Faculty and Staff

 

Faculty

Dr. Yasmine Kandil

Dr. Yasmine Kandil

Chair - Associate Professor
Theatre
Office: PNX 155A
250-853-3113
Carmen Alatorre

Carmen Alatorre

Assistant Professor
Theatre
Office: PNX 130
250-721-7995
website
Patrick Du Wors

Patrick Du Wors

Associate Professor
Theatre
On Leave Jan - Dec 2026
Office: PNX 111
250-721-8007
website
Dr. Alexandra (Sasha) Kovacs

Dr. Alexandra (Sasha) Kovacs

Graduate Advisor - Associate Professor
Theatre
Office: PNX 143
250-721-7994
Dr. Allana Lindgren

Dr. Allana Lindgren

Professor
Theatre
Dr. Tony Vickery

Dr. Tony Vickery

Associate Chair - Teaching Professor
Theatre
Office: PNX 144
250-721-7998
Dr. Kirsten Sadeghi-Yekta

Dr. Kirsten Sadeghi-Yekta

Associate Professor
Theatre
Laurel Thomson

Laurel Thomson

Assistant Professor
Theatre
Office: PNX 148
250-721-7996

 

Production Staff

Simon Farrow

Simon Farrow

Technical Director/Instructor
Theatre
Office: PNX 205
250-721-7111
Sandra Guerreiro

Sandra Guerreiro

Audience Services Manager/Instructor
Theatre
Office: PNX 158
250-721-8003
Bernadette McKelvey

Bernadette McKelvey

Marketing & Communications Manager/Instructor
Theatre
Office: PNX 157
250-721-7992
Timothy O'Gorman

Timothy O'Gorman

Operations and Production Manager/Instructor
Theatre
Office: PNX 110
250-721-8592
Gregory Smith

Gregory Smith

Head of Scenic Construction / Instructor
Theatre
Office: PNX 121
250-721-8642
Molly Somers

Molly Somers

Senior Academic Assistant, Head of Properties
MFA Design
Katri Tahvanainen

Katri Tahvanainen

Head of Wardrobe / Instructor
Theatre
Office: PNX 125
250-721-8006
James Thurmeier

James Thurmeier

Assistant Technical Director - Sessional Instructor
Theatre
Office: PNX109

 

 Administrative Staff

Ayako Thiessen

Ayako Thiessen

Department and Graduate Secretary
Theatre
Office: PNX 155
250-721-7991

 

Sessional Instructors

Carmen Aguirre

Carmen Aguirre

Sessional Instructor
Theatre
Office: PNX147
Marjolayne Auger

Marjolayne Auger

Sessional Instructor
Theatre
Office: PNX146
Leslie D. Bland

Leslie D. Bland

Continuing Sessional Instructor
Barbara Clerihue

Barbara Clerihue

Sessional Instructor
Rachel Ditor

Rachel Ditor

Sessional Instructor
Office: PNX145
Philippe Duchene

Philippe Duchene

Sessional Instructor
Theatre
Office: PNX109
Robin Evan Willis

Robin Evan Willis

Sessional Instructor
Theatre
Office: PNX144
Dr. Clayton Jevne

Dr. Clayton Jevne

Sessional Instructor
Rebekah Johnson

Rebekah Johnson

Sessional Instructor
Office: PNX108
Jacques Lemay

Jacques Lemay

Sessional Instructor
Theatre
Office: PNX145
Tamara McCarthy

Tamara McCarthy

Sessional Instructor
Theatre
Office: PNX144
Carolin McDonnell

Carolin McDonnell

Sessional Instructor
Theatre
Lenka Novakova

Lenka Novakova

Sessional Instructor
Theatre
Office: PNX108A
Jeffrey Renn

Jeffrey Renn

Sessional Instructor
Office: PNX145
Jen Swan

Jen Swan

Sessional Instructor
Theatre
Jessica Van der Veen

Jessica Van der Veen

Sessional Instructor
Theatre

 

Graduate Studies Students

Sheila Teni Ayine Ampofo

Sheila Teni Ayine Ampofo

PhD Applied Theatre
Beatrix Beczasy

Beatrix Beczasy

MFA Design/Production
250-895-3840
Priyanka Chatterjee

Priyanka Chatterjee

Program: MA Theatre History
M. Barbara Clerihue

M. Barbara Clerihue

PhD Theatre Studies
Rosalind Crump

Rosalind Crump

MA Applied Theatre
Oona Kendra Ellis Valle

Oona Kendra Ellis Valle

MA Applied Theatre
Amanda Lisman

Amanda Lisman

MFA Directing
Rebecca Low

Rebecca Low

PhD Theatre Studies
Makayla Madill

Makayla Madill

MA Applied Theatre
250 812 2340
Mariah Madill

Mariah Madill

MA Applied Theatre
250-882-9781
Avery McMichael

Avery McMichael

MA Applied Theatre
Narges Montakhabi Bakhtvar

Narges Montakhabi Bakhtvar

PhD Theatre Studies
Kyra Oser

Kyra Oser

PhD Theatre History
Ruthana Slob

Ruthana Slob

PhD Applied Theatre
Logan Swain

Logan Swain

MFA Design/Production
Tara Thorne

Tara Thorne

PhD Interdisciplinary Studies (Theatre/Linguistics)
Gerard van Hezewyk

Gerard van Hezewyk

PhD Interdisciplinary Studies (Theatre/Business)
Atefeh Zargarzadeh

Atefeh Zargarzadeh

PhD Theatre Studies
Rami Zein

Rami Zein

PhD Theatre History

 

Professors Emeriti

Conrad Alexandrowicz

Conrad Alexandrowicz

Emeritus Professor
Theatre
250-853-3727
Dr. Sarah Blackstone

Dr. Sarah Blackstone

Emeritus Professor
Theatre History
Dr. Warwick Dobson

Dr. Warwick Dobson

Emeritus Professor
Applied Theatre
Michael Elliott

Michael Elliott

Emeritus Assistant Teaching Professor
Theatre
Fran Gebhard

Fran Gebhard

Assistant Teaching Professor
Theatre
Linda Hardy

Linda Hardy

Emeritus Professor
Acting, Directing
Dr. Giles Hogya

Dr. Giles Hogya

Emeritus Professor
Lighting design
Dr. Alan Hughes

Dr. Alan Hughes

Emeritus Professor
Theatre history (Ancient Greek comedy)
Mary Kerr

Mary Kerr

Emeritus Professor
Theatre Design
website
Peter J. McGuire

Peter J. McGuire

Emeritus Assistant Teaching Professor
Theatre
Brian Richmond

Brian Richmond

Emeritus Professor
Theatre
Allan Stichbury

Allan Stichbury

Emeritus Professor
Design
Jennifer Wise

Jennifer Wise

Associate Professor
Theatre History
Jan Wood

Jan Wood

Emeritus Professor
Performance, Acting

 

Adjunct Professors

Dr. Christopher Balme

Dr. Christopher Balme

Adjunct Professor
Chair of Theatre Studies, University of Munich
Trudy Pauluth-Penner

Trudy Pauluth-Penner

Sessional
UVic Public Speaking
2507217993
Michael Whitfield

Michael Whitfield

Adjunct Professor
Lighting Design
Office: Phoenix Building Rm. 156