Leadership & Staff

Department Leadership

Name & Position Contact
Lisa Channer
Head of BA Theatre Performance
510D Rarig Center
612-626-6617
[email protected]
Program Director, BFA Actor Training Program
580J Rarig Center
Carl Flink
Program Director, Dance
111A Barker Center
612-625-6992
[email protected]
Head of History & Literature
550E Rarig Center
612-626-9238
[email protected]
Head of Design & Tech
580C Rarig Center
612-625-5398
[email protected]
Sonali Pahwa
Director of Graduate Studies
550F Rarig Center
612-301-3917
[email protected]
Millie Reid Rivera
Department Administrator
540B Rarig Center
612-624-1581
[email protected]
Margaret Werry
Department Chair
550D Rarig Center
612-625-6783
[email protected]

Administrative Staff

Name & Position Contact
Emily Grodzik
Theatre Office Manager & Graduate Program Coordinator 
110 Rarig Center
612-625-6699
[email protected]
Nora Jenneman
Dance Program Coordinator
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies for Dance
204 Barker Center
612-624-4008
[email protected]
Shae Lingenfelder
Dance Program Office Manager
111 Barker Center
612-626-7323
[email protected]
Nick Nelson
Graphic Designer
120 Rarig Center
[email protected]
Deborah Pearson
BFA Actor Training Program
Program Assistant
580H Rarig Center
612-625-7461
[email protected]
Qiuxia Welch
Marketing & Communications/Front of House Director
120A Rarig Center
612-625-5380
[email protected]
Katie Willer
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies for Theatre Arts
110A Rarig Center
612-624-9183
[email protected]

Musicians

Name Contact
Tarek Abdelqader
Musician
[email protected]
Joel Arpin
Musician
[email protected]
Bradley Beahan
Musician
 
Marya Hart
Musician
[email protected]
Joseph Hays
Musician
[email protected]
Eric Jensen
Musician

[email protected]
Toby Ramaswamy
Musician
[email protected]
Joseph Strachan
Musician
[email protected]
Dameun Strange
Musician
[email protected]

Design & Technology Staff

Name Contact
Jason Allyn-Schwerin
Technical Director
540G Rarig Center
612-625-3872
[email protected]
Susan Binder-Pettigrew
Costume Shop Supervisor
230 Rarig Center
612-625-8311
[email protected]
Mike Grogan
Barker Technical Coordinator
115 Barker Center
612-625-3978
[email protected]
Vanessa Healey  
Production Manager   
540E Rarig Center
612-625-1052
[email protected]
William Healey
Lighting Supervisor
328 Rarig Center
612-626-7357
[email protected]
Zeb Hults
Assistant Technical Director
130 Rarig Center
[email protected]
Montana Johnson
Audio Media Supervisor
506A Rarig Center
612-626-2472
[email protected]
Sharon Kimes
Production Stage Manager
540D Rarig Center
612-625-6819
[email protected]
Brandi Mans
Draper/ Instructor
550A Rarig Center
612-626-2837
[email protected]
Angelique Powers
Scenic Charge Artist
130C Rarig Center
[email protected]