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Department of Theatre & Dance College of Arts & Letters

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Administrative Staff

Philip Flickinger

Chair, Dept. of Theatre and Dance

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  • Specialty & Interests: Modern/Contemporary Dance, Choreography, Dance Cultures of America

Stephen Jones

Vice Chair/Chair Elect and Associate Professor of Theatre

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  • Specialty & Interests: Scenic and Lighting Design and Technology; Race in Set Design/Technology and Scenography

Katelyn Arata

Production Coordinator

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Drea Guianan

Administrative Support Coordinator II

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Faculty & Staff

Linda Bair Falk

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Contemporary Dance

Lorelei Bayne

Professor of Dance

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  • Specialty & Interests: Dance History, Theory & Criticism, Choreography

Megan Brunsvold Mercedes

Associate Professor of Dance

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  • Specialty & Interests: Contemporary, Composition, Improvisation, Jazz, Tap, Dance Cultures of America, Dance Science & Somatics, Creative Dance for Children

Stephanie Conrad

Performing Arts Technician

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Michael Dugan

Lighting and Audio Technician

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  • Location: Shasta Hall 142
  • Phone: (916) 278-6368
  • Pronouns: he/him/his

Samuel Fulk

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Ballet

Tasa Gleason

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Costume Design; Costume Construction; Hair & Make-up

Michele Hillen-Noufer

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Children's Theatre

Vince Horiuchi

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Hip Hop

Nicole Limón

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Multicultural Perspectives in American Theatre, Introduction to Theatre

Nicole Manker

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: African-Caribbean Dance, Dunham Technique

Casey McClellan

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Introduction to Theatre, Voice and Movement

Christine Nicholson

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Directing, Theatre History, Irish and British Theatre, Shakespeare, Acting/Appreciation of Acting

Osvaldo Ramirez

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Mexican Folklorico Dance

Erin Reynolds

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Jazz Dance, Dance Cultures

Kristina Rodriguez

Lighting and Audio Technician

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Shelley Russell Riley

Costume Shop Technician

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Audrey Walker

Costume Shop Manager

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Darius Omar Williams

Assistant Professor of Theatre

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Melinda Wilson Ramey

Professor of Theatre

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  • Location: Shasta Hall 268
  • Phone: (916) 278-6368
  • Pronouns: she/her

Adam Wiley

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Stagecraft

Emeritus Faculty

Richard Bay

Professor of Theatre

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Michelle Felten

Former Vice Chair, Professor of Theatre

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Linda Goodrich

Former Chair, Professor of Dance

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Janis Johnston

Professor of Theatre

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Roberto Pomo

Former Chair, Professor of Theatre

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Ronald Reisner

Professor of Theatre

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Total Members: 31