Theatre Faculty
Conditioning Coach
Moimusa Ahmadu is the sole proprietor of Guts Pilates and Sports Medicine. He is also currently the Assistant Athletic Trainer in the SportsMedicine Department at The Landon School for Boys.Read More
Part-Time Professor of Theatre
Tonya Beckman is an AEA/SAG-AFTRA actor and dialect coach.Read More
Voice & Speech, Classical Acting Program
Lisa Ann Beley is head of Voice and Text at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. She obtained a BFA from the University of British Columbia and as an actor worked in theatre, film and television as well as established herself as one of Vancouver’s top voice-over talents. Read More
Alexander, Classical Acting Program
Christopher Cherry is the director of Studio 2C, a studio for the performing arts and the Alexander Technique, where he focuses his Alexander practice exclusively on helping performing artists attain greater freedom, grace, clarity, and skill. Read More
Mask, Clown, Classical Acting Program
Dody DiSanto trained in Paris and is an esteemed teaching protégé of the late Jacques Lecoq, whose teachings she carries forward. She is also on the faculties of The Catholic University of America and the Center for Movement Theatre, and has recently been a Guest Artist for Cirque du Soleil and The Yale School of Drama. Read More
Program Head, Theatre & Dance
Holly Dugan’s scholarship focuses on the role of literature as an archive of the past, especially in terms of histories of embodiment, theater, and early modern English material culture. She is working on two book projects: Shakespeare and the Senses, which explores the sensory aspects of early modern performance, and “The Famous Ape,” which traces the role of animal actors from the Renaissance to the modern era. Read More
Professor, Theatre and Dance Professor
Carl Gudenius is the Program Head of Theatre & Dance. In addition to teaching scenic and lighting design at GW and directing its Graduate Production Design Program, Professor Gudenius is an active professional designer.Read More
Visiting Professor of Theatre, Theatre & Dance Program
Jennifer J. Hopkins is a performing artist who spends her free time teaching fitness.Read More
Combat, Classical Acting Program
Robb Hunter is a member of AEA, SAG/AFTRA, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and is a Certified Fight Director and Teacher of Stage Combat for the Society of American Fight Directors. Read More
Topics, Classical Acting Program
Leslie Jacobson has been nominated for three Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Direction. She has written scripts for the Helen Hayes Awards Ceremonies and the script for Arena Stage’s 40th Anniversary Gala. In 1989, she was selected by the U.S. Senate to write, direct, and produce a play commemorating its bicentennial. Theatres around the country have produced her scripts, and a television script was nominated for a Washington, D.C. Emmy. Read More
Movement for the Actor, Classical Acting Program
Emma is a performer and generative artist. She has been called a “splendid mover” (The Washington Post) and “a master of her craft” (Baratunde Thurston). She strives to create original, physically compelling theater that directly engages the audience. Read More
Associate Professor of Costume Design & Technology, Theatre & Dance Program
Sigridur is a costume designer who specializes and focuses her teaching on reproducing historical costumes based on research as well as dance costumes. She is the resident costume designer for Washington Stage Guild (DC), Ambassador Theatre (DC), and MetroStage in Alexandria VA.Read More
Stretch, Classical Acting Program
Lisae Jordan is originally from upstate New York, where many small towns have ballet schools as a result of the Ford Foundation’s support for George Balanchine and his efforts to establishing regional professional ballet companies and training for American dancers. Read More
Professor, Theatre; Advisor, Classical Acting
As a scholar, she has been trained to apply the theoretical lens of performance to everyday practices and so, while her methodology is consistent, the subjects of her work vary wildly—from, for example, end of life health care to contemporary dramatic literature to the American Presidency. Read More
Assistant Stage Combat Instructor and Resident Intimacy Choreographer, Classical Acting Program
Bess is a Fight Director and Intimacy Choreographer for stage and screen in the Washington, DC area. She is an Advanced Actor Combatant and Associate Instructor with the Society of American Fight Directors having taught stage combat and intimacy best practices at regional workshops across the nation. Read More
Adjunct Professor of Theatre, Theatre & Dance Program
Bill Largess has been a theatre artist in the Washington area for over 40 years. He is a founding member of The Washington Stage Guild, a professional theatre in downtown DC and has been artistic director since 2008. Read More
Academic Program Administrator for Theatre & Dance
Isabella Matousek is a Pure Barre Teacher.Read More
Shakespeare and the History of Black Actors, Classical Acting Program
LeeAnet Noble graduated Magna Cum Laude from Howard University and is certified in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion from Purdue University.Read More
Regular Part-Time Professor of Theatre, Theatre & Dance Program
Professor Stokes is the writer of numerous original plays, which have premiered on stages around the country such as, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Signature Theatre, Mosaic Theater of DC, WSC Avant Bard and many others.
Associate Professor, Production Management & Technology
John is an Associate Professor of Production Design at the George Washington University, where he teaches courses in Design and Management and serves as the Technical Director for the Corcoran Theatre & Dance Program.
Instructional Costume Lab Associate for Theatre & Dance
Emily Vallozzi is a Washington D.C.-based costume designer, wardrobe stylist, and seamstress who has been working in the field since graduating from Point Park University in 2007 with a BFA in Technical Theatre and Design. Read More
Monologue, Scene Study, Classical Acting Program
Craig Wallace is an actor, director, and teaching artist as well as an affiliated artist with the Shakespeare Theatre Company and an associated artist at Ford's Theatre. Craig's training includes a BFA from Howard University, an MFA from Pennsylvania State University and The Royal National Theatre, London. Read More
Assistant Professor, Design History
Tanya Wetenhall teaches costume and textiles as material and visual culture. With a focus on object-based teaching and learning, her courses encompass fashion and costume history, fashion in art, world dress practices and the cultural histories of the theatre and ballet design. Read More
Assistant Professor of Theatre, Theatre & Dance Program
Sidney Monroe Williams (they/them) is a community-based theatre artist whose work is situated at the intersections of race, gender and class.Read More
Adjunct Professor of Theatre, Theatre & Dance Program
Travis Xavier, is an actor and hip hop artist. Born in Baltimore, MD and raised in Tampa, FL.