Theatre and Dance Faculty & Administration
Chair and Program Directors
Hideaki Tsutsui
Professor
Department Chair/Head of Lighting and Sound Design
htsutsui2@utep.edu
(915) 747-5146
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Melissa Melpignano
Assistant Professor of Instruction / Director of Dance
Academic Mentor: Dance Performance and Dance Education
mmelpignano@utep.edu
(915) 747-5146
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Professors
Tawanda Chabikwa
Assistant Professor of Dance and African American Studies
rtchabikwa@utep.edu
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Carolyn Cubit-Tsutsui
Assistant Professor of Instruction / Director of BFA Stage Management/ Production Manager
Academic Mentor: Theatre Tech/Design
cacubittsutsui@utep.edu
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Leticia Delgado
Assistant Professor
Head of Costume Design
lmdelgado4@utep.edu
Leticia Delgado Design
Marissa Díaz
Visiting Assistant Professor
Assistant Head of Lighting and Sound Design
mddiaz2@utep.edu
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Adriana Domínguez
Assistant Professor
Academic Mentor: Theatre Education and Theatre BA
adrianad@utep.edu
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Cynthia Esparza
Visiting Assistant Professor
Scenic Design
cesparza12@utep.edu
(915) 747-7852
Sandra Paola Lopez Ramírez
Visiting Assistant Professor in COLA
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
splopezramirez@utep.edu
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Rebecca Frost Mayer
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Head of Musical Theatre/Academic Mentor: Musical Theatre
rfmayer@utep.edu
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Samantha Michelle Nava
Assistant Professor of Practice
Director of Audience Development
smnava5@utep.edu
(915) 747-6213
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Jay Stratton
Associate Professor
Academic Mentor: Theatre Performance
jastratton@utep.edu
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Neri Torres
Assistant Professor of Practice
fntorres@utep.edu
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Lecturers
Cynthia Alvarez
Theatre Adjunct Faculty
csalvarez2@utep.edu
Jaime Barba
Theatre Lecturer
Costume Designer/Director, UTEP Dinner Theatre
jbarba@utep.edu
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Kasey Brown
Dance Adjunct Faculty
kcbrown2@utep.edu
Ashley Kroft
Dance Adjunct Faculty
aekroft@utep.edu
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André Saucedo
Dance Adjunct Faculty
asaucedoestala@utep.edu
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Adam Zarowski
Theatre Adjunct Faculty
awzarowski@utep.edu
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Administration and Staff
Clarissa Sanchez
Technical Theatre Coordinator
Costume Shop Supervisor
csanchez54@utep.edu
915-747-6341
Retired Professors
Myron Nadel
Professor Emeritus
In Memoriam
Patricia Ann Provencio
Former Music Director, UTEP Dinner Theatre
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