Jason Arnold
Designer in Residence
CAS - Performing Arts
Jason Arnold has been working as a professional lighting designer for more than a decade. He earned a BA from Vassar College in 1995, and an MFA in Theatre Design from Brandeis University in 1998.
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jasona@american.edu
(202) 885-2773
Nathan Blustein
Professorial Lecturer
CAS - Performing Arts
Dr. Blustein is a Professorial Lecturer and Music Director for the Theatre/Musical Theatre Program in the Department of Performing Arts at American University. He recently defended his Ph.D. Dissertat…
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nblustein@american.edu
(202) 885-3198
Faedra Chatard Carpenter
Assoc Professor
CAS - Performing Arts
Dr. Faedra Chatard Carpenter is a theatre and performance studies scholar, professional dramaturg, and cultural critic. Her research, writing, teaching, and creative activities are grounded in her adv…
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fcarpenter@american.edu
Tara Giordano
Professorial Lecturer
CAS - Performing Arts
Tara Giordano is a New York and DC actor, producer, and director. A Helen Hayes Award nominee, her acting credits include roles at the Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Shakespeare Theatre, Folger Theatre,…
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giordano@american.edu
Gail Humphries
Associate Prof Emerita
Gail Humphries Mardirosian focuses on the arts in the international arena and has been a Fulbright Senior Scholar to Prague, CZ and a Likhachev Fellow to St. Petersburg, Russia. She has also guest lec…
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ghumphr@american.edu
(202) 885-3880
Caleen Jennings
Prof Emerita
Caleen Sinnette Jennings is Professor of Theatre Emerita. She joined the faculty in 1989, directed for the main stage and taught thirteen different courses in the theatre and general education program…
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(202) 885-3430
Karl Kippola
Assoc Professor
CAS - Performing Arts
A full-time faculty member at American University since 2003, and program director since 2016, Karl Kippola holds a BA in Drama (University of Montana), an MFA in Acting (Wayne State University), and …
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kippola@american.edu
(202) 885-3464
Carl Menninger
Asst Professor
CAS - Performing Arts
Carl Menninger holds a master's degree from Emerson College and a bachelor's from Northwestern University. He is a writer, director and playwright and co-author of Minding the Edge: Strategies for …
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menninge@american.edu
(202) 885-3414
Aaron Posner
Professor
CAS - Performing Arts
Aaron Posner is an award-winning director, playwright, teacher, and former Artistic Director of Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre and New Jersey’s Two River Theatre. He has directed more than 150 productio…
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Meghan Raham
Professor
CAS - Performing Arts
Meghan Raham is a Set and Costume Designer with a strong interest in the development of new work. Recent design work includes: My Lord, What a Night (Ford's Theatre), ((astronomia nova)) (Smithsonian …
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meghan.raham@american.edu
(202) 885-3468
Sybil Williams
Director of African American and African Diaspora Studies
CAS - Critical RGC Studies
Sybil R. Williams has spent the past twelve years cultivating her craft as a playwright and dramaturg. Her work has been professionally produced by Chicago’s ETA Creative Arts Theatre; New York’s Nati…
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sroberts@american.edu
(202) 885-3482
Robert Williams
Fight Choreographer in Residence
CAS - Performing Arts
Robb Hunter (Williams) holds an MFA in Theatre Pedagogy from The Virginia Commonwealth University, a BA in Theatre from Radford University and is a Certified Teacher for the Society of American Fight …
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robertw@american.edu
(202) 885-3441