Nancy Bannon
Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Performing Arts
Nancy Bannon, performer/writer/director, has written and directed multiple short films and stage plays including site-specific, interactive and immersive works. She is a recipient of The 2023 Washingt…
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bannon@american.edu
Faedra Chatard Carpenter
Associate Professor
CAS | Performing Arts
Dr. Faedra Chatard Carpenter is a theatre and performance studies scholar, professional dramaturg, and cultural critic. Her research, writing, teaching, and creative activities are grounded in her adv…
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fcarpenter@american.edu
Tara Giordano
Senior Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Performing Arts
Tara Giordano is a New York and DC actor, producer, and director. A Helen Hayes Award nominee, her acting credits include roles at the Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Shakespeare Theatre, Folger Theatre,…
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giordano@american.edu
Sarah Hall
Theatre Designer-in-Residence
CAS | Performing Arts
Sarah Beth Hall is a scenic designer based in the greater DC area, serving as a Designer-in-Residence this academic year. Sarah Beth relocated to the DC area in 2018 to obtain her MFA in Scenic Design…
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shall@american.edu
Gail Humphries
Associate Prof Emerita
Gail Humphries Mardirosian focuses on the arts in the international arena and has been a Fulbright Senior Scholar to Prague, CZ and a Likhachev Fellow to St. Petersburg, Russia. She has also guest lec…
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ghumphr@american.edu
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(202) 885-3880
Caleen Jennings
Prof Emerita
Caleen Sinnette Jennings is Professor of Theatre Emerita. She joined the faculty in 1989, directed for the main stage and taught thirteen different courses in the theatre and general education program…
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(202) 885-3430
Karl Kippola
Associate Professor
CAS | Performing Arts
A full-time faculty member at Â鶹´«Ã½ since 2003, and program director from 2016 to 2023, Karl Kippola holds a BA in Drama (University of Montana), an MFA in Acting (Wayne State University…
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(202) 885-3464
Carl Menninger
Assistant Professor
CAS | Performing Arts
Carl Menninger holds a master's degree from Emerson College and a bachelor's from Northwestern University. He is a writer, director and playwright and co-author of Minding the Edge: Strategies for…
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(202) 885-3414
Aaron Posner
Professor
CAS | Performing Arts
Aaron Posner is an award-winning director, playwright, teacher, and former Artistic Director of Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre and New Jersey’s Two River Theatre. He has directed more than 150 productio…
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Meghan Raham
Professor
CAS | Performing Arts
Meghan Raham is a Set and Costume Designer with a strong interest in the development of new work, and current Resident Artist at the Round House Theatre. Recent design work includes: TOPDOG/ UNDERDOG,…
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raham@american.edu
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(202) 885-3468
Sybil Roberts
Director of African Â鶹´«Ã½ and African Diaspora Studies
CAS | Performing Arts
Sybil R. Williams has spent the past twelve years cultivating her craft as a playwright and dramaturg. Her work has been professionally produced by Chicago’s ETA Creative Arts Theatre; New York’s Nati…
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sroberts@american.edu
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(202) 885-3482
Kristin Stowell
Professorial Lecturer
CAS | Performing Arts
Kristin Stowell is a music director, pianist, composer, arranger, copyist, and educator based in Washington, D.C. Recent credits include serving as music supervisor for the first National Tour of The …
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Robert Hunter Williams
Fight Choreographer-in-Residence
CAS | Performing Arts
Robb Hunter (Williams) holds an MFA in Theatre Pedagogy from The Virginia Commonwealth University, a BA in Theatre from Radford University and is a Certified Teacher for the Society of Â鶹´«Ã½ Fight …
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(202) 885-3441