Richard Bay
Puppetry, Children's Theatre
(916) 278-7714 \ e-mail:  rbay@csus.edu

Richard Bay is a Professor of puppetry for the Department of Theatre & Dance. A graduate of Sac State, Richard is known widely for his creative puppet designs and productions incorporating their use. In Spring of 2002, he directed a production of Medea for Sac State, with a script written by his daughter Sarah. He has performed at numerous puppet conferences across the country; his production of A Thousand Cranes received a national Award of Excellence from an international puppetry organization. For many years, Richard has designed the county exhibits at the California State Fair. His work was also featured in the 2002 California State Fair’s Viva Carnival.

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Lorelei Bayne, Dance Coordinator
Jazz, Modern, Choreography
(916) 278-7033 \ e-mail: baynel@saclink.csus.edu

Lorelei Bayne, Assistant Professor in Dance, comes to Sac State after fourteen years of professional work in New York City.  Her choreography has been presented in venues, festivals and universities throughout New York, as well as in Connecticut, Philadelphia, Florida and Virginia. Her professional performance engagements include Melanie Stewart Dance Theater and Karen Bamonte Danceworks, both in Philadelphia and in NYC, Elizabeth STREB, cml performance group, FREEFALL,ltd, as well as many independent NYC dancemakers.  She has performed in the works of Jose Limon, Mark Morris, Ann Reinking, May O’Donnell, Mark Dendy, Jeff Slayton, among others. Bayne has taught and choreographed as a teaching artist in the New York City public schools and as a guest artist at several university’s including Western Connecticut State University, James Madison University, University of South Florida, and the University of Louisiana.  She has an MFA in Dance from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and a BA in Dance from the University of South Florida.  Bayne is a certified Yoga Instructor (Integral Yoga Institute/ NYC) and holds a Pilates floor certification (PhysicalMindInstitute/ NYC.)  She was associate producer and camera operator on a digital video dance documentary with director Khalda Logan in 2003,“And then they flew…”  which was shown as part of the 2004 Dance on Camera Festival/ Jerome Robbins Dance Division, at Lincoln Center in New York City and had public screenings in  Florida, Connecticut and Virginia. 

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Ed Brazo
Musical Theatre, Directing
(916) 278-6530 \ e-mail: edbrazo@csus.edu

Ed Brazo, Associate Professor of Theatre, joins Sac State after teaching musical theatre and dance for the last ten years at Northwestern State University in Louisiana. Ed maintained a professional career in New York for over 15 years and traveled nationally with Gypsy starring Angela Lansbury. As a free-lance director, Ed was one of five professionals chosen to tour Australia in 1996 on a Rotary sponsored exchange trip. For the past 11 years, Ed has presented an annual workshop at the Southeast Theatre Conference titled "On Broadway" and serves on the regional and educational theatre committee for musical theatre development.

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Andonia Cakouros
Acting, Recreational Drama
(916) 278-7715 \ e-mail: andonia@saclink.csus.edu

Andonia Cakouros came to Sac State in 1977. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Pittsburgh and her graduate degree at Northwestern University in Chicago. She has taught a variety of courses to a diverse population of students: courses in acting for majors as well as General Education courses and courses in Communication and Music. As an actress, director and choreographer she enjoys the satisfaction – and exhaustion – of artistic expression. Her productions at Sac State include A Thousand Cranes, There’s a Fence Around My House, and Antigone. She has worked as a respondent for the Lenaea Festival and as an advisor to students within and beyond the Department of Theatre and Dance; she has sought and learned from the continual connection with students. She has been recognized locally and nationally for her work in acting, directing and choreography. She is preparing a one-woman show of Greek monologues for performance in Sacramento, New York, and in Athens in honor of the 2004 Olympics.

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Stephanie Conrad
Performing Arts Technician
(916) 278-6287 \ e-mail: sconrad@saclink.csus.edu

Stephanie Conrad joined the staff at Sac State in Fall 2004.

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Andrea Cool
Administrative Support Coordinator
(916) 278-6617 \ e-mail: acool@csus.edu

Andrea Cool joined the staff at Sac State in Fall 2005.

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Dr. Linda Goodrich, Chair
Choreography, Cultural Dance Forms, Modern
(916) 278-4784 \ e-mail: achebe@csus.edu

Dr. Linda S. Goodrich began her dance training in ballet, modern and jazz dance. Born in Columbus, Ohio, she danced with and then directed companies in the Ohio region before moving to New York to continue her studies. Her MA and Ph.D. were earned at Ohio State University, and her MFA at Mills College. Moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in the 70’s, she performed in Stompin’ at the Savoy as well as playing the lead role in Carmen Jones. She has directed and choreographed such shows as Dancing at Lugnasa, The Colored Museum, Jar the Floor, Cabin in the Sky, Raisin, and the acclaimed A Thousand Cranes. Recently, the direction of Sisters and The Old Settler has been added to her list of credits. As Artistic Director of Sacramento/Black Art of Dance (S/BAD) and Ebo Okokan, an Afro Cuban Dance Ensemble, she also produced the Viva Carnival show at the 2002 California State Fair. She made her Sac State directorial debut with Venus in 2002. Dr. Goodrich is very committed to working with community arts organizations, frequently directing productions at the Sacramento non-profit performance venue Celebration Arts Theatre.

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Michelle Felten
Acting
(916) 278-6280\ e-mail: mfelten@csus.edu

Michelle Felten joins the faculty at Sac State Department of Theatre and Dance while on leave of absence from her career as a professional Equity/SAG actress. A veteran of over 80 productions, Michelle received her BA from UC Irvine, and her MFA in acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She has worked on both the east and west coasts, performing in a variety of regional theatre roles including: Agnes in I Do, I Do; Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun; Sister Robert Anne in Nunsense II. In NYC her off-Broadway credits include one of four featured performers in Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, and the world premiere of the play Mamma's Pearls, in the lead role of Verna, at the Mark Goodman Theatre. Michelle recently directed the Sacramento premiere of The Last five Years for Highwire Arts Project, She teaches acting, auditions, and the voice and movement classes.

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Mark Haney
Stage Technician
(916) 278-6287

Mark Haney has been at for Sac State for 28 years.

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C. Willard Haynes II
Audio and Lighting Technician
(916) 278-7725 \ e-mail: willard@saclink.csus.edu

C. Willard Haynes II has a BA from the University of Southern California (1967), and an MA from CSU, Fullerton (1977). He began working at Sac State in March, 1978, and was lighting designer for the Capitol City Ballet for 8 years. His accomplishments include lighting designs for Theatre El Dorado (Tempest, Peter Pan, and Ah, Wilderness), lighting designs for American River College (Chicago and Streetcar Named Desire), and set designs for Sac State (Vinegar Tom). He has done lighting designs for over 20 other Sac State productions, including: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Hay Fever, The First Breeze of Summer, The Chalk Garden, Bartholomew Fair, Major Barbara, Tartuffe, Wedding Band, Livin’ Fat, Machinal, Noises Off, A Little Night Music and M. Butterfly.

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Marley Morris
Performing Arts Technician
(916) 278-6167 \ e-mail: marleymorris@hotmail.com

Marley Morris joins the Department of Theatre and dance in fall 2005. She has a BA in Theatre Arts from San Jose State University and an AA in Dance from Laney College. She was a company member for three years at the California Theatre Center in Sunnyvale where she served many rolls including production manger, stage manager, properties master for Summer Rep productions, and teacher for CTC Summer Conservatory sessions. She has also worked on productions with San Jose Stage Company and the Bus Barn Stage Company in Los Altos.

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Manuel Pickett
Chicano Theatre, Multicultural Puppetry
(916) 278-7303 \ e-mail: pickett@saclink.csus.edu

Manuel Pickett is a Professor in the Department of Theatre & Dance at Sac State, and head of the Latino Theatre program and Teatro Espejo, teaching classes in guitar, Chicano theatre, multicultural puppetry, and appreciation of acting. Professor Pickett was an original member of El Teatro Campesino, California’s premier Chicano performance ensemble, dedicated to popular empowerment. He continues to be involved in the activities of the Chicano/Latino community, locally and statewide, and has an active career as a professional musician and singer.

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Sayuri "Nina" Pinckard
Costume Technician
(916) 278-6384 \ e-mail: sauree@saclink.csus.edu

Sayuri Nina Pinckard’s interest in theatre has expanded considerably beyond costumes in the past few years. Having spent much her career working with various theatre companies as a Costume Director, Costume Shop Manager, Cutter/Draper, and Costume Designer, she has recently dabbled in management, puppetry, and directing. She has been the Production Manager for Summer Repertory Theatre in Santa Rosa, CA, joined artist Claire Hurni in establishing a puppet company, Puppets and Peanutbutter, and assisted Richard Bay in some puppeteering projects.

Her designs for Stravinsky’s Firebird, originally for Capitol City Ballet, were revived for Sacramento Ballet’s recent production. Design credits in the Sacramento area range from designs for California State Fair’s Viva Carnival exhibition in 2002, the puppet costumes for the Sac State’s Department of Theatre & Dance production of Medea with Richard Bay, several productions with Dale Scholl Dance/Art, Music Circus, and the Sacramento Theatre Company. Outside of Sacramento, she has worked with Theatres in Santa Rosa, San Francisco, San Diego, Hawaii and New York.

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Dr. Roberto Pomo
Dramatic Literature, Film Studies, Theatre History
(916) 278-6368 \ e-mail: pomor@csus.edu

Dr. Roberto D. Pomo is Professor of Theatre and Coordinator of the Film Studies Program. At Sac State, Dr. Pomo has served as Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance, and Interim Director for the School of the Arts. Prior, he was Producing Artistic Director, Professor and Chair of the Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts at Radford University.

Dr. Pomo has directed over 100 full-length productions ranging from operatic works to experimental theatre and the avant-garde. His recent directorial projects include Macbeth, Noises Off, and Galileo with film and television personalities Bridget Hanley, Robert Pine and Ted Lange, respectively.

As Artistic Director of the Elenco Experimental for 12 years, Pomo directed productions grounded in the areas of political theatre and multicultural performance aesthetics.

A published scholar, poet, and translator, Dr. Pomo is the recipient of numerous directing awards. While living in Texas for 13 years, he was named Educator of the Year by the Texas Educational Theatre Association in 1992. As a past member of the Texas Commission of the Arts, Dr. Pomo was the Chair for the Theatre Review Committee, and served as Texas Vice Chair and Chair for the American College Theatre Festival for five years. Presently, he serves as a member of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission.

Dr. Pomo was a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras in the field of Caribbean Literature and Performance Theory. He was also an NEH Fellow at the Center for Twentieth Century Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, focusing on Post-Modern Performance Studies.

Dr. Pomo’s teaching (graduate and undergraduate level) and research concentrate on Latin American Theatre, Latino/Chicano Drama and Theatre, Latin American Cinema, Film Theory and Criticism, Theatre History, Performance Theory, and Media and Popular Culture.

A co-author of The Longman Anthology of World Drama and Theatre: A Global Perspective, and The Longman Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Drama, Dr. Pomo is presently compiling and translating an anthology of the dramatic works of Osvaldo Dragún and Griselda Gambaro.

He holds a Ph.D. in Theatre from the University of Utah, and a Master of Arts in Dramatic Literature from the University of California, Davis, and a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Theatre from Brigham Young University.

Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dr. Pomo is a citizen of the United States of America.

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Richard V. Stockton
Stage Technician
(916) 278-7726 \ e-mail: stockton@saclink.csus.edu

Richard Stockton has been at Sac State for 28 years.

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Dr. Melinda Wilson
African American Theatre, Theatre History, Dramatic Literature
(916 )278-7719\ e-mail: mwilson@csus.edu

Dr. Melinda D. Wilson joins the faculty of the Department of Theatre and Dance in the fall 2005.  She utilizes theatre and drama to engage the social and cultural circumstances that both strengthen and strain individuals and communities.  Her scholarship examines the construction of youth identity in African American dramas from the civil rights movement and Black Power era to argue that the historical moment influenced the ways in which African American playwrights purposely used the stage to discuss issues relevant to the life chances and life choices of Black teenagers.  Her acting and directing credits include Dearborn Heights , Day of Absence , The Colored Museum , and various productions with Rhythm & Roots Performance Company in Nashville, Tennessee.  Dr. Wilson holds a Ph.D. in Theatre and Drama from Northwestern University, a M.A. in Theatre also from Northwestern, and a B.A. in African American Studies from Vanderbilt University.

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Lisa Hermann-Ross
Jazz
(916) 278-6167

Lisa Ross began her dance training at the Royal Ballet of Orlando, Fl.  She has since branched out to study theatre, jazz, tap and Afro-Caribbean dance.  Lisa has a B.S. in Dance from CSU, Sacramento and was a member and choreographer for their student company, Jazzee. 

She has danced professionally with Dale Scholl Dance/Art, Ruth Rosenberg Dance Ensemble, the NBA Sacramento Kings Fastbreak Dance Team, and the Universal Dance Association in London, England.  She is a frequent character artist for the Sacramento Ballet and has worked with several community theatres in the Sacramento region.  She has choreographed and performed in such works as Chicago, A Little Night Music, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, What Price Liberty?, The Music Man, and many others.

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Harold Muñiz
Percussion, Instrumentation

One of the founding members of Ebo Okokán, Harold grew up in San Francisco, and has been a student of Afro-Cuban music for over 25 years. Some of his teachers include Francisco Aguabella, Alfredo "Coyude" Vedeax, Regino Jimenez and Carlos Aldama. Muñiz has performed and recorded with such noted musical greats as Lazaro Ros, Carlos Santana, Francisco Aguabella, Bobby McFerrin, Clare Fisher, and Israel Lopez "Cachao". He has been giving private and group Afro-Cuban percussion lessons for over 20 years in the San Francisco and Sacramento areas. For the pest eight years he has been on the faculty of Sac State as a consultant and part-time staff in the African/Caribbean dance class. He is also on staff at the Afro Cuban Drum & Dance seminar at CSU Humboldt. Muñiz is the winner of the SAMMIES Critics Choice Award-Drummer/Percussionist, and a recipient of the Artist in Residence grant program from the California Arts Council.

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Mary Robinson, Promotions Director
Children's Theatre
(916) 278-6702 \ e-mail: mrobinson@csus.edu

Mary Robinson teaches children's theatre and is the Department of Theatre and Dance's Promotions Director.

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Nolan T'Sani
Ballet

Nolan T’Sani teaches ballet at Sac State and is a frequent guest artist in character roles for the Sacramento Ballet. After performing with the New York City Ballet for many years – rising to the rank of soloist – T’Sani founded and directed the Capitol City Ballet in Sacramento. Closing his company after 10 years, he then acted as ballet master for the Hong Kong Ballet and Ballet du Nord in France before returning to Sacramento.

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