Contact

Mailing Address:

Theater Arts Center
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Department Office General:

Theater Arts Center
J Building, Room J106
(831) 459-2974

FALL 2024 MAIN OFFICE HOURS

Programs Coordinator:
Remote: Wed–Fri, 9:00am–4:00pm
In-person: Mon & Tues, 9:00am–1:00pm
Theater Arts & Dance Advising:
Remote: M,Tu,Thu, 9:00am–4:00pm
In-person: Wed & Fri, 9:30am–4:00pm

AGPM Office:

Digital Arts Research Center, Room 302D
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

FALL 2024 AGPM HOURS

AGPM Advising:
In-person: Tu,Thu, 9:00am–1:00pm
Remote: M,W,F, 9:00am–4:00pm

AGPM Faculty

Name	Pronouns	Title	Phone	Campus Email	Office Location	Office Hours	Faculty Areas of Expertise
Patrick Michael Ballard		Assistant Teaching Professor of Art, Technology and Play Assistant Teaching Professor of Art, Technology and Play		paballar@ucsc.edu paballar@ucsc.edu	Theater Arts J-113 Theater Arts J-113	Fall 24: Tuesday 4PM-6PM Fall 24: Tuesday 4PM-6PM
mattie gwendolyn brice	she/her she/her	Assistant Professor of Games for Transformational Racial Justice Assistant Professor of Games for Transformational Racial Justice		mbrice1@ucsc.edu mbrice1@ucsc.edu	112 112	Appointment by e-mail Appointment by e-mail
Micha M Cardenas	she, her, her, hers, herself she, her, her, hers, herself	Associate Professor Associate Professor	831-459-3221 831-459-3221	mcarde14@ucsc.edu mcarde14@ucsc.edu	233 233	By appointment By appointment	Virtual Reality, Immersive, and Augmented Reality Environments Virtual Reality, Immersive, and Augmented Reality Environments
A.M. Darke	she/her; he/him she/her; he/him	Associate Professor Associate Professor	0000000000 0000000000	darke@ucsc.edu darke@ucsc.edu	235 235
Kristen Ling Gillette				kgillett@ucsc.edu kgillett@ucsc.edu
Elizabeth Ann Swensen	She/Her She/Her	Associate Professor Associate Professor	(831) 459-3417 (831) 459-3417	eswensen@ucsc.edu eswensen@ucsc.edu	337 337	Email eswensen@ucsc.edu for this quarter’s schedule. Email eswensen@ucsc.edu for this quarter’s schedule.

THEA Faculty

Name	Pronouns	Title	Phone	Campus Email	Office Location	Office Hours	Faculty Areas of Expertise
Michael M Chemers	he/him/his he/him/his	Professor of Dramatic Literature Professor of Dramatic Literature	831-502-7571 831-502-7571	chemers@ucsc.edu chemers@ucsc.edu	19 19	Fridays 12-2 and by Appointment Fridays 12-2 and by Appointment	American Studies American Studies
David Lee Cuthbert		Professor of Design Professor of Design	831-459-4320 831-459-4320	cuthbert@ucsc.edu cuthbert@ucsc.edu	D203 D203
Patricia M Gallagher		Professor Professor	650-303-7782 650-303-7782	pgallagh@ucsc.edu pgallagh@ucsc.edu
Amy Theresa Ginther		Assistant Professor Assistant Professor	831-459-4211 831-459-4211	aginther@ucsc.edu aginther@ucsc.edu			Acting Acting
Cynthia Ling Lee	she/they she/they	Associate Professor Associate Professor	831-459-2974 831-459-2974	clee185@ucsc.edu clee185@ucsc.edu	J16 J16	by appointment via email by appointment via email	Dance Dance
Marina Magalhães	she/her/ela/ella she/her/ela/ella	Assistant Professor Assistant Professor		mmagalhe@ucsc.edu mmagalhe@ucsc.edu	J-10 J-10	by appointment via email by appointment via email
Marcia Ochoa	she/they she/they	Associate Professor Associate Professor	831-459-4356 831-459-4356	marcia8a@ucsc.edu marcia8a@ucsc.edu	J15 J15	Office Hours are conducted via Zoom. Faculty Hours: Wednesdays 2-4pm. Provost Hours: Tuesdays 2-4pm. Please email or use calendar links in website section for an appointment. You can propose a meeting with a minimum of 24 hours’ notice, last minute meetings will be deleted. For advising, Performance, Play & Design, Soc Doc, and CRES teaching, or other faculty requests, use the Faculty Calendar. For Oakes College business, use the Provost Calendar. Office Hours are conducted via Zoom. Faculty Hours: Wednesdays 2-4pm. Provost Hours: Tuesdays 2-4pm. Please email or use calendar links in website section for an appointment. You can propose a meeting with a minimum of 24 hours’ notice, last minute meetings will be deleted. For advising, Performance, Play & Design, Soc Doc, and CRES teaching, or other faculty requests, use the Faculty Calendar. For Oakes College business, use the Provost Calendar.	Ethnography Ethnography
Pamela Rodriguez-Montero	she/her she/her	Assistant Professor of Costume Design Assistant Professor of Costume Design		prodri28@ucsc.edu prodri28@ucsc.edu	A207 A207		Design Design
Lisa Marie Rollins	she, her, they she, her, they	Assistant Professor, Playwriting and Black Drama Assistant Professor, Playwriting and Black Drama		lirollin@ucsc.edu lirollin@ucsc.edu	n/a n/a	by appointment via email by appointment via email	Theater Theater
Susan Solt				ssolt@ucsc.edu ssolt@ucsc.edu
Edward C Warburton	he, him he, him	Professor of Dance Professor of Dance	831-459-4542 831-459-4542	tedw@ucsc.edu tedw@ucsc.edu	Room 218 Room 218	By appointment via email By appointment via email	Dance Dance
Rebecca Wear		Assistant Professor Assistant Professor		rwear@ucsc.edu rwear@ucsc.edu		Email for open hours and appointments. Email for open hours and appointments.
Marianne Weems	she/her she/her	Professor / Director Graduate Studies Professor / Director Graduate Studies	831-459-2699 831-459-2699	mweems@ucsc.edu mweems@ucsc.edu	J Building J Building	By appointment, please email mweems@ucsc.edu By appointment, please email mweems@ucsc.edu
Donald Williams	He/ Him He/ Him	Teaching professor Teaching professor	831-459-3928 831-459-3928	dwilliam@ucsc.edu dwilliam@ucsc.edu	PPD C-203 PPD C-203	Tuesday 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon Tuesday 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon

AGPM Lecturers

Name	Pronouns	Title	Phone	Campus Email	Office Location	Office Hours	Faculty Areas of Expertise
Tamara Madeleine Duplantis	she, her, her, hers, herself she, her, her, hers, herself	Lecturer Lecturer	(225) 678-6362 (225) 678-6362	tduplant@ucsc.edu tduplant@ucsc.edu	342 342
Eduard Joseph Gregor		Continuing Lecturer Continuing Lecturer	831-345-3480 831-345-3480	egregor@ucsc.edu egregor@ucsc.edu	302 302		Art Art
Dani Wright	she/they she/they	Lecturer of Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Lecturer of Art & Design: Games & Playable Media		dwright1@ucsc.edu dwright1@ucsc.edu	111 111	thursday 3-4pm or by appointment thursday 3-4pm or by appointment	Queer Studies Queer Studies

THEA Lecturers

Name	Pronouns	Title	Phone	Campus Email	Office Location	Office Hours	Faculty Areas of Expertise
Dorothy Atkinson	she, her, her, hers, herself she, her, her, hers, herself	Prof. Dor Atkinson Prof. Dor Atkinson		dcatkins@ucsc.edu dcatkins@ucsc.edu	J111 J111
Gregory Fritsch		Lecturer Lecturer	(831) -227-9407 (831) -227-9407	gfritsch@ucsc.edu gfritsch@ucsc.edu
Robert J Gordon	he/him he/him	M.A. M.A.	5106844779 5106844779	bogordon@ucsc.edu bogordon@ucsc.edu		By appointment By appointment
Kaila Marie Grenz	she/they she/they	Lecturer Lecturer		kgrenz@ucsc.edu kgrenz@ucsc.edu
Camilla N Henneman				nhennema@ucsc.edu nhennema@ucsc.edu
Zalissa Johnson	SHE / HER SHE / HER	LECTURER LECTURER		zjohnso1@ucsc.edu zjohnso1@ucsc.edu
Mandjou Kone		Teacher Teacher	5108699715 5108699715	mkone@ucsc.edu mkone@ucsc.edu	J113 J113
Noah Luce	he/they he/they	Lecturer Lecturer	7072177896 7072177896	nluce@ucsc.edu nluce@ucsc.edu	N/A N/A	By appointment By appointment
Eric R Mack	he, him, his, his, himself he, him, his, his, himself	Operations and Facilities Manager Operations and Facilities Manager	831-459-4078 831-459-4078	techie@ucsc.edu techie@ucsc.edu	A208 A208	Onsite Monday through Friday 8am to 4pm, evenings and weekends as needed for productions. Onsite Monday through Friday 8am to 4pm, evenings and weekends as needed for productions.
Cid Pearlman	she/they she/they	Continuing Lecturer Continuing Lecturer		cpearlm1@ucsc.edu cpearlm1@ucsc.edu	C107 C107	Thursday 1:15-2:30, and by appointment Thursday 1:15-2:30, and by appointment	Dance Dance
Kinan Valdez				kvaldez1@ucsc.edu kvaldez1@ucsc.edu

PPD Staff

Name	Pronouns	Title	Phone	Campus Email	Office Location	Office Hours	Mailstop
Kayla Anne Dolder	She/Her She/Her	Technology Supervisor Technology Supervisor	(831) 459-3766 (831) 459-3766	kdolder@ucsc.edu kdolder@ucsc.edu	A201 A201		Theater Arts Center Theater Arts Center
Brent A Foland		Costume Shop Manager Costume Shop Manager	831-459-4351 831-459-4351	bafoland@ucsc.edu bafoland@ucsc.edu	534 534		Theater Arts Center Theater Arts Center
David Lee Glover		Department Manager Department Manager	831-459-4784 (Office) 831-459-4784 (Office)	dlglover@ucsc.edu dlglover@ucsc.edu	J106 J106		Theater Arts Center Theater Arts Center
Kaila Marie Grenz	she/they she/they	Lecturer Lecturer		kgrenz@ucsc.edu kgrenz@ucsc.edu			Theater Arts Center Theater Arts Center
Eric R Mack	he, him, his, his, himself he, him, his, his, himself	Operations and Facilities Manager Operations and Facilities Manager	831-459-4078 831-459-4078	techie@ucsc.edu techie@ucsc.edu	A208 A208	Onsite Monday through Friday 8am to 4pm, evenings and weekends as needed for productions. Onsite Monday through Friday 8am to 4pm, evenings and weekends as needed for productions.	Theater Arts Center Theater Arts Center
Devina Marie Martinez	she, her, her, hers, herself she, her, her, hers, herself	AGPM Undergraduate Academic Advisor AGPM Undergraduate Academic Advisor	831-502-0051 831-502-0051	dmart164@ucsc.edu dmart164@ucsc.edu	302D 302D	Advising by appointment through Slug Success. Advising by appointment through Slug Success.	Digital Arts Research Center Digital Arts Research Center
Lissa McCullough	she, her, her, hers, herself she, her, her, hers, herself	Programs Coordinator/Undergraduate Advisor Programs Coordinator/Undergraduate Advisor		lbmccull@ucsc.edu lbmccull@ucsc.edu	Rm J106 Rm J106		Theater Arts Center Theater Arts Center
Jenaro Ordonez		Production and Events Manager Production and Events Manager	831-459-2147 831-459-2147	jenaro@ucsc.edu jenaro@ucsc.edu	Theater Arts A Building – A203 Theater Arts A Building – A203	Mon-Fri / 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Mon-Fri / 8:30 am – 5:00 pm	Theater Arts Center Theater Arts Center
Salal Moon Rinaldo	she/hers she/hers	Graduate & Undergraduate Advisor, Theater Arts & Dance Graduate & Undergraduate Advisor, Theater Arts & Dance	831-459-2974 831-459-2974	moonr@ucsc.edu moonr@ucsc.edu	J106 J106	Advising by appointment through Navigate Slug Success for the Theater Arts & Dance undergrads. Appts by email for the Theater Arts M.A. graduate program. Advising by appointment through Navigate Slug Success for the Theater Arts & Dance undergrads. Appts by email for the Theater Arts M.A. graduate program.	Theater Arts Center Theater Arts Center
Bennett Seymour	He/Him He/Him	Scene Shop Manager Scene Shop Manager	(831)459-4096 (831)459-4096	bkseymou@ucsc.edu bkseymou@ucsc.edu	A 102 A 102		Theater Arts Center Theater Arts Center

Theater Arts M.A. Students

Name	Pronouns	Campus Email
Maddie Jeul Farias		mjfarias@ucsc.edu mjfarias@ucsc.edu
Ruby Frances Grace Kastner		rkastner@ucsc.edu rkastner@ucsc.edu
Caitlin Lawrence Papp		clpapp@ucsc.edu clpapp@ucsc.edu
Izzy Anne Pedego		ipedego@ucsc.edu ipedego@ucsc.edu
Sierra Brianne Patricia Wypych		swypych@ucsc.edu swypych@ucsc.edu

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Advising

There are two staff academic advisors In the department, each with a different focus. The advisors specialize in:

The undergraduate Art & Design Games + Playable Media (AGPM) major
The undergraduate Theater Arts major, Theater Arts Minor and Dance Minor, and the graduate Theater Arts M.A. program

In addition to working with your department academic advisor, it is important to be in contact with faculty, who serve as mentors, as well as other campus support offices.

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