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Karen Lordi KirkhamAssociate Professor of Theatre (1999).Montgomery House kirkhamk@dickinson.edu
Todd A. WronskiProfessor of Theatre, Director of the Norwich Humanities Program in England, 2011-13 (1987).Montgomery House (717) 245-1611 | wronski@dickinson.edu | Visit Web SiteB.A., Gustavus-Adolphus College, 1978; M.F.A., Trinity University, 1981. Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1997.An actor, director and playwright, Todd' s professional credits include work with the Guthrie Theater, the Dallas Theater Center, Pennsylvania Centre Stage, Florida's Annie Russell Theatre, New York's Cider Mill Playhouse and performances at the Edinburgh International Festival Fringe. Productions of his plays have included HOTEL INTOLERATO (Dickinson College), THE HAND (Trinity University), and IN MY CASE AN EXCEPTION SHOULD BE MADE, produced initially at the Randolph Studio, Edinburgh, Scotland, and subsequently at the Fresno (CA) Museum of Fine Arts. It was also recorded for broadcast on California Public Radio. As a director and producer, Todd's productions have been presented at many college, university and professional theatres domestically and also at the Randolph Studio (Edinburgh, Scotland), the Berliner Arbeiter Theatre (Berlin, Germany), the UEA Studio Theatre (Norwich, England), and the Teatro Bicchieraia (Arezzo, Italy.) Todd's most recent activities have included playing Mark Twain opposite British actor Tom Watson in " Dickens and Twain: Crossing the Pond" in England, Scotland and the US, and reviving his one man play based on the life and writings of William Saroyan (to mark the centenary of Saroyan's birth) which was performed in San Francisco, Fresno, New York City and Yerevan, Armenia.
Karen Lordi KirkhamAssociate Professor of Theatre (1999).Montgomery House kirkhamk@dickinson.edu B.A., Rutgers University, 1989; M.F.A., Yale University, 1992; D.F.A., 1997.
Sherry Harper-McCombs (on leave Spring 2012) Associate Professor of Theatre (1999).Montgomery House (717) 245-1624 | harpermc@dickinson.edu B.A., Averett College, 1986; M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, 1992.Sherry has worked as a costume designer for several professional theatre companies including Theatre IV in Richmond, VA, Georgia Mountain Theatre and the Academy Theatre in Atlanta, GA and most recently at Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg, WV. She has worked as an artisan in venues that include the Utah Shakespearean Festival, the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, and even a brief stint on the set of the movie "Forrest Gump". Her teaching interests include costume and scenic design as well as crafts/properties and costume technology. Particular areas of interest are mask-making, fabric painting, and puppetry.
Sarah SkaggsDirector of Dance, Assistant Professor of Dance (2008).Montgomery House (717) 245-1771 | skaggss@dickinson.edu B.A., Sweet Briar College, 1979; M.F.A., Hollins University, 2007.
Stewart Benjamin FarrarAssistant Professor of Theatre and Dance/Resident Scenic and Lighting Designer (2010).Montgomery House (717) 245-1768 | farrars@dickinson.edu B.A., Vanderbilt University, 2002; M.F.A., University of Iowa, 2006.
Jon P. LiebetrauVisiting Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance.Montgomery House liebetrj@dickinson.edu B.A., Gettysburg College, 1986; B.F.A., Wayne State University, 1990; M.F.A., Brandeis University, 1994.
Dawn SpringerPostgraduate Fellow in Dance (2010).Montgomery House springed@dickinson.edu B.F.A., University of North Carolina School of the Arts, 2002; M.F.A., Hollins University, 2006.