Our People

Carter Lewis, Playwright in Residence leads his playwriting class in discussion of their own works.

Our people are extraordinary.



Sabrina  Doris

Sabrina
Doris

Costume Shop Supervisor
William​ Acree​

William​
Acree​

Vice Dean of Interdisciplinary Initiatives and Innovation Co-Director, Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures
Professor of Spanish, American Culture Studies (Affiliate) and Performing Arts (Affiliate)
Marlon M. Bailey

Marlon M.
Bailey

Professor of African and African American Studies, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Faculty Affiliate in the Performing Arts Department and the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Equity Associate Chair
Co-Director of Graduate Studies
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Jimmy
Bernatowicz

Jimmy Bernatowicz

Jimmy
Bernatowicz

Production Manager/Stage Management Supervisor
​Patrick Burke

​Patrick
Burke

Chair, Department of Music, Professor of Music,
Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)
​Colin  Burnett

​Colin
Burnett

Director of Film & Media Studies, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)
​Mary-Jean Cowell

​Mary-Jean
Cowell

Professor Emerita
​Tili Boon Cuillé

​Tili Boon
Cuillé

Professor of French and Comparative Literature Affiliate faculty in Performing Arts and Film and Media Studies
Joanna Dee​ Das

Joanna Dee​
Das

Associate Professor of Dance​ Director of Graduate Studies of MFA Program in Dance

Faculty Affiliate in African & African American Studies
Faculty Affiliate in the Program in American Culture Studies
Faculty Affiliate in the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity (CRE2)
Faculty Affiliate in History
​Todd Decker

​Todd
Decker

Paul Tietjens Professor of Music Professor of Musicology, American Culture Studies, and Film and Media Studies,
Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)
Lauren Eldridge Stewart

Lauren
Eldridge Stewart

Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, Performing Arts Department (Affiliate),
Department of African and African-American Studies (Affiliate)




Zachariah Ezer Headshot

Zachariah
Ezer

Assistant Professor of Performing Arts
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Samantha
Ferguson

Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Julius B. Fleming Jr.

Julius B.
Fleming Jr.

Associate Professor of English
Emily Frei

Emily
Frei

Scenic Artist Props Master
Kelly Ging

Kelly
Ging

Administrative Coordinator II
Dominique Green

Dominique
Green

Lecturer in Costume Design
Elinor Harrison

Elinor
Harrison

Lecturer in Dance Director of Undergraduate Studies of Dance

Faculty Affiliate in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology
Ryadah Heiskell

Ryadah
Heiskell

Administrative Coordinator
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​Robert
Henke

​Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature
Reem Hilu

Reem
Hilu

Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)
Ron Himes

Ron
Himes

Henry E. Hampton, Jr. Artist-in-Residence
Elizabeth Hunter, Assistant Professor of Performing Arts

Elizabeth
Hunter

Assistant Professor of Drama Director of Graduate Studies, M.A. in Performance Studies

William​  Acree​

  • Vice Dean of Interdisciplinary Initiatives and Innovation
  • Co-Director, Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures
    Professor of Spanish, American Culture Studies (Affiliate) and Performing Arts (Affiliate)

Ridgley 313

Marlon M.  Bailey

  • Professor of African and African American Studies, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Faculty Affiliate in the Performing Arts Department and the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Equity
  • Associate Chair
    Co-Director of Graduate Studies

McMillan Hall 231

​Patrick  Burke

  • Chair, Department of Music,
  • Professor of Music,
    Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)

​Blewett Hall 202

Joanna Dee​  Das

  • Associate Professor of Dance​
  • Director of Graduate Studies of MFA Program in Dance

    Faculty Affiliate in African & African American Studies
    Faculty Affiliate in the Program in American Culture Studies
    Faculty Affiliate in the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity (CRE2)
    Faculty Affiliate in History

Mallinckrodt Center 304B

​Todd  Decker

  • Paul Tietjens Professor of Music
  • Professor of Musicology, American Culture Studies, and Film and Media Studies,
    Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)

Tietjens Hall 204 / Blewett Hall 102

Zachariah  Ezer

  • Assistant Professor of Performing Arts

Washington University
MSC-1108-193-312
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

Reem  Hilu

  • Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies
  • Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)

Seigle Hall, Room 417