Faculty/ Staff

‌Departmental Chair

Jennifer A Burke

Professor
Chair for Theatre Arts

jburke@miami.edu

(305) 284-8394
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Jennifer Burke's recent projects include performing at the Kennedy Center in the prize-winning, Jasper Lake by John Kuntz and serving as voice/accent coach for the New England premiere of David Hare's Stuff Happens. She received her MFA from Brandeis University and has worked in the greater Boston...
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Faculty

Edgar Miguel Abreu

Lecturer

ema108@miami.edu

(239) 634-7228
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Dominican-American tenor Edgar Miguel Abréu has appeared numerous times on stage throughout Florida since 2012, most recently as the Tenor Soloist in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. Opera credits include Cardona in Amadeo Vives’ Doña Francisquita, 1st Jew in Strauss’s Salome, Bacchus in Strauss’s...
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Jessica Bashline

Asst. Professor

jxb1924@miami.edu

(305) 284-5677
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Jessica was the founder and Artistic Director of Strange Sun Theater, in NYC for 6 years. She taught acting and musical theater scene study in the Steinhardt Vocal Performance program at NYU. She was the Consulting Artistic Director of the Sheen Center, when it opened in downtown Manhattan, and before that she served...
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John Berst

Assoc. Professor Prof Practice

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Michael Bush

Asst. Professor Prof. Practice

mxb1530@miami.edu

(305) 284-4986
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Michael Bush directed the Off Broadway productions of Himself and Nora, Bikeman, Psycho Therapy, Cactus Flower, and Based on a Totally True Story. He was the co-creator of Leslie Uggams’ Uptown Downtown at the Pasadena Playhouse which won the Los Angeles Drama Critics...
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Carolyn Marcell Elmore

Lecturer

c.elmore@miami.edu

(305) 284-6910
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Carolyn Marcell earned a Bachelor of Music Degree from Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY and a Master of Music from Manhattan School of Music. She taught voice at Marymount College for 13 years and at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA for 3 years. She also taught Musical Theatre classes at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC for 3 consecutive...
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Anjane Cecilia Girwarr

Lecturer

acg63@miami.edu

(305) 284-4474
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Anjane Firestone is currently on her third year as a musical theatre voice professor at the University of Miami. She is an adjudicator and clinician throughout South Florida and holds a master’s degree in vocal performance and a bachelor’s degree in music education. Her performance credits include Carnival (Lili), Big Fish...
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Danny Hernandez

Lecturer

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(305) 926-1847
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Kevin M Kennison

Assoc. Professor Prof Practice

kmk230@miami.edu

(305) 284-4488
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Michiko Kitayama Skinner

Assoc. Professor

mkitayama@miami.edu

(305) 284-3384
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MICHIKO KITAYAMA SKINNER - Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Michiko has been working in American Theater for over 20 years. She has designed both scenery and costumes for several regional theatres including Asolo Rep.Theatre and Florida Stage. She has also assisted renowned designers such as Martin Pakledinaz and Dana Granata on Broadway,...
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Everth Lopez

Lecturer

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Christine Mazeppa

Lecturer

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Christine Mazeppa a teaching artist based in Miami, Florida. Before joining the University of Miami Theater Arts faculty, she taught dance and language arts to high school students for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. She completed her undergraduate work in dance at Point Park University and went on to earn an MS in Educational Leadership from...
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Maha McCain

Asst. Professor

mmccain@miami.edu

(305) 284-5657
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Maha McCain, originally from St. Louis, MO, received an M.F.A. in acting from Ohio University and spent a year in residence at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, the winner of the 2004 Tony Award for Best Regional Theatre. She has worked as a professional actor for the past ten years, including credits with Universal...
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Michael Dean Morgan

Lecturer

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Brandon M. Newton

Asst. Professor Prof. Practice

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Pablo A. Souki

Senior Lecturer

psouki@miami.edu

(305) 284-3353
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Pablo Souki is originally from Caracas, Venezuela, where he was a founding member of the KST Project Theater Company. He got a degree in Electronics Engineering from Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, before realizing he was making a mistake and that he should go into technical theater instead. He was Production...
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Burton Tedesco

Asst. Professor

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(305) 284-5684
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David N Williams

Senior Lecturer

dwilliams@miami.edu

(305) 284-5696
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NDavid Williams is the co-founder and musical director of Music Theater Italy.  Mr. Williams is a well-known classical pianist and accompanist who has worked throughout this country and in Europe. He has performed with numerous ballet companies throughout the world and was host of his own morning Classical music radio show. His...
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Tom Zhang

Lecturer

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Departmental Staff

Stephen M. Lambert

Costume/Prop Technician

slambert@miami.edu

(305) 284-9876
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Richard E. Reed

Electrician

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(305) 284-4239
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Gema Valdes

Costume/Prop Technician

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(305) 284-3873
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Eric Sewall Nelson

Asst. Director, Programs

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(305) 284-5688
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