Faculty and Staff at the UHM Department of Theatre and Dance

The Department consists of seventeen permanent faculty members, five staff members, and over thirty part-time specialized instructors. The academic program regularly features guest residencies by experts from Asia (Japan, China, Korea, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines) as well as residencies by contemporary artists such as New York's Split Britches Company, Doug Varone and Dancers, and Antonio Fava (Italy).

Current Faculty Click pictures for details!
	PEGGY GAITHER ADAMS Professor: Modern Dance, Choreography Dance 101 956-3264 adamsp@hawaii.edu
	GLENN CANNON Professor of Theatre Acting and Directing for Stage, Film and Television KT 109 956-2110 gcannon@hawaii.edu

	DENNIS CARROLL Professor and Director of Theatre KT 114 956-2588 carroll@hawaii.edu

	LORI ANN CHUN Department Staff, Secretary KT 115 956-7622 lorichun@hawaii.edu

	JOSEPH DODD Professor: Scene Design Director, Design Program KT 402 956-2604 jdodd@hawaii.edu

	SANDRA K. FINNEY Professor of Theatre: Costume Design Director of Undergraduate Studies for Theatre KT 110 956-2589 finney@hawaii.edu

	BETSY FISHER Professor: Dance History, Modern Dance, Choreography Dance 102 956-9626 efisher@hawaii.edu

	DAVID A. GRIFFITH Assistant Professor: Theatre and Dance Lighting Design, Production Stage Management, Technical Direction KT 206B 956-3481 davidgri@hawaii.edu

	JULIE IEZZI Associate Professor: Asian Theatre (Japanese Theatre focus) BILGER ANNEX 7 956-4377 iezzi@hawaii.edu

	GERALD R. KAWAOKA Theatre Staff: Associate Technical Director and Facilities Manager KT 209Z 956-4019 kawaoka@hawaii.edu

	PATRICIA N. H. LEONG Theatre lecturer, Tai Chi 941-3782

	GREGG LIZENBERY Chair of Department of Theatre and Dance Professor: Modern Dance, Kinesiology KT 112 956-2464 lgreg@hawaii.edu

	TANA MARIN Department Staff: Department Secretary KT 115 956-7677 tmarin@hawaii.edu

	PAUL T. MITRI Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance Acting, Voice and Movement, Styles, Shakespeare KT 102B 956-8445 mitri@hawaii.edu

	MARTY MYERS Theatre Staff: Theatre Manager KT 207 956-2602 martym@hawaii.edu

	LURANA DONNELS O'MALLEY Professor of Theatre: Theatre History, Dramatic Literature, Directing http://www2.hawaii.edu/~omalley omalley@hawaii.edu KT 102A 956-9609

	KIRSTIN A. PAUKA Professor, Asian Theatre (South and Southeast Asia focus) BILGER ANNEX #6 956-2587 pauka@hawaii.edu

	HANNAH K. SCHAUER Theatre Staff: Costume Shop Manager KT 109 956-7643 schauer@hawaii.edu

	AMY LYNN SCHIFFNER Assistant Professor: Dance and Theatre Pedagogy, Theory and Criticism, Dance Technique Dance 103 956-2359 amyls@hawaii.edu

	ELIZABETH A. WICHMANN-WALCZAK Professor, Asian Theatre (Chinese theatre focus) Director, Asian Theatre Program KT 113 956-2597 ewichman@hawaii.edu

	JUDY VAN ZILE Professor of Dance: Dance Ethnology, Notation Dance 100 956-2596 zile@hawaii.edu

	MARKUS WESSENDORF Associate Professor of Theatre: Dramatic Criticism and Theatre Theory, Experimental and Avant-garde Theatre KT 206A 956-2600 www2.hawaii.edu/~wessendo/ wessendo@hawaii.edu


Emeritus Faculty
	MARK BOYD Associate Professor Lighting Design, Director of Facility mboyd@hawaii.edu

	JAMES R. BRANDON Professor of Japanese/Asian Theatre BILGER ANNEX #7 956-5333 jbrandon@hawaii.edu

	TERENCE KNAPP Professor of Theatre: Acting, Directing, Voice Sakamaki B104 956-2111 tknapp@hawaii.edu
In Memoriam
	ROGER A. LONG Professor Emeritus of Asian Theatre 1938 - 2007 Click here for Honolulu Advertiser obituary. Click here for a list of Roger's productions at Kennedy Theatre. Click here for a photo album of Roger's productions at Kennedy Theatre. If you sign on to Kodak Gallery you can view photos and leave any comments or remembrances you have about being in or seeing these productions. (Comments are found underneath the photos. Make sure you scroll down.)