Meet Our Faculty
Department Chair
Rachel Dickstein
Associate Professor of Theatre and Performancerachel.dickstein@purchase.edu- BA, Yale University
Faculty
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Michi Barall
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance- AB, Stanford University
- MFA, NYU
- PhD, Columbia University
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Lenka Pichlíková Burke
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance• MA, University of Texas, Dallas
• MFA, Academy of Dramatic Arts, Charles University (Prague)
• Advanced Master Artist, Czech Republic
• MLS, Southern Connecticut State University (New Haven)
• PhD, Academy of Dramatic Arts in Prague (DAMU)- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
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Tania Chelnov- Snitow
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part-time)- BA, Smith College
- MFA, UNC Chapel Hill
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Alex Correia
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part-time)- BFA, Marymount Manhattan College
- Directing program (three-year graduate-level fellowship), The Juilliard School
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Lora LaVon Dole
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part-time)- BFA, New York University
- MFA, Yale University
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James Dunn
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part Time)- BA, Middlebury College
- MFA, L’Ecole Internationale de Theatre Jacque Lecoq
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Linda Gelman
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part-time)- BA, SUNY Buffalo
- MA, Columbia University
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Steve Gomer
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part-time)- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
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Amber Hennes
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part-time)Assistant Production Manager and CMFT Shops Supervisor -
Ash Marinaccio
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part-time)- Ph.D. The Graduate Center, CUNY (Theatre and Performance)
- M.Phil The Graduate Center, CUNY (Theatre and Performance)
- MA New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (Performance Studies)
- BA, Pace University (Theatre Directing and Anthropology)
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Donnie Mather
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part-time)BFA, Western Kentucky University
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William Bryant Miles
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance- BFA, Howard University
- MA, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Stephanie Prugh
Lecturer of Acting (Part-time)PhD in Theatre, University of Colorado, Boulder
MA, University of Colorado, Boulder,
BA, University of Colorado, Denver -
Rebecca Rich
Director of the Conservatory of Theatre ArtsAssociate Professor of TheatreMFA Acting - Temple University
BFA Musical Theatre - Ithaca College -
Andrew Saito
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance- BA, UC Berkeley
- MFA, University of Iowa
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Jordan Schildcrout
(on leave: Fall 2024-Spring 2025)Professor of Theatre and Performance- BA, Yale University
- PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Jeana Scotti
Lecturer, Theatre and Performance (Part-time)- MFA, Rutgers Mason Gross
- BA Theatre and Performance, Purchase College
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Peter Sprague
Production Manager, Theater and PerformanceLecturer of Theatre and Performance- BA, Pomona College
- MFA, Southern Methodist University
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Andrea Thome
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance- BA, Harvard University
- MFA, New York University
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Cezar Williams
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance (Part-time)Director of New Plays NowBS, New York University
Contributing Faculty
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David Bassuk
Professor of Acting- BA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MFA, Southern Methodist University
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Mariana Carreño King
(on leave: Spring 2025)Assistant Professor of Playwriting- BA, Goddard College
- MFA, University of Southern California
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Paul Megna
Assistant Professor of Literature- BA, SUNY Buffalo
- MA, University of Rochester
- PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Matthew Stern
Lecturer of Theatre Design/Technology- BA, University of California, San Diego
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Jack Tamburri
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts- AB, University of Chicago
- MFA, Yale School of Drama
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Mark Turner
Lecturer of Theatre Design/TechnologyProduction Manager, Conservatory of Theatre Arts- BA, San Francisco State University
Faculty Emeriti
Lenora Champagne
Professor Emerita of Theatre and PerformanceLecturer in Playwriting- BA, Louisiana State University
- MA, PhD, New York University
lenora.champagne@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
Julius Novick
Professor Emeritus of Literature and Drama Studies- BA, Harvard University
- DFA, Yale University
Philippa Wehle
Professor Emerita of French, Drama Studies, and Literature- BA, Bucknell University
- MA, Middlebury College
- PhD, Columbia University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching