Theatre Arts
The Theatre Arts Programs at MMC offer professional theatre training combined with a liberal arts education. Individualized attention and a strong faculty advisement program enable qualified students to take on substantial projects and roles. Independent study projects provide opportunities for specialized training and performance experience. Junior and senior level students may also study abroad for credit at schools such as the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the Drama Studio, London. Internships in a variety of settings (Broadway, Off- and Off-Off-Broadway, television, film and dance) develop experience and a potential network in the NYC performing arts community. Co-curricular minors in Musical Theatre, Drama Therapy, Arts for Communities, Music, and Arts Management can complement the major in Acting or in Theatre Arts.
Performance opportunities include mainstage productions such as The Three Sisters, Ruined, The Light in the Piazza, As You Like It, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Triumph of Love, Major Barbara, and The Arsonists. The MMC Directing Projects are performed in the Bordeau Box Theatre each semester. These short, contemporary plays are directed by student directors and are cast with student actors. Past playwrights include Sam Shepard, Maria Irene Fornes, Will Eno, Caryl Churchill, August Wilson and Tony Kushner. The MMC Play Readings provide student playwrights with an opportunity to hear and see their works-in-progress. The Senior Showcase provides a venue for actors to show their work to professional agents and casting directors.
MMC Theatre Arts programs are unique in offering specialized opportunities to the qualified student. Theatre faculty teach students through flexible programs in which intensive production experience can be gained. MMC Theatre Arts graduates leave with viable, competitive portfolios. They have made successful careers in theatre, film, and television, and have been accepted into highly competitive graduate programs.
Admission to the Programs: The BFA Acting program requires an audition/interview as part of the application process. The Theatre Arts Program (BA) requires an audition or interview as part of the application process for the following concentrations: Theatre Performance, Design & Technical Production, Directing, and Producing & Management. The Theatre Arts Program (BA) concentrations in Theatre & New Media, Theatre History and Performance Texts, and Writing for the Stage require a special application as part of the application process. Consult the Theatre Arts department website for more information.
Special Notes: Students may not audit performance and production courses, or start full-year courses in the Spring Semester, without departmental approval. A studio fee of $15.00 per credit is charged for performance and production classes to offset costs of maintaining facilities and equipment. For additional information about policies and programs, students should consult the current MMC Theatre Arts Student Handbook, available in the Theatre Office and online on the MMC web site.
| Division: |
Fine and Performing Arts |
| Division Office: |
Nugent Hall, Theatre Office |
| Office Phone: |
212-774-0760 |
| Division Chair: |
David Mold, M.F.A.
dmold@mmm.edu |
| Administrative Coordinator: |
Brooke Harbaugh
bharbaugh@mmm.edu |
Department Faculty:
Mary R. Fleischer
Professor of Theatre Arts
Chair, Department of Theatre Arts
B.A., SUNY, Purchase
M.A., Hunter College of CUNY
Ph.D., The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY
Nugent Hall, Theatre Office
Phone: 212-774-0761
mfleischer@mmm.edu
Barbara Adrian
Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., James Madison University
M.F.A., Brooklyn College of CUNY
C.M.A., Laban Institute of Movement Studies
Nugent Hall 152 E
Phone: 212-774-0711
badrian@mmm.edu
John Basil
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
B.S. & M.F.A., Temple University
Carson Hall 506
Phone: 212-774-4874
jbasil@mmm.edu
Emily Clark
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., Marymount Manhattan College
M.Ed., University of La Verne
M.Phil, The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY
Faculty Center 100
Phone: 646-393-4131
eclark@mmm.edu
Kevin Connell
Professor of Theatre Arts
Assistant Chair, Department of Theatre Arts
B.F.A., The Ohio State University
M.F.A., University of California, San Diego
Nugent Hall 152 A
Phone: 212-774-0713
kconnell@mmm.edu
Robert Dutiel
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
B.S. & M.F.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nugent Hall, Theatre Office
Phone: 212-774-0763
rdutiel@mmm.edu
Bethany Christine Elkin
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., Marymount Manhattan College
M.F.A., San Diego State University
Faculty Center 100
Phone: 646-393-4136
belkin@mmm.edu
Patricia Hoag Simon
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
B.F.A., Boston Conservatory of Music
M.F.A., Florida Atlantic University
Nugent Hall 152 F
Phone: 212-774-0714
psimon@mmm.edu
Timothy Johnson
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
B.M.E., Baldwin-Wallace College
M.F.A., University of Washington
Carson Hall 106
Phone: 212-517-0812
tjohnson3@mmm.edu
Karen Hummel Kinsley
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
B.F.A., University of Montana
M.A.,The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY
Nugent Hall 152 B
Phone: 212-774-0747
kkinsley@mmm.edu
Melissa Tonning-Kollwitz
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., Marymount Manhattan College
M.F.A., Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UK
Carson Hall 106
Phone: 646-393-4134
mkollwitz@mmm.edu
David Mold
Professor of Theatre Arts
Chair, Division of Fine and Performing Arts
B.F.A., Boston University
M.F.A., The Theatre School, DePaul University
Nugent Hall 152 D
Phone: 212-774-0764
dmold@mmm.edu
Jeffrey A. Morrison
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
M.F.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison
Carson Hall 506
Phone: 212-517-0405
jmorrison@mmm.edu
Richard Niles
Professor of Theatre Arts
B.F.A., NYU, Tisch School of the Arts
M.F.A., Brooklyn College of CUNY
Ph.D., The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY
Nugent Hall 152 C
Phone: 212-774-4872
rniles@mmm.edu
Ellen Orenstein
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., Wesleyan University
M.F.A., University of Washington
Nugent Hall 152 B
Phone: 212-774-4873
eorenstein@mmm.edu
Ray Recht
Professor of Theatre Arts
B.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University
M.F.A., Yale University
Nugent Hall, Theatre Office
Phone: 212-774-0762
rrecht@mmm.edu
Christine Riley
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
B.M., Ithaca College
M.M., Arizona State University
Carson Hall 506
Phone: 212-517-0508
criley@mmm.edu
Mark Ringer
Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A. & M.F.A., University of California at Los Angeles
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Nugent Hall 152 C
Phone: 212-774-0712
mringer@mmm.edu
Haila Strauss
Associate Professor of Dance
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College
M.A., Columbia University
Nugent Hall 152 B
Phone: 212-774-4871
hstrauss@mmm.edu
Jill C. Stevenson
Professor of Theatre Arts
B.S., Valparaiso University
Ph.D., The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY
Carson Hall 506
Phone: 212-517-0617
jstevenson@mmm.edu
Antonio Suarez
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
B.F.A., Marymount Manhattan College
M.F.A., Harvard University
Carson Hall 106
Phone: 212-517-0642
asuarez@mmm.edu
Elizabeth Swain
Professor Emerita of Theatre Arts
B.S., CUNY
M.A., City College, CUNY
Ph.D., The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY
eswain@mmm.edu
Lori Ann Zepp
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., Bennington College
Nugent Hall, Theatre Office
Phone: TBD
lzepp@mmm.edu
Theatre Arts Courses (THTR)