Faculty and Staff

Tony Hardin
School Director
ahardi14@kent.edu
Rebecca Balogh Gates
Managing Director
rbalogh1@kent.edu
330-672-0103
Jennifer Black
Assistant Professor of Dance
jblack58@kent.edu
Tricia Bestic
Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
pbestic@kent.edu
216-288-5873
Gaye Blair
Administrative Clerk
gmorri3@kent.edu
330-672-2889
Courtney Brown
Associate Professor of Voice and Acting
cbrow176@kent.edu
330-672-0113
Hannah Barna Blake
Adjunct Dance Faculty
hblake3@kent.edu
Ambre Emory-Maier
Associate Professor of Dance
aemoryma@kent.edu
Dr. Caitlin Kane
Assistant Professor of Theatre History
ckane18@kent.edu
Grace Cochran Keenan
Assistant Professor of Costume Technology
gcochran@kent.edu
Marti Coles
Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor
mcoles1@kent.edu
330-672-0123
Karl Erdmann
Production Manager
kerdmann@kent.edu
330-672-0118
Amy Fritsche
Associate Professor of Acting and Musical Theatre
afritsch@kent.edu
330-672-0112
Jason Gates
Scene Shop Supervisor
jagates@kent.edu
330-672-2122
Theresa Holland
Adjunct Professor of Dance
tholla15@kent.edu
Tom Humes
Assistant Professor of Stage Management
thumes2@kent.edu
Paul Hurley
Assistant Professor of Acting and Movement
phurley1@kent.edu
330-672-2065
Mavis Jennings
Theatre Faculty at Kent State Stark
tjennin7@kent.edu
330-244-3352
Beverly Petersen-Fitts
Adjunct Professor of Dance
bpeterse@kent.edu
DeAnn Petruschke
Adjunct Professor of Dance
deann.petruschke@gmail.com
Erin S. Smith
Adjunct Dance Faculty
essmith@kent.edu
Mark Smith
Adjunct Dance Faculty
msmit402@kent.edu
Terri Kent
Musical Theatre Coordinator and Professor of Acting and Musical Theatre
tkent@kent.edu
330-672-0107
Eric S. Kildow
Associate Professor of Theatre at Kent State Trumbull
ekildow@kent.edu
330-675-8829
Aimee Johnson
Costume Shop Supervisor
ajohn355@kent.edu
330-672-0121
Gregory King
Associate Professor of Dance
gking16@kent.edu
330-672-2068
Jennifer Korecki
Associate Professor of Musical Theatre
jkoreck1@kent.edu
330-672-8312
Yuko Kurahashi
Professor of Theatre, Graduate Coordinator
ykurahas@kent.edu
330-672-9483
Kyle Lovell
klovell1@kent.edu
330-672-0083
Cynthia Lundeen
Adjunct Professor of Theatre
clundeen@kent.edu
Samuel McIntosh
Adjunct Professor of Dance
samuelandrewmcintosh@gmail.com
Catherine Meredith
Assistant Professor of Dance, Kent Dance Ensemble Artistic Director
cmeredi5@kent.edu
Jeff Polunas
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOUND AND PROJECTION DESIGN
Jpolunas@kent.edu
Donna Miller
Administrative Clerk
dmille13@kent.edu
330-672-0111
Steve Pauna
Associate Professor of Theatre, Technical Director
spauna@kent.edu
330-672-0117
Fabio Polanco
Associate Professor of Acting and Directing
fpolanco@kent.edu
330-672-0109
Jason Potts
Lighting and Sound Supervisor
jpotts@kent.edu
330-672-7113
Jeffrey Marc Rockland
Associate Professor
jrocklan@kent.edu
330-672-0124
Jakyung Seo
Associate Professor of Lighting Design and Coordinator of Design and Technology
jseo1@kent.edu
330-672-2055
Terri Siefer
Administrative Clerk
tpoole9@kent.edu
330-672-2069