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2025-2026 University Catalog

Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance (Graduate)

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Website: https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/rueffschool/

Department/School Head

Arni Flaten

Art and Design  (website)

Faculty by Rank

Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Emeritus Faculty
Charles Gick
David C. Parrish
F. Robert Sabol
Steven Visser
Li Zhang
Tong Jin Kim
Cheryl Zhenyu Qian (Chair)
Fabian Winkler
Christine Wuenschel		 Petronio Bendito
Catherine Dossin
Shannon McMullen
Sigrid Zahner
Hyungjoo Kim		 Laura Bittner
Eli Craven
Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler
Jung Joo Sohn
Jennifer Scheuer
Barbara Young
Do Gyun Kim
Genell Ebbini
Jessice Mohl
Beth Woodward		 Vernon Cheek
Laura Drake
Daniel Engelke
Phoebe Farris
Otie Kilmer
Rosemary Kilmer
Robin Kraft
Arne Kvaalen
Lisa Lee Peterson
Richard Paul
Kathryn Reeves
Susan Ressler
Ralph Scarcelli
David Sigman
Robert Veryzer
Victoria Willis
Chao Hsi Wu

Film and Video  (website)

Faculty by Rank

Assistant Professor
Emeritus Faculty
Bobby Chastain (Chair)
Matt HauskeJeremy Sklar
Zinaida Breschinsky
Patricia Hart
Benjamin Lawton

Music  (website)

Faculty by Rank

Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Emeritus Faculty
Harry Bulow
Christopher Cayari
Lynn Hooker
Tae Hong Park (Chair)
Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun (Clinical)
Jarrard Harris (Clinical)
Allen McCullough
Monte Taylor (Clinical)
 Martha Riley

Theatre and Dance (website)

Faculty by Rank

Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Emeritus Faculty
Rich Dionne (Chair) - Theatre
Joel Ebarb - Theatre
Michael McNamara - Theatre
 
Mercer Aplin (Clinical) - Theatre
Ashley Bellet - Theatre
Quetta Carpenter - Theatre
Will Lewis - Theatre
Michael Meyer (Clinical) - Theatre
Fan Zhang - Theatre
Anne Fliotsos
Kristine Holtvedt
Richard Stockton Rand
Rusty Jones
Dale Miller
Van Phillips

Academic Programs

Master’s Programs
The Purdue University Department of Theatre and Dance offers MFA degrees in Acting, Audio Technology, Costume Design, Lighting Design, Scenic Design, Sound Design, and Technical Direction. Students learn from a faculty and staff of professional artists, technicians, and scholars working at the top of their fields, in a supportive and rigorous environment, intended to prepare students for fulfilling careers in the professional or educational theatre and the entertainment industries.

Master of Fine Arts: Theatre

Concentrations (Areas of Study)
  • Acting
  • Audio Technology
  • Costume Design
  • Lighting Design
  • Scene Design
  • Sound Design
  • Technical Direction

Programs

    Master’s

    Courses

      Art and DesignMusic History and TheoryTheatre
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