Faculty and Staff Directory
Art Faculty
Links of Interest
"This above all: To thine own self be true"
—Shakespeare
—Shakespeare
Music Faculty
Jared Anderson
Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
Specialties/Activities
- Choral Singing
- Contemporary Choral Music
- Musical Theater
- Skill Acquisition in the Large Group Rehearsal
- Ear-Training
Links of Interest
Michael Irish
Associate Professor of Music, Visual and Performing Arts
Links of Interest
Specialties/Activities
- Jazz Studies
- Jazz Guitar
- Composer/Arranger
- Clinician/Adjudicator/Performer
- Rhythm Section Specialist
Elizabeth Meyer
Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
Links of Interest
Specialties/Activities
- Classical music composition
- Violin/viola performance, instruction
Sound Faculty
Josh Loar
Professor of Practice in Sound Design, Visual and Performing Arts
Links of Interest
Specialties/Activities
- Sound Systems Design and Engineering
- Multimedia Production and Control Systems Design and Consultation
- Production Management, Technical Direction
- Stage Direction
- Film and Video Production and Post-Production
- Lighting Design
- Video/Projection Design
- Drums/Percussion
- Acoustics and Acoustic/Soundsystem Modeling
- Technical Drawing
Christopher Plummer
Associate Professor of Sound, Visual and Performing Arts
Specialties/Activities
- Sound Design
- Sound System Consultation
- Sound Mixing
- Sound Studies
Theatre Faculty
Mary Carol "M.C." Friedrich
Associate Professor of Theatre, Visual and Performing Arts
Specialties/Activities
- Costume Design & Construction
- Lighting Design
- Scene Design
- Color Science for Designers in Theatre
Roger Held
Professor of Theatre, Visual and Performing Arts
Specialties/Activities
- Directing
- Acting: Period Styles
- History and Literature
- Leadership and Management
- Play Writing
Patricia Helsel
Associate Professor of Theatre, Visual and Performing Arts
Links of Interest
Specialties/Activities
- Acting
- Voice and Articulation
- Musical Theatre
- Audition Techniques
- Vocal Techniques for Media and Theatre
- Presentation
Kalen Larson
Assistant Professor of Theatre, Visual and Performing Arts
Specialties/Activities
- Technical Theatre Production
- Scenic Design
- Stage Mechanics
- Rigging
- Metal Working
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