2025-2026 University Catalog
Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance (Graduate)
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Department/School Head
Arni Flaten
Faculty by Rank
Professor
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Associate Professor
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Assistant Professor
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Emeritus Faculty
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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 |
Faculty by Rank
Assistant Professor
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Emeritus Faculty
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Bobby Chastain (Chair)
Matt HauskeJeremy Sklar
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Zinaida Breschinsky
Patricia Hart
Benjamin Lawton
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Faculty by Rank
Professor
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Associate Professor
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Assistant Professor
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Emeritus Faculty
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Christopher Cayari
Lynn Hooker
Tae Hong Park (Chair)
Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun (Clinical)
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Jarrard Harris (Clinical)
Allen McCullough
Monte Taylor (Clinical)
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Martha Riley |
Faculty by Rank
Professor
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Associate Professor
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Assistant Professor
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Emeritus Faculty
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Rich Dionne (Chair) - Theatre
Joel Ebarb - Theatre
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Michael McNamara - Theatre
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Mercer Aplin (Clinical) - Theatre
Ashley Bellet - Theatre
Quetta Carpenter - Theatre
Will Lewis - Theatre
Michael Meyer (Clinical) - Theatre
Fan Zhang - Theatre
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Anne Fliotsos
Kristine Holtvedt
Richard Stockton Rand
Rusty Jones
Dale Miller
Van Phillips
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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)
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Acting
- Audio Technology
- Costume Design
- Lighting Design
- Scene Design
- Sound Design
- Technical Direction
ProgramsMaster’s- Art: Studio Arts Concentration, MFA
- Design, Art, and Performance, MA
- Design, MFA
- Theatre: Acting Concentration, MFA
- Theatre: Audio Technology Concentration, MFA
- Theatre: Costume Design and Technology Concentration, MFA
- Theatre: Directing Concentration, MFA
- Theatre: Lighting Design and Technology Concentration, MFA
- Theatre: Scenic Design Concentration, MFA
- Theatre: Sound Design Concentration, MFA
- Theatre: Technical Direction Concentration, MFA
- Theatre: Technology Concentration, MFA
CoursesArt and DesignMusic History and TheoryTheatre
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