Theatre Arts

Areas of Study

Program Features

  • Professional Resident Faculty
  • Edinburgh Fringe Festival Participation
  • Yearly New York City Showcase, "WCSU Off-Broadway"
  • Children's Theatre and Community Outreach Programs
  • Workshops with N.Y. Stage, TV and Film Professionals
  • Internships possible with New York City and Connecticut Regional and Professional theatres.
SPOTLIGHT ON ...

New Visual and Performing Arts Center

The new facility, expected to be complete in 2014 will house a 350-seat theater, a 150-seat black box theater, a 350-seat concert hall, an art gallery, a recording studio and state-of-the-art rehearsal, classroom and studio art facilities.

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Theatre Arts Faculty

Frank Herbert
Professor [Technical Theatre/Lighting/Children’s Theatre/Play Production]

Julio Agustin Matos, Jr.                       
Assistant Professor [Performance Techniques/Voice and Diction/Musical Theatre]

Pam McDaniel
Associate Professor, Chair [Acting/Directing]

Elizabeth Popiel
Professor [Set Design/Costume Design/ Scenic Art/ Intro to Theatre/ Computer Graphics, Puppetry, Theatre Design Fundamentals]

Sal Trapani
Professor [Acting/Directing/Children’s Theatre/Production and Performance/Theatre History]

Rich Reimold: Professor Emeritus

William Walton: Professor Emeritus
24 years as professor, 16 years as associate chair, 4 years as Chair. He implemented the NY theatre showcase and the Edinburgh Festival trips. Produced and directed over 30 shows.

Adjuncts and Guest Artists:
Cally, Scott                      Lighting Design
Cuffari, Thomas               Musical Direction
Dardenne, James            Scenic Design
Draghi, Jennifer               Choreographer
Ercole, Richard                 Acting
Harris, Sean                     Directing
Johns-Lerner, Joni            Costume Technology
Jones, Amy                        Director, Choreographer
Jordan, Lisa Renee           Costume Design
Lifton, Deborah                 Applied Voice
Machokas, Chip                 Sound Engineering
Maresca, Sydney               Costume Design
Mason, Jan                        Acting, Play Production, Intro to Theatre
Parkinson, Elizabeth          Musical Theatre – Dance
Polak, Adelka                     University Assistant
Sosbe, Kevin                      Assistant Technical Director
Stanley Leonard, Abra       Theatre Arts Management

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