Faculty Directory

Brant Murray 

Teaching Associate Professor, Chair of Lighting Design & Technology

btmurray@illinois.edu

Scott C. Neale 

Associate Professor, Chair of Scenic Design.

sneale@illinois.edu

Kathy A. Perkins 

Professor Emerita

Robert Perry 

Associate Professor, Lighting Design
Director of Design

robperry@illinois.edu

Angela Pinholster 

Instructor, Theatre Studies

angpin@illinois.edu

Kirsten Pullen 

Professor, Theatre Studies

kpullen@illinois.edu

Christina Rainwater 

Teaching Associate Professor
Scenic Charge Artist

crainh2o@illinois.edu

Marie Ramirez Downing 

Assistant Professor, Voice and Speech

Brett Ashley Robinson 

Assistant Professor, Acting

brett12@illinois.edu

Valleri Robinson 

Associate Professor, Theatre Studies
Department Head

valleri2@illinois.edu

Sandra Ruiz 

Sue Divan Associate Professor of Performance Studies
Conrad Humanities Scholar, 2021-2026, Department of English

sandruiz@illinois.edu

Shozo Sato 

Professor Emeritus