Jason Arnold
,Designer in Residence
Jason Arnold has been working as a professional lighting designer for more than a decade. He earned a BA from Vassar College in 1995, and an MFA in Theatre Design from Brandeis University in 1998.After graduation, he taught lighting and sound design ... [More]
Cara Gabriel
,Assistant Professor
Cara Gabriel has worked as a theatre practitioner throughout Vermont, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and the Washington, DC, area. Directing credits at American University include Thoroughly Modern Millie, Machinal, The Hundred Dresses, Skin, The Cher... [More]
Caleen Jennings
,Professor
Caleen Sinnette Jennings is Professor of Theatre; since joining the faculty in 1989, she has directed for the main stage season and taught thirteen different courses in the theatre and general education programs. In 2003 she received American Univers... [More]
Karl Kippola
,Assistant Professor
Karl Kippola holds a BA in Drama (University of Montana), an MFA in Acting (Wayne State University), and a PhD in Theatre (University of Maryland). As an actor, director, choreographer, adapter, and dialect coach, Kippola has been involved in well ov... [More]
Gail Mardirosian
,Associate Professor
Gail Mardirosian spent the 2008-09 AY as a Fulbright Senior Scholar in Prague, CZ, at the Academy of Performing Arts and writing book entitled Exceptional Teaching, Exceptional Learning: Using the Arts as a Pathway to Success in Learning, K-16.Curren... [More]
Carl Menninger
,Assistant Professor
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 a Successful, Fulfilling Career as an Actor. The Gany... [More]
Meghan Raham
,Assistant Professor
Meghan Raham is a Set and Costume Designer with a strong interest in the development of new work. Recent design work includes: Venice (Kansas City Repertory Theatre and Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles), Fedra (Lookingglass Theatre Company, Chicago)... [More]
Javier Rivera
,Assistant Professor
Javier is excited to call Washington, DC his new home after being a professional actor/teacher in Chicago, Kansas City, and New York. Javier received his BA in Theatre and Education from American University in DC. He completed his MFA in Acting and D... [More]
Brent Stansell
,Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Brent Stansell is a theatre educator, dramaturg, actor, and solo performance artist. He currently teaches at American University, The George Washington University and The Catholic University of America, and as an affiliated teaching artist with the S... [More]
Andrew White
,Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Andrew White (pictured here performing a pantomime in an ancient theatre in Turkey) is a theatre artist, dramaturg and historian who specializes in theatre and drama from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance. A veteran of the Fulbright program, White ha... [More]
Robert Williams
,Fight Choreographer in Residence
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 American Fight Directors. He is a professional fight director and... [More]
Sybil Williams
,Professorial Lecturer
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 National Black Theater; Pittsburgh’s Kuntu Theatre; Un... [More]



