502 South Cooper St. Arlington, TX 76019
144 Fine Arts Building North, Box 19103
Administrative Office: (817) 272-2650
theatrearts@uta.edu
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Technical Director
Production & Facilities Manager
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Associate Professor of Instruction
Area Head BFA Acting
she/her
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor in Practice
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Adjunct Assistant Professor
Managing Director, Amphibian Stage Productions
Assistant Professor
Area Head BFA Musical Theatre
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Professor & Associate Department Chair
Maverick Theatre Company Artistic Director
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Assistant Professor of Instruction
Playwright-in-Residence
Assistant Department Chair
Emotional Robotics Living Lab Director & BA Area Head
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Additional Info:: Dr. Julienne A. Greer is an Assistant Professor of Theatre; Social Robotics and Performance. She earned a BFA in Drama from NYU, an MA in Media Arts from TCU, and her Ph.D. in Humanities at UTD. Dr. Greer is an interdisciplinary scholar + artist working at the emerging intersection of theatre and social robotics. Her primary focus is examining Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) to “humanize” social robots to the nuances of human behavior and develop better human-robot relational outcomes. Dr. Greer works with interdisciplinary teams including Social Work, Education, Computer Science, and Engineering. Current work includes; Shakespeare and Robots: robots acting Shakespeare with older adults for psychological well-being, Caretaker Respite: building trust and connection between humans and robots so caretaker burden can be lessened, and Assistive Technologies for Persons with Disabilities: a National Science Foundation external grant working with undergraduate students to examine how technology can augment the capabilities of people with disabilities.
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Department Chair
Producer of Maverick Theatre Company & Maverick Dance Company
Additional Information: Dr. Anne Healy comes to the Dallas/Fort Worth area from New York City where she worked for many years as a professional actress and musical theatre performer. Anne holds a Ph.D. in Humanities- Aesthetic Studies – Musical Theatre/Theatre from The University of Texas at Dallas, an M.F.A. in Musical Theatre, and is an Associate Professor and the Musical Theatre Area Head in the Department of Theatre Arts at UTA. As a member of Actors Equity Association (AEA), Anne has worked both Off-Broadway and in regional theatres across the country, with local performances at Casa Manana and Amphibian Productions in Fort Worth. She is thrilled to have worked with such notable directors such as Johnathon Pape and Academy Award winner/Emmy winner/Tony Award nominee Rob Marshall. Anne is an associate member of the Stage Directors & Choreographers Union (SDC) and was recently in their 2017-2018 observership class. Regional directing credits include serving as the Assistant Director for A Raisin in the Sun at the Tony Award-winning Dallas Theater Center, as well as joining Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall at Goodspeed Musicals in Connecticut as her directing observer. At UTA, Anne has directed The Heidi Chronicles, Dead Man Walking, The Robber Bridegroom, Fiddler on the Roof, As It Is In Heaven, West Side Story, the regional premier of The Theory of Relativity, and the world premiere of Troupers: A Musical Vaudeville, to name a few. Anne’s research in the areas of vaudeville, musical theatre, and directing has led to multiple papers and panel discussions nationally and internationally regarding inter-disciplinary collaboration processes in the arts, as well as several creative works. Anne’s recent article on her experiences at Goodspeed Musicals was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in the November 2017 issue of Theatre Topics.
Administrative Assistant II
Accounts Payable & Webpage Design
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Assistant Professor of Practice
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Email: jordan.kirby@uta.edu
Phone #: 817-272-2650
Office: Fine Arts North 139A
MW 9:00AM - 10:00AM or by appointment
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Associate Artistic Director Maverick Dance Company
Email: meredith.knight@uta.edu
Phone #: (817) 272-2650
Office: Fine Arts Building North 180 & Swift Center 126A
Professor
Chair Emeritus
Associate Professor of Practice
Associate Professor of Practice
Associate Professor
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Academic Advisor II
Curriculum & Course Scheduling
Email: miranda.marin@uta.edu
Office: Fine Arts Building North, Room, 191B
Assistant Professor
BFA Design Tech Area Head
she/her
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Theatre Arts Teaching Lab (TATL) - Director
Email: gregory.mcbride@uta.edu
Phone #: (214) 606-1984
Lecturer
Collaborative Pianist
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Assistant Professor of Instruction
Playwright-in-Residence
Costume Studio Supervisor
Graphic Designer
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Scenic Studio Coordinator
Assistant Professor
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Email: donald.shorter@uta.edu
Office: Fine Arts Bldg. Central 268A
Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance
Email: laurie.taylor@uta.edu
Phone #: 817-272-2650
Office: University Hall Room 266
by appointment
Distinguished Senior Lecturer
Maverick Improv Troupe Co-Director
Administrative Assistant I
Front Office Staff
Email: christian.insall@uta.edu
Phone #: (817) 272-2650
Office: Fine Arts Building North 144
M-F 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Email: danielle.willis@uta.edu
Phone #: (817) 272-2650