Faculty Profiles
John Wolf
Professor and Chair
3226 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-4273
John Wolf is a native Midwesterner raised in Kansas and Nebraska. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre with an emphasis in Scenic and Lighting Design from the University of A...
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Professor and Chair
3226 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-4273
John Wolf is a native Midwesterner raised in Kansas and Nebraska. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre with an emphasis in Scenic and Lighting Design from the University of A...
fe3828@wayne.edu
Blair Anderson
Associate Professor of Theatre
3225 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-3511
Blair Anderson, Ph.D., is an associate professor of theatre and served as Chair and Director of Theatres from 1999 to 2010. Notable directing credits at the undergraduate Bonstelle...
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Associate Professor of Theatre
3225 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-3511
Blair Anderson, Ph.D., is an associate professor of theatre and served as Chair and Director of Theatres from 1999 to 2010. Notable directing credits at the undergraduate Bonstelle...
ad5298@wayne.edu
Mary Elizabeth Anderson
Assistant Professor
3365 Old Main
Phone: (313) 577-7619
Director of Community Engagement...
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Assistant Professor
3365 Old Main
Phone: (313) 577-7619
Director of Community Engagement...
maryelizabeth@wayne.edu
Michael J Barnes
Artistic Director of Theatre and Dance, Associate Professor
3225.7 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-0926
Michael J. Barnes, Associate Professor, serves as the Artistic Director of the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance. He is also the Voice & Speech Specialist for Hilb...
mjbarnes@wayne.edu
Artistic Director of Theatre and Dance, Associate Professor
3225.7 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-0926
Michael J. Barnes, Associate Professor, serves as the Artistic Director of the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance. He is also the Voice & Speech Specialist for Hilb...
mjbarnes@wayne.edu
Mary Elizabeth Cooney
Lecturer
Phone: 313-577-3508
Mary Elizabeth Pratt Cooney, Director of Undergraduate Recruiting and Retention, is a graduate of Wayne State University (MFA and PhD). She has conducted workshops, and taught and ...
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Lecturer
Phone: 313-577-3508
Mary Elizabeth Pratt Cooney, Director of Undergraduate Recruiting and Retention, is a graduate of Wayne State University (MFA and PhD). She has conducted workshops, and taught and ...
ak1354@wayne.edu
Mary Katherine Copenhagen
Lecturer
Phone: 313-577-7910
Mary Copenhagen, Bonstelle Theatre Costume Designer, received her BS and MFA degrees from Michigan State University and studied in London , in the costume college at the Victoria a...
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Lecturer
Phone: 313-577-7910
Mary Copenhagen, Bonstelle Theatre Costume Designer, received her BS and MFA degrees from Michigan State University and studied in London , in the costume college at the Victoria a...
aa3876@wayne.edu
Frederick Florkowski
Associate Professor
Phone: 313-577-7901
Fred Florkowski, Associate Professor, Scenic Designer, and Bonstelle Technical Director is a graduate of WSU with a BS in Education and an MFA in Scenic Design.He has provided tech...
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Associate Professor
Phone: 313-577-7901
Fred Florkowski, Associate Professor, Scenic Designer, and Bonstelle Technical Director is a graduate of WSU with a BS in Education and an MFA in Scenic Design.He has provided tech...
ac8489@wayne.edu
Dana Gamarra
Senior Lecturer
3202 Old Main
Senior Lecturer /Production Stage Manager: Dana has been teaching (part time) at Wayne State for the past 5 years where he’s had the opportunity to not only mentor Graduate stage m...
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Senior Lecturer
3202 Old Main
Senior Lecturer /Production Stage Manager: Dana has been teaching (part time) at Wayne State for the past 5 years where he’s had the opportunity to not only mentor Graduate stage m...
ay5663@wayne.edu
Lavinia Hart
Associate Professor
Phone: 313-577-0961
Lavinia Hart, Associate Professor of Theatre and Head of the Acting MFA joined the department after teaching, acting and directing for three years in Minnesota.Ms. Hart was the Art...
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Associate Professor
Phone: 313-577-0961
Lavinia Hart, Associate Professor of Theatre and Head of the Acting MFA joined the department after teaching, acting and directing for three years in Minnesota.Ms. Hart was the Art...
af5532@wayne.edu
David Magidson
Professor
Phone: 313-577-5200
David Magidson, Professor of Theatre, is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin (BA and MA) and the University of Utah (PhD). Magidson teaches directing and playwriting. He has ...
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Professor
Phone: 313-577-5200
David Magidson, Professor of Theatre, is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin (BA and MA) and the University of Utah (PhD). Magidson teaches directing and playwriting. He has ...
ad4271@wayne.edu
Ariel Osterweis
Assistant Professor
3226 Old Main
Phone: (917) 209-8742
Ariel Osterweis, Assistant Professor of Dance, teaches courses in dance history and theory, performance studies, contemporary dance technique, and choreography. At Wayne State, s...
ariel.osterweis@wayne.edu
Assistant Professor
3226 Old Main
Phone: (917) 209-8742
Ariel Osterweis, Assistant Professor of Dance, teaches courses in dance history and theory, performance studies, contemporary dance technique, and choreography. At Wayne State, s...
ariel.osterweis@wayne.edu
Meg Paul
Ballet Lecturer
3226 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-2143
Meg Paul grew up in Altamonte Springs, Florida and trained with Southern Ballet Theater. After winning the International Dance Competition of the Americas, she was invited under fu...
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Ballet Lecturer
3226 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-2143
Meg Paul grew up in Altamonte Springs, Florida and trained with Southern Ballet Theater. After winning the International Dance Competition of the Americas, she was invited under fu...
dv6978@wayne.edu
Eva Powers
Associate Professor
3226 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-6155
Powers is a native of the Detroit area and holds a BS degree in Dance Education from the University of Michigan, and an MA in Theatre from Wayne State University.She served as Chai...
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Associate Professor
3226 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-6155
Powers is a native of the Detroit area and holds a BS degree in Dance Education from the University of Michigan, and an MA in Theatre from Wayne State University.She served as Chai...
ad2016@wayne.edu
Karen Prall
Lecturer
3226 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-9792
Ms. Prall is the Founder and Director ofThe Art of Motion Dance Theatre. A native Detroiter, she began Classical Modern dance training under Ms. Kathryn G. Ellis. She studied Dunha...
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Lecturer
3226 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-9792
Ms. Prall is the Founder and Director ofThe Art of Motion Dance Theatre. A native Detroiter, she began Classical Modern dance training under Ms. Kathryn G. Ellis. She studied Dunha...
ai6498@wayne.edu
Jeff Michael Rebudal,
Associate Professor
3226 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-9446
Jeff Michael Rebudal is an Associate Professor of Dance at Wayne State University and received an MFA in Performing Arts/Arts Management from The American University and a BA in Da...
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Associate Professor
3226 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-9446
Jeff Michael Rebudal is an Associate Professor of Dance at Wayne State University and received an MFA in Performing Arts/Arts Management from The American University and a BA in Da...
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Doug Risner
Professor of Dance
3226 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-9879
Dr. Doug Risner, Professor, is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with BFA and MFA degrees. in Choreography & Dance Performance, and...
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Professor of Dance
3226 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-9879
Dr. Doug Risner, Professor, is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with BFA and MFA degrees. in Choreography & Dance Performance, and...
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Thomas Schraeder
Professor
Phone: 313-577-7908
Thomas H. Schraeder, Professor of Theatre and Head of the Lighting Design MFA program, holds a BA from Loyola University in Chicago and an MFA from Yale University...
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Professor
Phone: 313-577-7908
Thomas H. Schraeder, Professor of Theatre and Head of the Lighting Design MFA program, holds a BA from Loyola University in Chicago and an MFA from Yale University...
aa4426@wayne.edu
Linda Simmons
Senior Lecturer
3226 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-6153
Director of the WSU Dance CompanyONE, Simmons is a WSU alumna and is president of the WSU Dance Alumni Association. She has worked as a consultant in creative dance in elementary e...
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Senior Lecturer
3226 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-6153
Director of the WSU Dance CompanyONE, Simmons is a WSU alumna and is president of the WSU Dance Alumni Association. She has worked as a consultant in creative dance in elementary e...
aa6490@wayne.edu
James M. Thomas
Professor
3225.4 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-7907
Graduate Officer and Director, Study Abroad Intensive: WSU-Moscow Art Theatre School...
jthomas@wayne.edu
Professor
3225.4 Old Main
Phone: 313-577-7907
Graduate Officer and Director, Study Abroad Intensive: WSU-Moscow Art Theatre School...
jthomas@wayne.edu
Cheryl Turski
Assistant Professor
Cheryl Turski is an Assistant Professor of Theatre specializing in Voice and Movement. She has previously taught at the University of Notre Dame, the American Repertory Theatre Ins...
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Assistant Professor
Cheryl Turski is an Assistant Professor of Theatre specializing in Voice and Movement. She has previously taught at the University of Notre Dame, the American Repertory Theatre Ins...
ex1266@wayne.edu
John Woodland
Associate Professor
Phone: 313-577-7912
John D. Woodland, Associate Professor of Theatre and Costume Designer for the Hilberry Theatre, holds a BA degree from Otterbein College and an MFA from the Universit...
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Associate Professor
Phone: 313-577-7912
John D. Woodland, Associate Professor of Theatre and Costume Designer for the Hilberry Theatre, holds a BA degree from Otterbein College and an MFA from the Universit...
aa3331@wayne.edu