Faculty
(See Recent Accomplishments & Recognition Below)

Standing: Will Bond, Gautam Dasgupta, Alma Becker, Marie Glotzbach, David Yergan, Garett Wilson, Barbara Opitz, Patty Pawliczek
Seated: Carolyn Anderson, Kate Bouchard, Stephanie Fleischmann, Lary Opitz, Kathy Mendenhall
Camera Shy: Eunice Ferreira, Barbara Gulan, Peter Kobor

Carolyn Anderson Professor	Marie Glotzbach Lecturer
Alma Becker Artist-in-Residence	Peter Kobar Scenic Shop Supervisor
Will Bond Artist-in-Residence	Kathy Mendenhall Management Coordinator
Kate Kelly Bouchard Artist-in-Residence	Barbara Opitz Lecturer
Gautam Dasgupta Professor	Lary Opitz Professor and Department Chair
Eunice Ferreira Assistant Professor	Patty Pawliczak Lecturer Costume Supervisor
Stephanie Fleischmann Lecturer	Garett E. Wilson Artist-in-Residence
Barbara Gulan Lecturer	David Yergan Lecturer Technical Director Production Manager

Recent Faculty Accomplishments & Recognition

STEPHANIE FLEISCHMANN, our playwriting teacher
Her new play, WHAT THE MOON SAW, or "I ONLY APPEAR TO BE DEAD" premiered in Los Angeles with the Son of Semele Ensemble (Sept. 9 – Oct. 3)
The play is  a gathering / remembrance / homage in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
There was a reading of the play on 9/11/1 at the Mint Theater in NYC
Read an interview with Stephanie in the Los Angeles Times:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/09/talking-with-playwright-stephanie-fleischmann-on-her-911-play.html

EUNICE FERREIRA, our new Assistant Professor
We welcome Professor Eunice Ferreira who comes to us with a Ph. D in Drama from Tufts University. She has taught at Tufts and was an Assistant Professor and Producing Artistic Director at Eastern Nazarene College in Massachusetts. She has directed extensively and has taught a wide range of courses in theater history, directing, and acting. Her research is both transnational and interdisciplinary. Her dissertation was entitled: Theatre in Cape Verde: Resisting, Reclaiming and Recreating National and Cultural Identity in Postcolonial Lusophone Africa. This semester she will be teaching Introduction to Theater and Introduction to Directing.

GARETT WILSON, named our newest Artist-in-Residence
We congratulate Gary on his becoming a full-time member of the Theater Faculty.

DAVID YERGAN (Technical Director, Production Manager, Lighting Designer) honored this summer in a ceremony in the dance theater
“For the past 23 years, David has provided the NYSSSA School of Dance  students, faculty and guest artists with the highest theatrical production values for our performances, thus raising standards of professional excellence.”

PROFESSOR GAUTAM DASGUPTA named SKIDMORE DIRECTOR OF ASIAN STUDIES
We congratulate Gautam on this new venture.

PROFESSOR LARY OPITZ AND SKIDMORE STUDENTS IN SARATOGA SHAKESPEARE COMPANY'S THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
This summer the Saratoga Shakespeare Company enjoyed a successful season. Lary Opitz played the role of Shylock. Five Theater students were among the other cast members in this Actors’ Equity production.