Bresnick, Robert

Visiting Assistant Professor in Theater
860.685.3486
Theater and Dance Studios

rbresnick@wesleyan.edu

Carr, John F.

Chair, Theater Department
Professor of Theater
860.685.3029
Theater and Dance Studios 104

Prof. Carr is the Theater Department Chair and Resident Lighting Designer for both the Theater and the Dance Departments.

jcarr@wesleyan.edu

Francisco, William H.

Professor of Theater, Emeritus

wfrancisco@wesleyan.edu

Jaffe, David B.

Frank B. Weeks Visiting Professor of Theater
860.685.3027
Theater and Dance Studios 113

At Wesleyan Jaffe teaches at every level of the arc of acting classes, including Acting I, Acting II, Improvisation, Acting Heightened Text and Shakespeare: Text and Voice. He specializes in Collective Creation and group adaptation, and used these methods in the Spring 2008 Theater Department production of Charles Mee's "Big Love."

dbjaffe@wesleyan.edu

Jenkins, Ronald S.

Professor of Theater
860.685.2595
Theater and Dance Studios 109
http://www.wesleyan.edu/theater/jenkins.pdf
Advising Students on opportunities for International research, study, and grants. Teaching courses that combine reasearch and performance skills. Making connections between the department and theater professionals in the U.S. and abroad

rjenkins@wesleyan.edu

Kordonskiy, Yuriy

Associate Professor of Theater
860.685.3032
Theater and Dance Studios 112

Yuriy Kordonskiy studied acting and directing in Russia, in St. Petersburg State Academy of Theatre Arts. He has taught, performed, and directed internationally since 1989. At Wesleyan, he teaches all levels of directing and acting curriculum, including Directing I, Directing II, Acting I, and Acting II classes, as well as courses on Anton Chekhov and Russian theater. He directs department productions and advises directing and acting Senior Honors projects.

ykordonskiy@wesleyan.edu

Nascimento, Claudia Tatinge

Associate Professor of Theater
860.685.2106
Theater and Dance Studios 108

An actor, director, and scholar, Claudia Tatinge Nascimento performs and conducts research internationally. Her articles on intercultural performance and Brazilian theatre have appeared in Biblioteca Teatrale (Italy), Didaskalia (Poland), and Theatre Research International, among others. She is the author of Crossing Cultural Borders Through the Actor's Work: Foreign Bodies of Knowledge (Routledge, 2008) and is currently working on a book manuscript on post-dictatorship Brazilian group theatre. She teaches Theory and Performance courses, directs department productions, and advises senior theses.

cnascimento@wesleyan.edu

Oteíza, Marcela

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theater
860.685.2740
Theater and Dance Studios 116
www.marcelaoteiza.com
Scenic Designer in Residence for Faculty shows and advisor for Student Shows

moteiza@wesleyan.edu

Smith, Gay

Professor of Theater, Emerita

gsmith@wesleyan.edu

Ward, William R.

Professor of Theater and Design, Emeritus

wward@wesleyan.edu

Weinberg, Leslie A.

Artist in Residence, Theater
860.685.3436

Leslie is the costume designer for both the Theater and Dance Departments and is the co-artistic director of Puppetsweat Theater.

lweinberg@wesleyan.edu