Performing Arts Faculty
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- Professor and Chair
B.A. Brown University
E-Mail: melia_bensussen@emerson.edu
- Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Director of Teacher Education
B.A. University of Michigan; M.A. Eastern Michigan University; Ed.D. Harvard University
E-Mail: robert_colby@emerson.edu
- Stage and Production Manager-in-Residence
B.F.A. Adelphi University
E-Mail: debra_acquavella@emerson.edu
- Assistant Professor
B.S. Valparaiso University; M.S.Sp. Emerson College
E-Mail: mary_ellen_adams@emerson.edu
- Senior Distinguished Producing Director-In-Residence
B.A. Brown University; M.F.A. University of California, San Diego
E-Mail: benny_ambush@emerson.edu
Joseph AntounPart Time FacultyB.S. Pennsylvania State University; M.A. Emerson College
E-mail: Joseph_Antoun@emerson.edu
- Part Time Faculty
B.S. Skidmore College; M.A. Lesley University
E-Mail: melissa_baroni@emerson.edu
- Christopher BeldenAccompanist
B.A. Carleton College
E-mail: Christopher_Belden@emerson.edu
- Brynna BloomfieldPart Time Faculty
B.F.A. School of Visual Arts, New York; M.F.A. Brandeis University
E-mail: Brynna_Bloomfield@emerson.edu
- Laurie BramhallPart Time Faculty
B.A. Indiana University; M.F.A. Boston University
E-mail: laurie_bramhall@emerson.edu
- Josie BrayPart Time Faculty
B.A. Emerson College; M.A. Emerson College
E-mail: josie_bray@emerson.edu
- Senior Artist-in-Residence
B.A. University of West Florida; M.F.A. Boston University
E-Mail: amelia_broome@emerson.edu
- Part Time Faculty
B.A. Harvard College
E-Mail: gail_burton@emerson.edu
- Nicole CerraPart Time Faculty
B.F.A. Emerson College
E-mail: Nicole_Cerra@emerson.edu
- Senior Artist-in-Residence
Prof. Training University of Rhode Island; Prof. Training Trinity Repertory Conservatory
E-Mail: kenneth_cheeseman@emerson.edu
- Andrew ClarkePart Time Faculty
B.A. Marlboro College; M.F.A. Brandeis University
E-mail: Andrew_Clarke@emerson.edu
- General Manager
B.S. Boston University
E-Mail: david_colfer@emerson.edu
- Scene Shop/Technical Supervisor
E-Mail: keith_cornelius@emerson.edu
- Sean CoteScene Shop Supervisor
E-mail: sean_cote@emerson.edu
- Brian CroninPart Time Faculty
B.A. University of Massachusetts, Amherst; M.A. San Francisco State University; Ph.D. Tufts University
E-mail: Brian_Cronin@emerson.edu
- Paul D'AgostinoPart Time Faculty
B.A. Gordon College; M.M. Boston Conservatory
E-mail: paul_dagostino@emerson.edu
- Shop Supervisor
B.A. North Central College
E-Mail: ronald_de_marco@emerson.edu
Jose DelgadoChorus InstructorB.A. Eastern Nazarene College; M.M. Pennsylvania State University
E-mail: Jose_Delgado@emerson.edu
- Costume Shop Supervisor
B.F.A. Emerson College; M.F.A. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
E-Mail: r_devereaux_murray@emerson.edu
- Associate Professor
B.A. University of Texas; M.F.A. University of Iowa
E-Mail: kathleen_donohue@emerson.edu
- Gary DurhamVoice Instructor
B.M. University of Delaware; M.M. Boston University
E-mail: Gary_Durham@emerson.edu
- Benjamin EmersonPart Time Faculty
B.S. University of Maine; M.F.A. Boston University
E-mail: Benjamin_Emerson@emerson.edu
- Part Time Faculty
B.A. Tufts University
E-Mail: jennifer_farrell@emerson.edu
- Nancy FinnPart Time Faculty
B.A. California State University, Northridge; M.A. California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara
E-mail: Nancy_Finn@emerson.edu
- Part Time Faculty
B.A. University of Maryland; M.F.A. University of South Carolina
E-Mail: richard_gilman@emerson.edu
- Musical Director
B.A. Brandeis University
E-Mail: jonathan_goldberg@emerson.edu
- Todd GordonVoice Instructor
B.M. University of Arkansas; M.M. New England Conservatory
E-mail: Todd_Gordon@emerson.edu
- Part Time Faculty
B.A. State University of New York, Empire; M.A. Emerson College
E-Mail: margaret_gorrill@emerson.edu
- June GuertinPart Time Faculty
B.S. Arcadia University; M.A. Emerson College; Ph.D. Tufts University
E-mail: june_guertin@emerson.edu
- Associate Professor
B.A. St. Mary-of-the-Woods College; M.A. Tufts University; Ph.D. Boston College
E-Mail: mary_harkins@emerson.edu
- Part Time Faculty
B.A. Skidmore College; M.A. Goddard College; M.A.T Boston College
E-Mail: kathryn_hassinger@emerson.edu
- Part Time Faculty
B.S. School of Public Communication; Graduate Certificate Radcliffe College; ALM Harvard University
E-Mail: julie_hennrikus@emerson.edu
- Part Time Faculty
B.A. Boston University
E-Mail: stephanie_heroux@emerson.edu
- Senior Artist-in-Residence
B.A. University of California, Irvine; M.F.A. Brandeis University
E-Mail: ted_hewlett@emerson.edu
- Associate Professor
B.F.A. Massachusetts College of Art; M.F.A. Boston University
E-Mail: sarah_hickler@emerson.edu
- Eric HofbauerPart Time Faculty
B.M. Oberlin Conservatory; M.M. New England Conservatory
E-mail: Eric_Hofbauer@emerson.edu
- Part Time Faculty
B.A. University of Pennsylvania; M.A. Brandeis University
E-Mail: jane_howland@emerson.edu
- Part Time Faculty
B.F.A. Syracuse University; M.F.A. Yale School of Drama
E-Mail: jennie_israel@emerson.edu
- Costume Design Advisor, Costume Designer
B.F.A. New York University; M.A. Emerson College
E-Mail: rafael_jaen@emerson.edu
- Billie Jo JoyPart Time Faculty
Ed.M. Harvard University
E-mail: billiejo_joy@emerson.edu
- Associate Professor
B.A. St. Vincent College; M.F.A. Carnegie Mellon University
E-Mail: timothy_jozwick@emerson.edu
- Senior Music Historian-In-Residence
B.M. Boston Conservatory; M.M. New England Conservatory
E-Mail: fredericka_king@emerson.edu
- Voice Instructor
B.M. Indiana University
E-Mail: michael_kreutz@emerson.edu
- Associate Professor
B.A. Colgate University; M.F.A. University of Texas, Austin
E-Mail: scott_lafeber@emerson.edu
- Voice Instructor
B.M. Eastman School of Music; M.M. New England Conservatory
E-Mail: sabrina_learman@emerson.edu
- Michael LuegerPart Time Faculty
B.A. College of the Holy Cross; M.A. Tufts University
E-mail: michael_lueger@emerson.edu
- Shawn MahoneyPart Time Faculty
E-mail: Shawn_Mahoney@emerson.edu
- Assistant Professor
B.S. Northwestern University; Ph.D. Arizona State University
E-Mail: christina_marin@emerson.edu
- Assistant Professor
B.A. Bates College; M.F.A. Yale School of Drama
E-Mail: craig_mathers@emerson.edu
- Professor
B.A. Howard University; M.A. New York University
E-Mail: robbie_mccauley@emerson.edu
- David McGroryPart Time Faculty
B.Mus RSAMD, Glasgow, Scotland; Graduate Diploma New England Conservatory; Artist Diploma Longy School of Music
E-mail: David_McGrory@emerson.edu
- Mark McNeillAccompanist
B.A. Berklee College of Music
E-mail: mark_mcneill@emerson.edu
- Alison NeillPart Time Faculty
B.F.A. Boston Conservatory
E-mail: Alison_Neill@emerson.edu
- Theatre Educator-in-Residence
B.S. Emerson College; M.Ed. Harvard University; Ph.D. The University of Warwick
E-Mail: bethany_nelson@emerson.edu
- Scott NicholasPiano Instructor
M.M. New England Conservatory
E-mail: Scott_Nicholas@emerson.edu
Leonidas NickoleProfessor Emeritus of Performing ArtsA.B. Emerson College; A.M. Emerson College; M.A. Columbia University
E-mail: Leo_Nickole@emerson.edu
- Part Time Faculty
B.A. Cabrini College; M.A. Emerson College
E-Mail: courtney_oconnor@emerson.edu
Carolyn PickmanPart Time FacultyE-mail: carolyn_pickman@emerson.edu
- Part Time Faculty
B.A. Tufts University; M.M. Boston University
E-Mail: nicole_pierce@emerson.edu
- Associate Professor
B.F.A. Boston University; M.A. Emerson College
E-Mail: scott_pinkney@emerson.edu
- Assistant Professor
B.S. Ohio University; M.A. Ohio University; Ph.D. University of Washington
E-Mail: joshua_polster@emerson.edu
- Bobbie-Jean Powell-KellyPart Time Faculty
B.A. Manhattanville College; M.F.A. Brandeis University
E-mail: bobbiejean_powell@emerson.edu
- Kristen QuartaronePart Time Faculty
B.A. Rhode Island College
E-mail: kristen_quartarone@emerson.edu
- Adriana Repetto MeadVoice Instructor
B.A. Oberlin College; B.M. Oberlin Conservatory; M.M. Boston University
E-mail: Adriana_Repetto@emerson.edu
- Associate Professor
B.A. Stanford University; M.A. Cornell University; Ph.D. Cornell University
E-Mail: magda_romanska@emerson.edu
- Karen RuymannPart Time Faculty
M.M. Cleveland Institute of Music; M.A. Boston University
E-mail: Karen_Ruymann@emerson.edu
- Mehmet SanlikolPart Time Faculty
B.M. Berklee College of Music; M.M. New England Conservatory; D.M.A. New England Conservatory
E-mail: Mehmet_Sanlikol@emerson.edu
- Ronald SantoroPart Time Faculty
B.A. Catholic University of America
E-mail: ronald_santoro@emerson.edu
- Professor
B.A. Clark University; M.A. University of Connecticut; Ph.D. The Ohio State University
E-Mail: maureen_shea@emerson.edu
- Sunil SwaroopPart Time Faculty
M.A. Bowling Green State University
E-mail: Sunil_Swaroop@emerson.edu
- Senior Artist-in-Residence and Head of Musical Theatre
E-Mail: stephen_terrell@emerson.edu
Spiro VeloudosPart Time FacultyB.F.A. Emerson College
E-mail: Spiro_Veloudos@emerson.edu
- Admissions Coordinator for Performing Arts
B.S. Syracuse University; M.A. Emerson College
E-Mail: eric_weiss@emerson.edu
- Professor
B.A. Amherst College; M.F.A. Brandeis University; Ph.D. Brandeis University
E-Mail: scott_wheeler@emerson.edu
Steven YakutisPart Time FacultyB.A. Tufts University; M.A. Emerson College
E-mail: Steven_Yakutis@emerson.edu
- Senior Dancer-In-Residence
B.S. Boston University
E-Mail: marlena_yannetti@emerson.edu
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