Meet Our Faculty
Department Chair
 - David GrillAssociate Professor of Theatre Design/Technologydavid.grill@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
 
- Lori R. WekselblattLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)lori.wekselblatt@purchase.edu- MS, Baruch College, City University of New York
- BA, Indiana University
 
Faculty
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              Evan AdamsonLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)evan.adamson@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
 
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              Troy AtkinsonLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)troy.atkinson@purchase.edu- BFA, State University of New York, Purchase College
 
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      Christine BottaLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)christine.botta@purchase.edu- BFA, Ohio University
 
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              Tracy ChristensenLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)tracy.christensen@purchase.edu- MFA, Rutgers University
- BS, Northwestern University
 
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              Megan CorkrumLecturer of Design Technology (Part-time)megan.corkrum@purchase.eduBFA, Purchase College SUNY 
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      Alexander DodgeLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)alexander.dodge@purchase.edu- MFA, Yale School of Drama
- BA, Bennington College
 
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      Murielle EtienneLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)First Hand, Costume Shopmurielle.etienne@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
 
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              Maruti EvansLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)maruti.evans@purchase.edu- BFA, University of Miami
 
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      Stephen FerriLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)stephen.ferri@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
 
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              Janene FetkyLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)janene.fetky@purchase.edu- BFA, Ithaca College
 
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              Colyn FiendelLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)- BFA, State University of New York, Purchase College
 
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            Andy HallLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)andy.hall@purchase.edu- MFA, New York University
- BA, University of Minnesota
 
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              Dan HanessianAssociate Professor of Theatre Design/TechnologyDirector of Productions for School of the Artsdan.hanessian@purchase.edu- MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
- BA, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
 
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      Alison Hublard HershmanLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)Costume Shop Supervisoralison.hublard@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
 
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              Sun Hee KilAssistant Professor, Theatre/Design Technologysunhee.kil@purchase.edu- MFA, University of Cincinnati, Conservatory of Music
 
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      Tim MackabeeLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)tim.mackabee@purchase.edu- BFA, North Carolina School of the Arts
- MFA, Yale School of Drama
 
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      Ina MayhewLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)ina.mayhew@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
 
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              Johnny MilaniLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)john.milani@purchase.edu- BFA, North Carolina School of Arts
 
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      Hochi Ortega-AsiaticoLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)jose.ortegaasiatico@purchase.edu- BA, Parsons School of Design
 
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      Matt OttoLecturer of Theatre/Design Technology (Part-time)matthew.otto@purchase.edu- MFA, Yale School of Drama
- BFA, Boston University
 
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      Nancy PalmatierLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)nancy.palmatier@purchase.edu- MFA, Carnegie Mellon University
- BA, SUNY Geneseo
 
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      Jesse Edward PoleshuckLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)jesse.poleshuck@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
 
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              Kristen RobinsonAssistant Professor of Theatre Design/Technologykristen.robinson@purchase.edu- MFA, Yale School of Drama
- BA, Centre College
 
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      Jennifer SchrieverLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)jennifer.schriever@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
 
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      Holly SuttonLecturer, Theatre Design Technology (Part-time)holly.sutton@purchase.edu@purchase.eduBFA, Ithaca College 
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              Mark ViolaLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)mark.viola@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
 
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      Grant WilcoxenLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)grant.wilcoxen@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
 
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              Drew WimmerLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)Scene Shop Supervisordrew.wimmer@purchase.edu- MFA, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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              BA, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point 
 
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              David WoolardLecturer of Theatre Design/Technology (Part-time)david.woolard@purchase.edu- BFA, Southern Methodist University
 
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              Anita YavichAssociate Professor of Theatre Design/Technologyanita.yavich@purchase.edu- MFA, Yale School of Drama
- BA, University of California, Santa Barbara
 
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            A. Dean IrbyAssociate Professor of Actingdean.irby@purchase.edu- MFA, New York University
- BA, Dillard University
 
Faculty Emeriti
 - Michael J. CesarioAssociate Professor Emeritus of Theatre Design/Technology- BFA, University of Wisconsin
- MFA, Ohio University
 
 - Lana FritzAssistant Professor Emerita of Theatre Design/Technology- BFA, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
- MFA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
 
 - Elaine GalenAssociate Professor Emerita of Theatre Design/Technology- BA, University of Pennsylvania
- MA, New York University
- Graduate study, Philadelphia College of Art
- Advanced studies, Art Students’ League of New York and Grande Chaumiere, Paris
 
 
