Cornish Programs
Theater
The Theater Department is for ambitious theater artists. Students take their place in a community dedicated to rigorous training, collaboration, and the creation of exciting and innovative theater.
What To Expect
BFA
in Theater
Students begin their work with a concentration in Acting or Musical Theater. Those interested in playwriting and directing can apply to Original Works beginning in their third year.
Explore Your Major
Theater
Richard E.T. White
Department Chair
Theater
Samantha Vale
Department Coordinator
Theater
Sheila Daniels
Professor
Acting | Directing | Devising
Theater
Timothy McCuen Piggee
Professor
Acting | Musical Theater
Theater
Kate Myre
Professor
Voice | Voiceover
Theater
Robin Lynn Smith
Professor
Acting
Theater
Ellie Rose
Professor
Voice | Yoga | Physical Technique
Theater
Amelia Bolyard
Instructor, Dance
Theater
Desdemona Chiang
Instructor, Acting
Dance
Jeannette d'Armand
Instructor, Voice | Singing
Theater
Liz McCarthy French
Instructor, Musical Theater
Theater
Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin
Instructor, Playwriting
Theater | Performance Production
Christopher Goodson
Instructor, Theater History
Theater
Sarah Harlett
Instructor, Acting
Theater
Jacob Alfredo Hutchison
Instructor, Theater History
Theater
Amy LaZerte
Instructor, Production Lab
Theater
Claire Marx
Instructor, Musical Theater Voice
Theater
Meg McLynn
Instructor, Voice + Speech
Theater
Trina Mills
Instructor
Theater
Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako
Instructor
Theater
Aaron Norman
Instructor, Voice | Singing
Theater
Michael Place
Instructor, Mask + Clown
Theater
Jaclyn Stapp
Instructor, Private Voice
Theater
Guillaume Tourniaire
Instructor, Theater History
Theater | Performance Production
Katjana Vadeboncoeur
Instructor, Neo-Burlesque | Senior Seminar
Core staff
Shawn Belyea
Producer, Production Lab
Theater
Richard Gray
Assistant Professor
Singing | Musical Theater Acting | Audition Technique
Faculty Emeriti | Theater
John Kendall Wilson, Professor Emeritus, Theater | 1989 – 2019
Hal Ryder, Professor Emeritus | 1982 – 2017
