Faculty and Staff

About Our Faculty and Staff

The theatre faculty offers a rich diversity of theatrical knowledge, experiences and interests. Rigorously committed to art and exploration, the theatre faculty is active, caring, and dedicated to helping each and every student discover and develop their own artistic talents and interests. Our faculty possess a wide range of directing, acting, voice, movement and design techniques and have skills and experience in performance art and puppet theatre.

Full-time Faculty and Staff

• Eve Muson
  • Department Chair; Associate Professor
    • ebmuson@umbc.edu
    • She/Her; PAHB 324
    • Eve’s Biography
• Eric Abele
  • Associate Chair; Undergraduate Program Director; Teaching Professor – Costume Design
    • abele@umbc.edu
    • He/They; PAHB 325
    • Eric’s Biography
• Margaret Caster
  • Assistant Costume Shop Manager
    • mcaster1@umbc.edu
    • She/Her; PAHB 205
    • Margaret’s Biography
• Nikki Hartman
  • Associate Professor – Acting and Directing
    • NikkiHart@umbc.edu
    • She/Her; PAHB 334
    • Nikki’s Biography
• Becca Janney
  • Visiting Lecturer – Costume Technology and Design
    • bjanney@umbc.edu
    • They/Thons; PAHB 205
• Susan McCully
  • Associate Professor
    • mccully@umbc.edu
    • They/She; PAHB 329
    • Susan’s Biography
• Evan McDougall
  • Assistant Technical Director; Head Electrician
    • emcd@umbc.edu
    • He/Him; PAHB 119
    • Evan’s Biography
• Adam Mendelson
  • Associate Teaching Professor – Lighting and Sound Design
    • am@umbc.edu
    • He/Him; PAHB 116
    • Adam’s Biography
• Greggory Schraven
  • Technical Director; Production Manager; Associate Teaching Professor
    • schraven@umbc.edu
    • He/Him; PAHB 335
    • Greggory’s Biography
• Colette Searls
  • Professor
    • csearls@umbc.edu
    • She/Her; PAHB 327
    • Colette’s Biography
• Nigel Semaj
  • Assistant Professor
    • nigelsemaj@umbc.edu
    • They/Them; PAHB 331
    • Nigel’s Biography
• Grace Shepperd
  • Production Stage Manager
    • gsheppe1@umbc.edu
    • She/Her; PAHB 115
• Nate Sinnott
  • Associate Professor – Set Design
    • nsinnott@umbc.edu
    • He/Him; PAHB 330
    • Nate’s Biography
• Gerrad Alex Taylor
  • Assistant Professor; Head of BFA Acting
    • gtaylor@umbc.edu
    • He/Him; PAHB 328
    • Gerrad’s Biography

Office Staff

• Stephanie Schuster
  • Business Services Specialist
    • sschuste@umbc.edu
    • She/Her; PAHB 322
• Katie Hileman
  • General Associate
    • hikat1@umbc.edu
    • She/Her; PAHB 322

2025 – 2026 Adjunct Faculty and Part Time Staff

• Tyler Brust
  • He/Him; alt.tyler.brust@gmail.com
• Andrew Hann
  • He/Him; ahann2@umbc.edu
• Katie Hileman
  • She/Her; hikat1@umbc.edu
• Joseph W. Ritsch
  • They/Them; jritsch@umbc.edu
• Susan Stroupe
  • She/Her; stroupes@umbc.edu

Emeritus Faculty and Professional Staff

• William T. Brown
• Terry Cobb
• Dr. Alan Kreizenbeck
• Xerxes Mehta
• Wendy Salkind
• Lynn Watson