting with an emphasis in voice
Lecturer
Tandy Beal
Choreography, improvisation, technique, performance skills, collaborations with classical and jazz composers, circus, theater and video, children’s productions
Kirsten Brandt
Directing, playwriting, and acting
Gregory Fritsch
Acting, directing
Emeriti
Andrew E. Doe, Emeritus
Mark Franko, Emeritus
Norvid J. Roos, Emeritus
Ruth L. Solomon, Emerita
Audrey E. Stanley, Emerita
Alma R. Martinez, Emerita
Elaine Yokoyama Roos, Emerita
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Mary-Kay Gamel, Emerita
Sean Keilen, Associate Professor, Literature
Shakespeare; Ovid; the classical tradition; early British literature; Renaissance humanism; poetry and poetics; imitation; theory of literature; interpretation and its history; the division of the arts and sciences; creative criticism; literature and the fine arts; literature and ethics; psychoanalysis; the passions; the senses; beauty
Revised: 09/01/15
