Theatre and Dance Faculty & Administration

Chair and Program Directors

Hideaki Tsutsui

Professor
Department Chair/Head of Lighting and Sound
htsutsui2@utep.edu
(915) 747-5146
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Kim McKean

Associate Professor / Director of BA/BFA Theatre Programs
Academic Mentor: Theatre Performance (60+ credit hours)
kamckean@utep.edu
(915) 747-5603
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Melissa Melpignano

Assistant Professor of Instruction / Director of Dance
Academic Mentor: Dance Performance and Dance Education
mmelpignano@utep.edu
(915) 747-5146
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Greg Taylor

Associate Professor
Director of the UTEP Dinner Theatre
gtaylor@utep.edu
(915) 747-6060
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Professors

AnnDee Alvidrez

Visiting Assistant Professor
Head of Scenic
adalvidrez3@utep.edu
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Tawanda Chabikwa

Assistant Professor
Dance
rtchabikwa@utep.edu
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Carolyn Cubit-Tsutsui

Assistant Professor of Instruction / Director of BFA Stage Management/ Production Manager
Academic Mentor: Theatre Tech/Design
cacubittsutsui@utep.edu
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Marissa Díaz

Visiting Assistant Professor
Assistant Head of Lighting and Sound
mddiaz2@utep.edu
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Adriana Domínguez

Assistant Professor
Academic Mentor: Theatre Education and Theatre BA
adrianad@utep.edu
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Brian Hollander

Visiting Assistant Professor
Head of Costuming
bwhollander@utep.edu
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Sandra Paola Lopez Ramirez

Visiting Assistant Professor in COLA
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
splopezramirez@utep.edu
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Rebecca Mayer

Assistant Professor of Instruction
Head of Musical Theatre/Academic Mentor: Musical Theatre
rfmayer@utep.edu
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Myron Nadel

Adjunct Faculty
mnadel@utep.edu
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Samantha Michelle Nava

Assistant Professor of Instruction
Director of Audience Development
smnava5@utep.edu
(915) 747-6213
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Patricia Ann Provencio

Music Director, UTEP Dinner Theatre
Academic Mentor: Musical Theatre
patriciap@utep.edu
(915) 747-5303
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Jay Stratton

Associate Professor
Academic Mentor: Theatre Performance
jastratton@utep.edu
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Neri Torres

Visiting Professor of Practice
Author: Perspectives on Dance Fusion in the Caribbean and Dance Sustainability: Rituals of Modern Society
fntorres@utep.edu
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