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  Jorge Arroyo

  Assistant Professor, Lighting Design; Co-Chair of Design, Production & Management

  Jorge Arroyo is a freelance Lighting Designer based in Boston and New York with over 25 years of experience in theater, dance, concerts, corporate events, opera, and television. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, he is one of only a handful of professional lighting designers to hail from the island. He is an organizing member […]
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  Joel Brandwine

  Assistant Professor; Program Advisor for Technical Production and D&P Theatre Arts

  Joel Brandwine has been working as a technical director, production carpenter, automation technician, and rigger for over 25 years. His Broadway credits include Jersey Boys, American Idiot, Legally Blonde, Catch Me if You Can, Cinderella, American Psycho, 9 to 5, and Evita. His touring and production credits include Riverdance, the 25th Anniversary Tour, Moulin Rouge […]
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  Yo-EL Cassell

  Head of Movement; Assistant Professor, Movement; Co-Chair, Dance Minors; Advisor/Faculty Mentor, Theatre Minors

  A dynamic, inspiring, and prolific hearing-impaired theatre artist with an accomplished and extensive movement performance, choreographic, direction, and teaching experience for Theatre (Drama, Physical and Musical Theatre), dance, opera, and film whose achievements lie in his collaborative and spirited mission of breaking through the boundaries of access via physical expression. Yo-EL Cassell‘s life-long aspiration and research […]
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  Harry Castle

  Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre

  Harry Castle is a British composer, lyricist and music director. He works at the intersection of musical theatre, contemporary classical, pop and jazz genres, and writes music as frequently at home in concert halls as it is in bars. Harry is particularly drawn to musical storytelling, and is especially interested in work that centers queer […]
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  Elaina Ciccone

  Administrative Coordinator of Design and Production

  Elaina Ciccone is the Administrative Coordinator of Design and Production at Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Theatre. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design and Technology from Oakland University (2019). A native of the state of Michigan, Elaina worked for the Michigan Opera Theatre, Interlochen Center for the Arts, […]
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  Jacob DeSousa

  Scene Shop Manager

  Jacob DeSousa is a theatre technician and educator with a passion for technical design. He has worked previously as a rigging technician installing automation equipment around the country and as a technical designer for PRG Scenic Technologies servicing regional, touring, and Broadway productions. Along with his work as Scene Shop Manager at Boston University College […]
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  Christopher Edwards

  Senior Lecturer, Theatre

  Christopher Edwards has worked as a freelance director, actor, fight choreographer, and educator for the past twenty-five years and is currently the Artistic Director of the award-winning Actors’ Shakespeare Project in Boston. With an eye towards heightened text that enlightens our shared human existence, he has made a career of bringing contemporary aesthetics to classical […]
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  Diane Fargo

  Senior Lecturer, Scene Painting

  Diane Fargo has taught at Boston University since 2001. In 2008, she established and now mentors the Scene Painting Certificate Program at the BU College of Fine Arts School of Theatre. She has worked for many reputable designers on productions for such theaters as The Roundabout, Public Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, CSC, Playwrights Horizons, The […]
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  Olivera Gajic

  Assistant Professor of Costume Design

  Olivera Gajic is a New York-based costume designer and educator. She designed for theater, opera, dance, film, and performance art in the United States and Internationally. Olivera was born and raised in Serbia. She began her career designing costumes for Serbian theater and television after studying at Belgrade’s Academy of Fine Arts. In 1999, Gajic […]
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  Wendy Goldberg

  Professor, Directing

  Wendy C. Goldberg (she/her) has spent 20 years leading the foremost programs in the development, direction, and the production of new works for the American Theater. As Artistic Director of the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center for 16 seasons, under Goldberg’s tenure, the O’Neill was awarded the 2010 Regional Tony Award, […]
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  Kirsten Greenidge

  Director, School of Theatre; Playwright; Associate Professor; Playwriting Track, Director; Theatre Arts, Chair; Performance, Co-chair

  Playwright Kirsten Greenidge is known for such works as The Luck of the Irish, Baltimore and the Obie Award-winning and Lucille Lortell nominated Milk Like Sugar. A PEN/Laura Pels Playwrighting Award recipient, she is honored to have been named Playwright Laureate of Boston and is currently a Howlround/Mellon Foundation Artist-in-Residence at Company One Theatre, in […]
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  Christine Hamel

  Assistant Professor of Voice & Speech and Acting

  Christine Hamel (she/her/hers) is an actor, voice and text specialist, director, and scholar. Her areas of research interest include the social, political, and ethical aspects of voice, listening, and breath; intersectional feminist approaches to canonical texts and performance practices; solo performance development; and psychophysical, imagination-centered approaches to actor training. She is co-author with philosopher Ann […]
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  Harry Hobbs

  Lecturer, Alexander Technique

  Harry Hobbs is a certified Alexander Technique teacher. He teaches the Alexander Technique (AT) and Somatic Practice in the School of Theatre’s BFA Acting program, the School of Music’s Opera Institute, and the Graduate Music Performance Program. He has presented workshops in Ireland, Germany, and New York City for Alexander Technique International, the Alexander Technique […]
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  Clay Hopper

  Senior Lecturer, Directing

  Clay Hopper- formerly the Associate Artistic Director of Olney Theatre Center and Director of both the National Players and the Summer Shakespeare Festival at OTC. Directing credits include Two Gentlemen of Verona, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and Amadeus. […]
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  Lori Hruska

  Project Specialist and Preparator (Paint Shop)

  Lori Hruska, project specialist and preparator (paint shop) at Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Theatre, has been a scenic artist for 30 years. She lives outside of Boston with her husband and two daughters. She loves painting scenery! After collaborating with designers and other crew members it is always a great reward […]
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  Tasia A. Jones

  Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing

  Tasia A. Jones (she/her)  is a professional director, performer, and educator focused on socially and civically engaged theater practices. She obtained her BFA in theatre arts at Boston University and her MFA in directing at Northwestern University. Her most recent directing credits include 1919 (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), A Raisin in the Sun (American Players Theatre), Intimate Apparel (Northlight Theatre), Intimate Apparel (Utah Shakespeare Festival), Small […]
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  Molly Kacerosky

  Academic Advisor, School of Theatre

  Molly Kacerosky is an Academic Advisor and Higher Education Professional who focuses on a holistic approach when working with students. Molly has a passion for theatre, dance, and the arts, and is excited to be working with the School of Theatre students at Boston University.
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  Michael Kaye

  Assistant Professor; Program Head, MFA Theatre Education

  Michael Kaye’s acting credits include appearances at New Repertory Theatre, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Boston Center for American Performance, the Huntington Theatre Company, Lyric Stage, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, and Boston Playwrights’ Theatre locally, as well as with PTP in New York City and Middlebury, Vermont, and the Olney Theatre Center in Maryland, among others. He has […]
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  Johnny Kontogiannis

  Production Manager

  Johnny Kontogiannis is the Production Manager for the BU College of Fine Arts School of Theatre. In this position, he works closely with the faculty to support all productions in the school, ensuring they meet the artistic and educational goals of the program. He also manages the day-to-day operations of the Joan and Edgar Booth […]
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  Kristin Leahey

  Assistant Professor, Dramatic Literature & Dramaturgy

  Kristin Leahey (she/her/hers) served as the Director of New Works at Seattle Repertory Theatre, the Resident Dramaturg at Northlight Theatre, and, prior to that post, the Literary Manager at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. She has freelanced as an artist with the O’Neill Theater Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Play On Shakespeare!, Arizona Theatre Company, Orlando Shakes, […]