The Department of Theatre and Dance employs a contact intensive approach to teaching and learning. In addition to instruction that occurs in formal classrooms, faculty are continually involved in a number of other teaching activities (e.g. semester auditions, year-end evaluations, portfolio reviews, directing and advising productions, viewing of studio productions, etc.).
Fundamental to the teaching is the focus on students growing to personal understandings of theatre as both art and as craft within a world of relentless change requiring continual interpretation. Performance and the development of artistic responsibility are emphasized throughout a student's career.
Office hours Fall 2012
Lori Bales
Associate Professor of Theatre
lbales@millikin.edu
(217) 424-3785
Percussion House 201
Office hours: M/W: 12:00-2:00 and by appointment
B.A. in Theatre from Miami University,
M.F.A. in Directing from Florida State University
Courses: Acting, Acting for Musical Stage, Main Stage Director.
Mary Black
Assistant Professor of Theatre
mblack@millikin.edu
(217) 420-6683
Shilling 210 F
Office hours: T/Th: 3:00-5:00
B.A. in Theatre from University of Iowa
M.F.A. in Theatre Technology from Indiana University
Courses: Stagecraft and Technical Director
Ann Borders
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music
aborders@millikin.edu
(217) 424-6310
Perkinson Music Center 303
Office hours: by appointment
B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Millikin University
M.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Illinois.
Courses: Voice Instructor, Acting for Non-Majors, Belt, University Seminar
Sara Bubenik
Instructor of Theatre
sbubenik@millikin.edu
(217) 424-6234
Shilling 211G
Office hours: M/W: 9:00-11:00, F: 9:00-10:00
B.A. in Theatre Arts from Marquette University
M.F.A. in Stage Management from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Member of Actors Equity Association
Courses: Pipe Dreams Studio Theatre, Theatre Internships, Production Stage Manager
Gretchen Burghart
Adjunct Instructor of Theatre and Dance
Office hours: by appointment
B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Millikin University
Member of Actors Equity Association
Courses: Ballet and Modern
Dan Derrick
Scene Shop Foreman
dderrick@millikin.edu
(217) 424-6378
3D Arts Building
Office Hours: M-F 8:00-12:00, 1:00-5:00
Jana Henry Funderburk
Assistant Professor of Theatre
jhenry@millikin.edu
(217) 424-3805
Shilling 211 E
Office hours: M: 9:00-11:00 in SH 211 E
T/Th 8:30-9:30 at OG 100 and by appointment
B.A. in Theatre/Communications from William Jewell College
M.F.A. in Costume Design/Technology from the University of Missouri- Kansas City.
Courses: Costume Construction, Pattern Drafting, Costume History, Costume Designer, Costume Director
Laura Ledford
Interim Dean College of Fine Arts, Associate Professor of Theatre
lledford@millikin.edu
(217) 424-6499
Shilling 211
Office Hours: by appointment. Contact Mary Spencer in SH 211
B.A. in Theatre from the University of Wyoming
M.F.A. in Acting the Indiana University
Specialty certification in vocology
Courses: Voice for the Stage, Dialects, Main Stage Director, Vocal Coach.
Kevin Long
Artist-in-Residence
kwlong@millikin.edu
(217) 424-6303
Perkinson Music Center 301
Office hours: M: 12:00-2:00, T: 10:30-12:30, Th: 10:30-11:30 and by appointment
B.A. in Music Performance from Elon College
M.M. in Piano Performance and Instrumental Accompanying from Southern Methodist University
Courses: Music Theory, Literature, History, Repertoire of Musical Theatre, Music Director, Main Stage Director
Barbara Mangrum
Associate Professor of Theatre
bmangrum@millikin.edu
(217) 424-6252
Shilling 210 D
Office hours: T 9:00-12:00, Th: 9:00-11:00 and by appointment
B.S.E. in Speech Education from Arkansas State University
M.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of Arkansas
M.F.A. in Production Design from Southern Illinois University
Courses: Studio Design (Costume, Props, and Scene Painting), Makeup, Stagecraft, Play Analysis, Main Stage Designer
Alex Miller
Assistant Professor of Theatre
avmiller@millikin.edu
(217) 424-3540
Shilling 210 G
Office hours: M/W: 10:00-12:00, T/Th: 12:30-2:00 and by appointment
B.F.A. in Acting from Webster University
M.F.A. in Classical Acting from George Washington University
Member of Actors Equity Association and Society of American Fight Directors
Courses: Acting, Stage Combat, Main Stage director
Angie Miller
Instructor of Dance
afmiller@millikin.edu
(217) 362-6494
Shilling 211 C
Office hours: M/W: 10:30-12:00 and 3:00-4:00 and by appointment
B.F.A. in Dance from Webster University
M.F.A. in Dance Choreography and Performance from University of Illinois
Courses: Ballet, Modern, Main Stage Choreographer
Sean Morrissey
Interim Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance, Artist-in-Residence
smorrissey@millikin.edu
(217) 424-6292
Shilling 211 H
Office hours: by appointment through Mary Spencer
B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University
Member of Actors Equity Association and Screen Actors Guild
Courses: Tap, Jazz, Theatre Dance, Main Stage Choreographer and Director
Denise Myers
Associate Professor of Theatre
dmyers@millikin.edu
(217) 424-5097
Shilling 210 E
Office hours: M/W 9:00-10:30, T/Th 12:30-1:30 and by appointment
B.A. in Theatre Arts from Santa Clara University
M.F.A. in Acting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Courses: Movement for Actors, Acting, Improvisation, Main Stage and Children's Theatre Director
Tom Robson
Assistant Professor of Theatre
trobson@millikin.edu
(217) 424-3708
Percussion House 203
Office hours: M/F: 8:30-10:00, W: 9:00-10:00, Th: 1:00-2:00 and by appointment
B.A. in Theatre from Grinnell College
M.A. in Theatre History, Theory, and Literature from Indiana University
Ph.D. in Theatre History, Theory, and Literature from Indiana University
Courses: Play Analysis, Integrated Theatre History, African-American Dramatic Literature and Theatre, Directing 1
Mary Spencer
Administrative Assistant/Audition Coordinator
mspencer@millikin.edu
(217) 424-6282
Shilling 211
A.A.S. in Word Processing from Richland Community College
B.A. in Interdepartmental-Philosophy/Theatre/English from Millikin University.
Chris Wood
Assistant Professor of Theatre
cwood@millikin.edu
(217) 424-3509
Shilling 211 F
Office hours: M/W/F: 11:00-12:00, T/Th 1:00-2:00 and by appointment
B.A. in Theatre from University of Nebraska Omaha
M.F.A in Light Design from Indiana University
Courses: Fundamentals of Lighting, Sound for Theatre, Drawing for Theatre, Drafting for Theatre, Principles and Elements of Design, Main Stage Designer