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MICHELLE
EBERT FREIRE (Assistant Professor)
has worked as a theatre artist and educator at MCC Theater, Theatre Development Fund, Young Playwrights Inc., Zachary Scott Theatre Center, Teatro Humanidad, Seattle Children's Theatre, Round House Theatre, and Performance Riverside. Before joining the CSUSB faculty, she served as the first Education Director for City Lights Youth Theatre in New York City, developing the organization's Arts-In-Education program. Professor Freire is a member of the American Alliance for Theatre and Education and the National Association for Drama Therapy and conducts theatre and drama therapy workshops for several local organizations, including Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance and San Bernardino Juvenile Hall She is working towards national registration as a drama therapist and trains at the Drama Therapy Institute of Los Angeles and the School of Playback Theatre. Professor Freire most recently directed Playback Theatre, The Rocky Horror Show and Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse for CSUSB, and she is the coordinator for the MA program in Theatre Arts. She received an M.F.A. in Drama and Theatre for Youth at the University of Texas, Austin.
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Office: PA 117
909.537.7451
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KATHRYN
ERVIN (Professor)
is a graduate of Wayne State University and Illinois State University.
She has served on the faculties at Illinois State University, Bradley
University, and Michigan State University and teaches Acting, Directing
and African American Theatre. Her CSUSB directing credits include; Wedding Band, Little Shop of Horrors, Rosencrantz &
Guildenstern are Dead, and Marisol. Her production of Keep Hedz Ringin' Rickerby Hinds was a regional finalist
at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festiva (KC/ACTF)
in 2003. She is a recipient of the KC/ACTF Excellence in Education
Award, as well as a Board Member and past President of the Black
Theatre Network. She also serves as Arts Faculty for
The California
Arts Project. |
Office: PA 107
909.537.5892 |
ANDRE
HARRINGTON (Assistant Professor)
holds a M.F.A. from the University of Iowa, in addition to earlier
costume design training from the University of Maryland at College
Park. Mr. Harrington hails from the east coast, with a freelance
career based in Philadelphia, PA. He has designed costumes for many
professional theatre companies, including The Alliance Theatre,
TheatreWorks USA, The Court Theatre, Freedom Theatre, St. Louis
Black Repertory Theatre, and Crossroads Theatre. Andre participated
in the Career Development Program for Designers sponsored by TCG/NEA
and has served on the executive board of the Black Theatre Network
as Parliamentarian. He also holds membership with USITT and TCG.
Mr. Harrington is a
member of the United Scenic Artists Union 829. |
Office:
PA 121
909.537.5846 |
LEE
LYONS (Professor)
teaches courses in Scenic, Lighting, and Audio Design. He has worked
extensively in the professional motion picture and television field,
serving as Art Director, Draftsman, or Scenic Artist on many television
series and national commercials including Dirty Dancing, The
Dom DeLoise Show, Munsters Today, and McDonald's.
For Performance Riverside, he contributed designs for such shows as A Chorus Line, Man of La Mancha, The Who’s Tommy,
and The Secret Garden (winner of the 1996 “Robby”
award for best lighting design) . He has also designed scenery for
Theatrical Arts International’s Zorro Live and The
Christmas Box, as well as the lighting for the tour of On Golden
Pond, starring Jack Klugman. He earned his M.F.A. in theatrical
design from San Diego State University. |
Office:
PA 114
909.537.5890 |
MARGARET
A. PERRY (Professor, Chair)
has worked as a Director, Design Consultant and Production Manager
for many regional theaters, including The Old Globe Theatre, San
Diego Repertory Theatre, Steamboat Repertory Theatre, Theatre 40,
Redlands Theatre Festival, Performance Riverside and American Theatre
Arts. Her lighting, scenery, costume and stage property designs
have been seen on stages throughout the country. Prof. Perry taught
at San Diego State University and California State University, Long
Beach prior to joining the CSUSB faculty and has served as an artist-in-residence
for many colleges. She served on the Colorado Council for the Arts
and Humanities and as a member of the Board of Directors for several
community arts organizations, including Arts On 5th, Stage One Players,
and the Southern California Region of United States Institute for
Theatre Technology. Professor Perry earned her M.F.A. in Theater
from San Diego State University. |
 Office:
PA 109
909.537.5849
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TOM
PROVENZANO (Professor) [personal
web page]
has directed his own adaptations of Charles Dickens: Great Expectations and Just So Stories, as well as productions of Blithe Spirit, Rumors, Night Must Fall, Eastern Standard, Macbeth,
and The House of Blue Leaves. His production of Resa Fantastiskt
Mystiskt was invited to KC/ACTF in 2001. Professor Provenzano
received his M.F.A. in Theater from UCLA in 1992. In 1984, with Teresa
Love, he created Imagination Company, a children's theater touring
schools and libraries throughout California. Professor Provenzano
writes and directed several of their productions, including the company's
highly successful Alice in Wonderland, Big Bad Riding-Wolf
and the ugly Step-Pig, and The Sorcerer's Apprentice. He
is also a respected theater journalist in Southern California, reviewing
theater for the LA Weekly, as well as writing interviews and
theater profiles for LA Stage Magazine. Other publications
include Backstage West/Drama- Logue, LA Parent Magazine, Theater Week, Creative Drama, and Audrey Skirball-
Kenis Theater's Parabis. Professor Provenzano is chair of the
Playwriting Program for the KC/ACTF, Region VIII. He is a member of
the Micahel Chekhov Association (MICHA) and the Voice and Speech Teachers
Associaiton (VASTA). He is also actively involved in the Association
for Theater in Higher Education (ATHE) and the American Alliance for
Theater in Education (AATE). He is a member of RIMS- California Arts
Project and presents workshops throughout Southern California for
in-service teachers and their students.
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Office: PA 104
909.537.7367 |
JOHANNA
SMITH (Associate Professor)
[personal web page]
received her M.F.A. in Theatre for Youth from Arizona State University. In 1997, she co-founded 5foot2 Productions in Washington, D.C., where her original children's shows, puppets, and workshops were featured at the Smithsonian Institution and other museums. She served as a drama specialist and educator for the Studio Theatre, the Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts, the National Portrait Gallery, the Nashville Children's Theatre, and the Bread and Puppet Theatre, among others. At CSUSB, she has directed Children's Theatre/Puppetry productions including Crow and Weasel, The Crane Wife, The Inland Emperor's New Clothes, and The Odyssey. Her work in puppetry and video has been featured at the O'Neill Puppetry Conference in Waterford, CT, Puppet Rampage national puppetry festival, and CSU Summer Arts. She has provided workshops and presentations for the American Alliance for Theatre and Education, the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, the West Coast Puppet Festival, the International Visual Literacy Association, the California Educational Theatre Association, the Educational Theatre Association, and many schools and community groups throughout the country. In 2007, she received an NEA grant and provided puppetry education to San Bernardino children at the Coyote Conservatory. She also teaches improv and is a proud graduate of the Second City sketch comedy writing program (LA). She can't believe she's employed. |
Office: PA 103
909.537.5881 |
TERRY
DONOVAN SMITH (Assistant Professor)
comes to CSUSB after several years at the University of South Carolina, where he headed the MA program, was Associate Chair of the Department of Theatre, and taught script analysis and dramaturgy, having served as dramaturg for guest artists from several nationally-recognized Shakespeare companies. Before coming to higher education, Terry made his living as an actor in San Francisco and Los Angeles, considering his work in TV and film as the day job that supported his work in small professional theatres. Along the way, he appeared in over fifty plays – many of which were new and experimental works, over one hundred regional and national commercials, and two dozen educational films (including several for PBS). He was also featured or co-starred in such eighties icons as Hunter, Cujo, Jake and the Fat Man, and Crazy Like a Fox. While he has a long list of directing credits, Polaroid Stories is Terry’s directorial debut at CSUSB. Terry is an active member of SAG, Actors Equity, and the AFTA. Terry's professional memberships include the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, the American Society for Theatre Research, and the International Federation for Theatre Research. Terry has presented papers at numerous conferences in the United States, as well as in Amsterdam, Paris, and St. Petersburg. His publications include essays and chapters in Modern Drama, The International Journal of the Humanities, The Journal of Popular Film and Television, and Method Acting Reconsidered. Terry holds a Ph.D. in Theatre History and Critical Theory from the University of Washington's School of Drama.
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Office: PA 106
909.537.5797 |
STAFF
CATHERINE
M. ERICKSON (Costume Technician)
is an alumna of Cottey College where she earned her Associate of
Arts Degree and began her costume education. She also holds a Bachelor
of Arts degree from Cal Poly, Pomona, majoring in Costume Design.
She finished off her college career at USC, earning her M.F.A. in
Design. Cat has experienced many aspects of theater from acting
to lighting, but her true love is costumes. |
Costume
Shop
909.537.5882 |
SARA
FLIS (Scenic Artist/ Propmaster)
is an alumna of CSUSB, graduating in 2002 with a B.A. in Theatre
Arts with a Technical/Design emphasis. Not only is Sara the Scenic
Artist and Properties Master for the department, she also enjoys
Stage Managing and has a passion for Makeup Artistry, having served
as a Makeup Artist at Knott’s Scary Farm for 5 years. She is
currently working on a Sci-Fi independent film and a Catholic television
talk show. Outside of work, Sara likes to kick back, but she is
also an adventurer and a bit of a thrill seeker.
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Office:
PA 216
909.537.7340 |
HARLAN
JEGLIN (Technical Director)
has worked in the theatre profession for 22 years. His credits include
five years as Technical Director at Western Illinois University
and four years as Technical Director at Mt. San Jacinto College.
Also during this time he wrote two plays: Mia Romantico Crazio,
a one-act opera based on a Don Martin cartoon and Zork's Quest
for Fire, a children's show produced by Western Illinois University
touring theatre. Mr. Jeglin also enjoys acting and has performed
numerous roles, from Marcus Lycus in A Funny Thing Happened on
the Way to the Forum, to Henry VIII in Anne of a Thousand
Days. |
Office: PA 142a
909.537.5878
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GWYNETH
KOZBIAL
(Box Office & Publicity Manager)
holds a B.A. from Smith College and also studied at The University
of Hamburg (Germany) and in the M.F.A. program at the Polish National
Film School (Lodz). She won several awards for a short film about
her Beatle-filled adolescence, Anthology of an Obsession.
Before coming to CSUSB, Gwyneth worked in the New York City
area. Besides engaging in
entirely too many permutations of the visual and performing arts, Gwyneth also enjoys learning languages.
She performed most recently in CSUSB's 2006 production of The
Rocky Horror Show. |
Office: PA 103
909.537.5884 |
NATASHA
RICHARDSON
(Department Secretary/ASC)
received her B.A. in Creative Writing and Drama from Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia. She has performed in the Adelaide Fringe Festival, and in various other productions, including The Legend of King O'Malley. She also wrote and performed in Six Rooms, 6 Poets, which was performed at La Boite Theatre, Brisbane, as part of the New Boards - Shock of the New Festival. Natasha is interested in design and has an affinity for shoes. |
Office:
PA 111
909.537.5876 |
JAMES
WHITE (Coyote Conservatory)
received his B.A. in Theatre Arts, with an emphasis in acting, from
CSUSB. While a student, he performed in a variety of plays, including Angel City, A Funny Thing/Forum, and Comedy of
Errors. More recently, he reprised his role as "Ra"
in Rickerby Hind's hip hop opera Keep Hedz Ringin', which
was performed at the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival
held in Logan, Utah. This marked the fifth time James has played
the part of the merciless producer-turned-record label president-turned-god,
having taken that role to Stanford University, Cal State Northridge,
and the 3rd annual New York Hip Hop Theatre Festival, in addition
to its premiere at CSUSB. Last season, he also appeared in CSUSB's
production of The Rocky Horror Show. At the Coyote Conservatory
for the Arts, located in downtown San Bernardino, James teaches
Acting for Kids, runs the office, and handles public relations. |
Office: Coyote Conservatory
909.384.9430 |
EMERITUS
FACULTY
AMANDA
SUE RUDISILL (Professor Emeritus)
Dr. Rudisill received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University. She
was an editor of the Readers Theatre News, a national publication
in which she published several articles and interviews. Dr. Rudisill
created the Imagination Players, a Readers Theatre touring company
which performs for elementary schools. She also developed the Children's
Theatre Certificate offered by the department. She served as Executive
Secretary and as Vice-President for Theatre for young Audiences
for the Southern California Educational Theatre Association and
as VP/Regional Director of the SCETA Auditions & Interviews,
held annually in conjunction with the Kennedy Center/American College
Theatre Festival's Regional Festival. She has also served as a Circuit
Coordinator for KC/ACTF and as an adjudicator. In 1993, she received
the Kennedy Center Medallion for Outstanding Contribution to the
American College Theatre Festival.
WILLIAM
L. SLOUT (Professor Emeritus)
Dr. Slout has had a distinguished career in publication, particularly
in the field of popular amusements. His premier book of tent shows,
Theatre in a Tent (1972), is still in print and continuously used
in the research of that area of entertainment. He is currently editing
a multi-volume series on 19th century amusements. His full length
play, The Burial of Alma, was performed at CSUSB in the summer
of 1985. Having grown up as a family member of a dramatic tent show,
he now serves on the board of the National Society for the Preservation
of Tent, Folk and Repertoire Theatre and the Museum for Repertoire
Americana. He produced and performed in his own Equity summer stock
theatre for several years--Ledges Playhouse, Grand Lodge, Michigan.
He has also acted in many other theatres, in television and radio,
and is a member of Actors Equity Association, American Federation
of Television and Radio Artists, and the Screen Actors Guild. Dr.
Slout received his Ph.D. from UCLA. |
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