Drama Faculty
![Image of Shawtane Bowen](/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_320x230/public/sources/faculty/Bowen_Shawtane_320x230px.jpg?itok=K421Mvjz)
Shawtane Bowen is a writer, actor, and producer. He is a founding member of Astronomy Club, the first all-Black house team at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater in New York. Their series, Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show, debuted in Fall 2019 on Netflix to much critical acclaim.
![Image of Maya Cantu](/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_320x230/public/sources/faculty/CantuMaya_320x320px.jpg?itok=6wDnsba5)
A dramaturg, theater historian, and author of American Cinderellas on the Broadway Musical Stage (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015), Maya Cantu specializes in twentieth-century American theater.
![Image of Michael Giannitti](/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_320x230/public/sources/faculty/GiannittiMichael_320x230px.jpg?itok=hYqdRLS7)
Michael Giannitti has extensive professional experience as a lighting designer and educator. He has designed lighting at many of the most prestigious venues around the country and has taught abroad as a two-time Fulbright Specialist Grant recipient.
![Image of Kirk Jackson](/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_320x230/public/sources/faculty/Jackson_Kirk_320x230.jpg?itok=0O1JnAVY)
Kirk Jackson is an actor/director with four decades of experience on and off Broadway and regionally. A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, he has assisted Ivo van Hove on multiple productions in New York City and, recently, began to direct operas.
![Image of Dina Janis](/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_320x230/public/sources/faculty/JanisDina_320x230px.jpg?itok=qYot3tcJ)
Dina Janis is the Artistic Director of the Vermont Public Theater and a lifetime member of the Actors Studio.
![Image of Sherry Kramer](/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_320x230/public/sources/faculty/KramerSherry_320x230px.jpg?itok=zG5EbG2j)
Celebrated playwright Sherry Kramer believes every play is created in the audience, and her classes are a treasure hunt to discover how a play shapes our experience and how it makes things matter.
![Image of Jean Randich](/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_320x230/public/sources/faculty/RandichJean_320x230px.jpg?itok=rKHJPUR3)
Jean Randich is an award-winning director, writer, and librettist specializing in new works, musical theatre, opera, and re-envisioned classics. She is cofounder and co-artistic director of Collider Theater in New York City.
![Image of Sue Rees](/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_320x230/public/sources/faculty/ReesSue_320x230px.jpg?itok=BxiGyTPi)
Sue Rees has exhibited her set designs, animations, installations, and video works worldwide and has worked collaboratively with choreographers, directors, and musicians in the United States, Europe, and India.
![Image of Jennifer Rohn](/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_320x230/public/sources/faculty/rohn-jennifer_320x230px.jpg?itok=FtoxW7-m)
Jennifer Rohn has appeared in theatre productions on and off Broadway, in the United States and Europe, and in films and television, collaborating extensively with the renowned director Robert Wilson.
Visiting Faculty
![Image of Avery Glymph](/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_320x230/public/sources/faculty/glymph-avery_320x230px.jpg?itok=wafNz3F1)
Avery Glymph is a New York-based Actor, Teacher, and Director with extensive experience on Broadway, with Regional Tony Award-winning theatre companies, and in numerous Film and Television roles.
![Image of Charles Schoonmaker](/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_320x230/public/sources/faculty/Schoonmaker_Charles_320x230px.jpg?itok=cE2QpGU7)
Charles Schoonmaker is an Emmy Award-winning costume designer for theatre, dance, opera, and television.
Instructor/Technician
![Image of Seancolin Hankins](/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_320x230/public/sources/faculty/Hankins_Seancolin_320x230px.jpg?itok=ZbcL68zh)
With a focus on Scenic Design, Seancolin Hankins takes a comprehensive approach to scenic production, working concurrently in concept, design, construction, and scenic painting. His drive for compelling visuals is paralleled by his commitment to responsible and resourceful use of materials.
![Image of Kumi Ishizawa](/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_320x230/public/sources/faculty/ishizawa-kumi_320x230px.jpg?itok=vUJo_64-)
Kumi Ishizawa is a sound engineer/designer.
![Image of Richard MacPike](/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_320x230/public/sources/faculty/MacPikeRichard_320x230px.jpg?itok=sAoJooYp)
Richard MacPike brings his experience working on Broadway shows such as The Lion King and companies like the Santa Fe Opera and Glimmerglass to his work as costume shop manager at Bennington.
![Davison Scandrett](/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_320x230/public/sources/faculty/scandrett-davison_320x230px.jpg?itok=hbLeM3Sc)
Davison Scandrett is a production manager and lighting designer specializing in experimental performance collaborations across dance, architecture, visual art, poetry, music, information science, criticism, theater, and responsive media.