Theatre Arts Department

College of Arts and Humanities
Ellensburg
McConnell Hall, room 102
Mail Stop 7460
509-963-1750
Fax: 509-963-1767
e-mail: theatre@cwu.edu, film@cwu.edu
https://www.cwu.edu/academics/theatre/

Faculty and Staff
Chair
Christina Barrigan, MFA

Professor
Christina Barrigan, MFA, lighting design and technology

Associate Professor
Emily Rollie, PhD, theatre studies, education

Assistant Professors
Natashia Lindsey, PhD, dramaturg, history, literature
Kathryn Stahl, MFA, performance

Senior Lecturers
Michael Caldwell, MFA, film, screenwriting
Jerald Dougherty, MFA, production manager, stage and production management
Jason Tucholke, MFA, sound shop manager, sound design and technology

Lecturers
David Barnett, MFA, McConnell stage manager, technical director
Nathan Drackett, MFA, performance
Asad Farooqui, MFA, film production
Todd Maetani, MFA, film production
Callum Morris, MM, musical director, music theory
Lirit Elizabeth Olyan, MFA, costume design and technology
Phan Tran, MFA, film production

Staff
David Barnett, MFA, McConnell stage manager, technical director
Anna Lea Judah, secretary senior

Department Informatio

Theatre Production
The theatre production specialization is specifically designed for the working middle and secondary school teacher who produces plays and would like to obtain an advanced degree through hands-on courses in a program offered entirely during the summer months, within the context of the Summer Institute for Theatre Arts. Options of a blend of summer and academic year models are options, under advisement of the department. This may make the earning of and MA possible in an eighteen-month period.

Graduate Assistantships
A limited number of teaching or research assistantships are available to qualified candidates for the academic year. Assistantships are appointed by the dean of Graduate Studies and Research upon recommendation of the department chair.
Assistantship applications must be completed by February 16 in order to ensure full consideration; applicants should submit all materials required by the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. Contact them at (509) 963-3101 to request application materials or visit https://www.cwu.edu/academics/colleges/graduate-studies-research/.

Course Offerings
Frequency of course offering information can be found at the department website: https://www.cwu.edu/academics/theatre/ or by contacting the department directly.

Programs

• Theatre Arts MA, Theatre Production Specialization

Courses

• TH 500 - Professional Development
• TH 501 - Introduction to Graduate Studies
• TH 502 - Introduction to the Creative Project
• TH 505 - Research Methods
• TH 510 - Theatre Literature, Theory and Criticism I
• TH 511 - Theatre Literature, Theory and Criticism II
• TH 512 - Studies in Gender Issues
• TH 513 - Studies in World Drama
• TH 518 - Studies in Early Modern Drama
• TH 523 - Introduction to Theatre Pedagogy
• TH 525 - Theatre History Ancients-Renaissance
• TH 526 - Theatre History Renaissance-Modernism
• TH 527 - Theatre History Modernism-Contemporary
• TH 536 - Stage Movement
• TH 540 - Contemporary Directing
• TH 541 - Styles in Acting and Directing
• TH 542 - Musical Theatre Directing
• TH 556 - Sound Methods
• TH 564 - Wig Creation, Styling and Maintenance
• TH 565 - Costume and Makeup Methods
• TH 566 - Mask and Makeup Methods
• TH 568 - Lighting Methods
• TH 571 - Design Methodology
• TH 583 - Scenic and Property Methods
• TH 587 - Theatre Pedagogy
• TH 588 - Dramaturgy
• TH 591 - Workshop
• TH 593 - Dramaturgical Practicum
• TH 595 - Culminating Portfolio
• TH 596 - Individual Study
• TH 598 - Special Topics
• TH 599 - Seminar
• TH 600 - Capstone Practicum (Put on reserve 9/16/23, will go inactive 8/24/26)
• TH 696 - Individual Study
• TH 698 - Special Topics
• TH 699 - Seminar
• TH 700 - Master’s Thesis Project