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]
Derek Bowley
,Music Director in Residence
Derek Bowley holds an MA in theatre education and a BM in music therapy. As a musical director and theatre educator Derek has worked locally with the Kennedy Center, Signature Theatre, MetroStage, Adventure Theatre, Theater J, Creative Artists Insti... [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]
Andrew Holland
,Designer in Residence
Prior to coming to AU Andrew spent two years as an interim Assistant Professor of Scenic Design at Ithaca College, in Ithaca, NY. Andrew continues to have and active and interesting career as a freelance scenic designer.
Caleen Jennings
,Co-Chair, Department of Performing Arts
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 is the director of Theatre/Music Theatre at American University . He holds a master's degree from Emerson College and a bachelor's from Northwestern University . While in Boston, he taught at Berklee College of Music. In addition, he's... [More]
Brent Stansell
,Professorial Lecturer
Brent Stansell is a theatre educator, dramaturg, actor, and solo performance artist. He currently teaches at American University and The George Washington University and as an affiliated teaching artist with the Shakespeare Theatre Company and Round ... [More]
Andrew White
,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 h... [More]



