Theatre and Dance Faculty & Administration
Chair and Program Directors
Henry W. MacCarthy
Associate Professor
Department Chair
hwmaccarthy@utep.edu
(915) 747-5146
Bio
Rebecca Frost Mayer
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Director of Theatre/Head of Musical Theatre/Academic Mentor: Musical Theatre
rfmayer@utep.edu
Bio
Sandra Paola Lopez Ramírez
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Director of Dance
splopezramirez@utep.edu
(915) 747-5146
Bio
Professors
Rayven Laticia Armijo
Assistant Professor of Instruction
rlarmijo@utep.edu
Bio
Martín Balmaceda
Assistant Professor
mvbalmaceda@utep.edu
Bio
Tawanda Chabikwa
Assistant Professor of Dance and African American Studies
rtchabikwa@utep.edu
Bio
Carolyn Cubit-Tsutsui
Assistant Professor of Instruction / Director of Production Head of Stage and Theatre Management
Academic Mentor: Theatre Tech/Design
cacubittsutsui@utep.edu
Bio
Leticia M. Delgado
Assistant Professor
Head of Costume Design
lmdelgado4@utep.edu
Bio
Adriana Domínguez
Associate Professor
Academic Mentor: Theatre Education and Theatre BA
adrianad@utep.edu
Bio
Cynthia Esparza
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Head of Scenic Design
cesparza12@utep.edu
(915) 747-7852
Melissa Melpignano
Assistant Professor
Academic Mentor: Dance Performance and Dance Education
mmelpignano@utep.edu
(915) 747-5146
Bio
Samantha Michelle Nava
Assistant Professor of Practice
Director of Audience Development
smnava5@utep.edu
(915) 747-6213
Bio
Jay Stratton
Associate Professor
Academic Mentor: Theatre Performance
jastratton@utep.edu
Bio
Hideaki Tsutsui
Professor
Head of Lighting and Sound Design
htsutsui2@utep.edu
Bio
Lecturers
Jaime Barba
Theatre Lecturer
Costume Designer/Director, the Dinner Theatre
jbarba@utep.edu
Bio
Damian Dena
Theatre Adjunct Faculty
dodena2@utep.edu
Valeria Y. Gonzalez Acosta
Dance Adjunct Faculty
vygonzalezacos@utep.edu
Ashley Kroft
Dance Adjunct Faculty
aekroft@utep.edu
Bio
André Saucedo
Dance Adjunct Faculty
asaucedoestala@utep.edu
Bio
Adam Zarowski
Theatre Adjunct Faculty
awzarowski@utep.edu
Bio
Administration and Staff
Victor Maldonado
Director of Lighting and Sound
vmaldonado8@utep.edu
915-747-7851
Enrique Morales Gomez
Scene Shop Foreman
emoralesgomez@utep.edu
(915) 747-7850
Clarissa Sanchez
Technical Theatre Coordinator
Costume Shop Supervisor
csanchez54@utep.edu
915-747-6341
Retired Professors
Myron Nadel
Professor Emeritus
In Memoriam
Patricia Ann Provencio
Former Music Director, UTEP Dinner Theatre
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