Theatre and Dance
Head: Jay W Pecora
TEL: (315) 267-2556 FAX: (315) 267-4333 224 Performing Arts Center
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Kerri L CanedyVisiting Assistant Professor Theatre and Dance
Kerri L CanedyVisiting Assistant ProfessorPerforming Arts Center 227
canedykl@potsdam.edu
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Todd P CanedyAssociate Professor Theatre and Dance
Todd P CanedyAssociate ProfessorPerforming Arts Center 217
canedytp@potsdam.edu
I am originally from Southern California where I received a B. F. A. in Communications, Emphasis in Technical Theatre from Chapman University and an M. F. A. in Set Design from California State University, Fullerton. I have worked all over the country, in and around the theatre industry in many facets. Although, my main focus is Set Design and Technical Direction, it is not limited to these areas; I have a solid portfolio in scenic art, lighting and costume design. Prior to working at SUNY, Potsdam, my teaching career is as follows: Bowling Green State University and the Huron Playhouse, Instructor/Technical Director Bowling Green, OH Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Assistant Professor of Design /Technical Director, Weatherford, OK Lawrence Academy, Technical Director of Theatre, Groton, MA As a mentor, be it in the theatre or in life, I educate people with the skill set to succeed, give them the goal and then watch them rise to responsibilities placed upon them. The students must be given the scaffolding to create a compelling portfolio to begin their theatrical career. More Info |
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Robin L. CollenProfessor, Theatre & Dance / Associate Dean of Arts & Sciences Theatre and Dance, School of Arts & Sciences
Robin L. CollenProfessor, Theatre & Dance / Associate Dean of Arts & SciencesPerforming Arts Center 222
collenrl@potsdam.edu
Dunn Hall 103 TEL: (315) 267-2234 / 2230 FAX: (315) 267-3140 Education: BA/MS, Dance, University of Oregon PhD, Dance, Texas Woman's University CMA (Certification in Laban Movement Analysis), Laban/Bartenieff Institute for Movement Studies. Dr. Collen began teaching at SUNY Potsdam in 1998. She teaches courses in Laban Movement Analysis, Modern Dance, Ballet, Dance History/Appreciation, Pilates, Improvisation, Pedagogy, and Composition. At SUNY Potsdam her choreography has included contemporary works, musical theatre--including Cabaret and Ragtime--and operas--The Sailor-Boy and the Falcon, Orpheus in the Underworld, Venus and Adonis, and Dido and Aeneas. Dr. Collen is affiliated with National Dance Education Association, Congress on Research in Dance, Society of Dance History Scholars, Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, and Motus Humanus. She serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Dance Education. She is also a member of the New York State DanceForce, a consortium of dance activists committed to increasing the quantity and quality of dance activity throughout New York State. Dr. Collen is the recipient of the 2011 SUNY Potsdam President's Award for Excellence in College Service. More Info |
collenrl@potsdam.edu TEL: (315) 267-2234 / 2230 FAX: (315) 267-3140 |
Leslie E DeloshOffice Assistant 1 Theatre and Dance |
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Cynthia DuFaultAssociate Professor Theatre and Dance |
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Rivka EckertAssistant Professor Theatre and Dance
Rivka EckertAssistant ProfessorPerforming Arts Center 218
eckertsr@potsdam.edu
Rivka Eckert is a community cultural development theatre-maker interested in the arts as a means of cross-cultural communication. Eckert studied Theatre Education and Writing, Literature and Publishing at Emerson College, and earned her MFA in Theatre for Youth from Arizona State University. Eckert has taught Theatre and English in prisons, high schools, and middle schools and worked with the Peace Corps in Samoa and Liberia. In her current position in the Theatre and Dance Department at SUNY Potsdam, Eckert teaches Applied Theatre, Directing, Acting/Scene Study, and Play Interpretation and Analysis. More Info |
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Kristie L FarrAdjunct Instructor Theatre and Dance
Kristie L FarrAdjunct InstructorPerforming Arts Center 232
farrkl@potsdam.edu
Teaching Certifications:
Elementary Education (N-6) Provisional Membership in Professional Organizations: Awards and Honors: Research Interests: Docu-Drama Presentations: The State Theatre Curriculum and Assessment, New York State Theatre Education Association, State Theatre Education Conference. The Effectiveness of Drama Techniques in Peer Education, New York State Theatre Education Association, State Theatre Education Conference. Portfolio Use in the Theatre Classroom, New York State Theatre Education Association, State Theatre Education Conference. Service: Committee Member, Item Reviewer, Scorer for the ASSETS Theatre Arts Assessment, The New York State Education Department. Content Advisory Committee for the Theatre Content Specialty Exam including Item Review, Marker Response Review, Passing Score Review, NES Curriculum Chair/State Education Liaison, New York State Theatre Education Association Troupe Leader, The Educational Theatre Association/Thespian Honor Society Kristie L. Fuller Theatre Teacher/Theatre Manager Indian River Theatre of the Performing Arts 32925 US RT 11 Philadelphia, NY 13673 (315) 642-5521 "Theatre Transforms Students' Lives!" More Info |
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Thomas E GrabowskiPerforming Arts Center Facilities Manager Theatre and DanceThomas E GrabowskiPerforming Arts Center Facilities ManagerPerforming Arts Center 229
grabowte@potsdam.edu
Tom Grabowski graduated from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois receiving a BA in Theatre and Physics. He received his MFA in Design from The University of Illinois. He began at then Pan American University (later the University of Texas-Pan American) in 1981 as a staff member with responsibilities for set and lighting design for the University Theatre within the Department of Communication and after a year became a lecturer. In the fall of 2000 he was appointed to an Assistant Professor position and in 2006 was promoted to Associate Professor. He became Interim Chair of the Department of Communication in 2011 and became Chair in Fall 2012. As the University became The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2015, he became the chair of the new Department of Theatre/Television/Film. In his 35 years with the University he has designed sets and lights for over 300 productions for the University Theatre, the Music department, the Dance Ensemble and the Folkloric Dance Company. He was a member of the design team that planned the construction of the Communication Arts and Science Building that houses the Jeffers Theatre (297 seat thrust) and the Studio theatre in 1984, the Academic Performing Arts Center that opened in 2014 and was a consultant to the design of the Student Union in 1999 that includes the Union Theatre (500 seat proscenium). He is active with USITT and USITT-Upstate NY. He served as vice president for membership from 2002-2016 for USITT-SW. In 2016 he retired from UTRGV and accepted a position on Visiting Associate professor at the department of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Potsdam. He enjoys sunsets and sharing rainbows. More Info |
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Jay W PecoraChair/Associate Professor Theatre and Dance
Jay W PecoraChair/Associate ProfessorPerforming Arts Center 225
pecorajw@potsdam.edu
Director of Program in Theatre Education BFA in Acting, The Theatre School at DePaul University Dissertation: DRAMA AND THE HOLOCAUST: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF STUDENT AND TEACHER EXPERIENCE IN A HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM Research interests: Devised theatre, applied theatre, drama for underserved populations, African American theatre, urban education. Classes taught: Intro to Performance Studies, History of Theatre I & II, Field Experience I, Applied Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, History of African American Theatre, Voice and Speech I. Memberships: NYSTEA, TYA-US, AATE, ATHE, NIDT. NYS Teacher Certification in Social Studies 9-12, Theatre K-12. More Info |
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Mary Beth RobinsonAdjunct Instructor Theatre and Dance |
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Janet M. SussmanAssociate Professor Theatre and Dance
Janet M. SussmanAssociate ProfessorPerforming Arts Center 221
sussmajm@potsdam.edu
Janet Sussman is currently Associate Professor of Costume Design and History at the SUNY Potsdam where she is the Resident Costume Designer. She received her MFA in design from The University of Texas at Austin. Off and Off-off Broadway designs include Five Women Waiting at the Open Door Theatre and The Refreshment of the Spirits at the Provincetown Playhouse. She was the Resident Costume Designer for the Department of Dramatic Writing at NYU TISCH for eight years. She has designed costumes for numerous plays at Stageworks in Hudson NY including Brutal Imagination, Play by Play, Dog Stories, I Am My Own Wife and Falling A Wake. Janet is proud of her work for Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in the area of Design. She earned the Kennedy Center gold medallion for her work as the Chair of Design in Region II. More Info |
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Joshua B VinkAssistant Professor Theatre and Dance
Joshua B VinkAssistant ProfessorPerforming Arts Center 226
vinkjb@potsdam.edu
Joshua is a new faculty member in The Department of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Potsdam. He teaches courses in Arts Management and Theatre, the former of which he is helping to spearhead a new program for at the college. He moves to the North Country from Maine where he taught at Bates College and worked as Executive Director of a local arts agency there. He began his career in New York City where he worked for fifteen years as an arts administrator, educator and artist. As founding director of education at Peoples Theatre Project in Washington Heights, NYC, he brought project based initiatives in multiple artistic disciplines to schools, community centers, and the public, serving predominantly low income and immigrant communities. As a teaching artist and professional development facilitator for Lincoln Center Institute and The Dreamyard Project, he trained teachers and taught students at a diverse array of colleges and public schools. As a theatre artist, he has worked Off-Broadway, regionally and in independent film. He is a founding member of Connecticut Free Shakespeare, where he worked for five seasons, and is a proud member of Actors Equity Association. As a playwright, his first full length play, The Lords of Wye (based on the narrative autobiographies of Frederick Douglass) piece underwent a workshop and public reading with Peoples Theatre Project in the Audubon Ballroom at the Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz Cultural Center in New York City in May 2011 and read as part The Classical Theatre of Harlems Playwrights Playground in 2016. He holds an MFA in Classical Acting from The Shakespeare Theatre Companys Academy for Classical Acting, and bachelors degrees in English and Theatre from The State University of New York at Buffalo. More Info |