Leadership & Staff
Department Leadership
| Name & Position | Contact |
|---|---|
| Lisa Channer Head of BA Theatre Performance |
510D Rarig Center 612-626-6617 chann006@umn.edu |
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Program Director, UMN/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program
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580J Rarig Center
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Carl Flink |
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Michal Kobialka
Interim Department Chair |
520C Rarig Center |
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Head of History & Literature
|
550E Rarig Center 612-626-9238 kufti001@umn.edu |
| Sonali Pahwa Director of Graduate Studies |
550A Rarig Center 612-301-3917 pahwa007@umn.edu |
| Millie Reid Rivera Department Administrator |
540B Rarig Center 612-624-1581 volkm003@umn.edu |
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Head of Design & Technology
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580E Rarig Center 612-625-7013 cmastell@umn.edu |
Administrative Staff
| Name & Position | Contact |
|---|---|
| Emily Grodzik Theatre Office Manager & Graduate Program Coordinator |
110 Rarig Center 612-625-6699 grodz002@umn.edu |
| Nora Jenneman Dance Program Coordinator and Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies for Dance |
204 Barker Center 612-624-4008 jenne011@umn.edu |
| Deborah Pearson UMN/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program Assistant |
580H Rarig Center 612-625-7461 pears496@umn.edu |
| Andrea Reynolds Executive and Administrative Office Specialist |
111 Barker Center 612-626-7323 areynold@umn.edu |
| Qiuxia Welch
Marketing & Communications/Front of House Director |
120A Rarig Center 612-625-5380 |
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Katie Willer
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies for Theatre Arts |
540D Rarig Center |
Musicians
| Name | Contact |
|---|---|
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Tarek Abdelqader
Musician
|
abdel080@umn.edu |
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Wesley Frye
Musician
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| Marya Hart Musician |
hartx059@umn.edu |
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Joey Hays
Musician
|
haysx099@umn.edu |
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Franco Holder
Musician |
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| Eric Jensen Musician |
jense040@umn.edu |
| Joseph Strachan Musician |
stra0638@umn.edu |
| Brian Van Tassel Musician |
vanta007@umn.edu |
|
Pang Yan |
yanpang@umn.edu |
Design & Technology Staff
| Name | Contact |
|---|---|
| Jason Allyn-Schwerin Technical Director |
540G Rarig Center 612-625-3872 schw0393@umn.edu |
| Susan Binder-Pettigrew Costume Shop Supervisor |
230 Rarig Center 612-625-8311 binde001@umn.edu |
| Mike Grogan Barker Technical Coordinator |
115 Barker Center |
| Vanessa Healey Production Manager |
540E Rarig Center 612-625-1052 vhealey@umn.edu |
| William Healey Lighting Supervisor |
328 Rarig Center 612-626-7357 wphealey@umn.edu |
| Zeb Hults Assistant Technical Director |
130 Rarig Center zrhults@umn.edu |
| Montana Johnson Audio Media Supervisor |
506A Rarig Center 612-626-2472 john2081@umn.edu |
| Christine Swartwout Production Stage Manager |
110A Rarig Center 612-625-6819 swart073@umn.edu |