{"id":2558,"date":"2022-06-09T01:43:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T01:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/theatrearts\/?page_id=2558"},"modified":"2026-03-10T01:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T01:38:12","slug":"full-time-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/theatrearts\/full-time-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre Arts – Full-Time Faculty and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Click on any Full-Time Faculty member below to read their bio and find their contact information.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Justin P. Cowan<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Department Chair, Associate Professor:\u00a0Musicianship, MT Rep, MT History, Musical Director, Director<\/i><\/p>\n

Joni Johns-Lerner<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssociate Chair, Associate Professor:\u00a0Costume Design, Costume Technology, Costume History, Evolution of Fashion<\/em><\/p>\n

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Maureen Freedman<\/a><\/strong>
\nVisiting Assistant Professor:\u00a0Scenic Design, Methods of Scenic Arts and Crafts, Technical Theatre<\/i><\/p>\n

Dr. Donald Gagnon<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Professor:\u00a0Theatre History, Intro to Drama, Senior Portfolio<\/i><\/p>\n

Tim Howard<\/a><\/strong>
\nProfessor: BFA\u00a0<\/em>Musical Theatre Coordinator, MT Workshop, Acting, Audition Techniques, Director<\/i><\/p>\n

Pam McDaniel<\/a><\/strong>
\nProfessor: BFA Acting Coordinator,\u00a0<\/em>Directing, Acting, Performing Shakespeare<\/i><\/p>\n

Sal Trapani<\/a><\/strong>
\nProfessor:\u00a0Acting, Directing, Playmaking with Children, Devised Theatre, Theatre History<\/i><\/p>\n

Oliver Wason<\/a><\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor: BFA\u00a0Design\/Tech Coordinator, Lighting Design, Design Fundamentals, Technical Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n

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Thomas P. Swetz<\/strong><\/a>
\nTheatre Arts Production Coordinator: Technical Director, Shop Supervisor, Rentals Coordinator<\/em><\/p>\n

Heather Hurley<\/strong><\/a>
\nTheatre Arts Secretary<\/p>\n

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PROFESSOR EMERITUS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rich Reimold<\/strong>
\nFounding chair of the Department of Theatre Arts.<\/p>\n

William Walton<\/strong>
\n24 years as a 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Click on any Full-Time Faculty member below to read their bio and find their contact information.   Dr. Justin P. Cowan Department Chair, Associate Professor:\u00a0Musicianship, MT Rep, MT History, Musical Director, Director Joni Johns-Lerner Associate Chair, Associate Professor:\u00a0Costume Design, Costume …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":244,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"left-navigation.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2558","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/theatrearts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/theatrearts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/theatrearts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/theatrearts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/244"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/theatrearts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/theatrearts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2558\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/theatrearts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}