Theatre Arts at Northwestern University
27 faculty and 62 courses in Theatre Arts at Northwestern University.
27faculty listed
62courses
20.8avg h-index (enriched)
Faculty
- Susan Manning, Professor of English, Theatre, and Performance Studies; Bergen Evans Professor in the Humanities h-index 21
- Joshua Chambers-Letson, Department Chair; Professor h-index 9
- Melissa Blanco Borelli, Associate Professor; Director of Dance h-index 5
Notable: ““¿Y ahora qué vas a hacer, mulata?”: Hip choreographies in the MexicancabareterafilmMulata(1954)” (2008) · 21 citations
- Elizabeth W. Son, Associate Professor; Area Head, Theatre History/Literature/Criticism/Theory h-index 4
- Masi Asare, Associate Professor; Director of the American Music Theatre Project h-index 3
Notable: “Divided by a Common Language” (2019) · 20 citations
- Alana Arenas, Assistant Professor of Instruction
- Anna D. Shapiro, Professor, Marjorie Hoffman Hagan, Class of 1934
- Bimbola Akinbola, Assistant Professor; Interim Director of Undergraduate Studies
- Cristal Chanelle Truscott, Associate Professor
- Danielle Bainbridge, Assistant Professor; Director, Interdisciplinary PhD in Theatre and Drama Program
Black Feminist Theory - 19th-21st century Black arts and culture - Performance Studies - Theatre History - African American Literature (19th c to Contemporary) - Anglophone Caribbean Literature and Performance (18th c to Contemporary) - US & Anglophone Caribb
- Dassia N. Posner, Associate Professor, Theatre, Slavic Languages and Literatures
- Dotun Ayobade, Associate Professor
- E. Patrick Johnson, Dean of the School of Communication; Annenberg University Professor
- Eric Southern, Associate Professor
- Henry Godinez, Department Chair; Professor; Carlos Montezuma Professor
- Jessica Thebus, Professor; Director, MFA Directing Program
- Joseph Appelt, Professor Emeritus
- Lori D. Barcliff Baptista, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Advising; Professor of Instruction
- Mary Zimmerman, Professor; Board of Trustees Professor
- Natsu Onoda Power, Professor
- Raquel Adorno, Assistant Professor
- Sandra Marquez, Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Studies, MFA in Acting
- Shayna Silverstein, Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Studies
- Stan Brown, W. Rockwell Wirtz Professor
- Thomas F. DeFrantz, Professor
- Todd Andrew Rosenthal, Professor; Jaharis Family Foundation Professor
- Tracy C. Davis, Professor, Ethel M. Barber Professor in Performing Arts
Courses
- Class Voice for Music Theatre THEATRE 151-0
- Introduction to Theatrical Performance THEATRE 160-1
- Introduction to Theatrical Contexts and Research THEATRE 160-2
- Introduction to Theatrical Design and Management THEATRE 160-3
- Voice for Performance THEATRE 170-0
- Basic Acting THEATRE 171-0
- Movement for Performance THEATRE 172-0
- Fundamentals of Stage Directing THEATRE 211-0
- Introduction to Theatre Design THEATRE 220-0
- Design Process: Scene THEATRE 221-1
- Design Process: Costume THEATRE 221-2
- Design Process: Lighting THEATRE 221-3
- Stage Makeup THEATRE 222-0
- Theatre Sound THEATRE 223-0
- Theatre for Young Audiences THEATRE 231-0
- Special Topics in Theatre Studies THEATRE 240-0
- Theatre History I: Pre-1650 THEATRE 241-1
- Theatre History II: Post 1650 THEATRE 241-2
- Topics in Shakespeare THEATRE 242-0
- Modern & Contemporary Theatre: Modern THEATRE 244-1
- Modern & Contemporary Theatre: Contemporary THEATRE 244-2
- Theatre of the Americas THEATRE 245-0
- Special Studio Topics in Music Theatre THEATRE 250-0
- Intermediate Voice I THEATRE 251-1
- Intermediate Voice II THEATRE 251-2
- Intermediate Voice III THEATRE 251-3
- Intermediate MT Techniques THEATRE 252-0
- Music Theatre History THEATRE 253-0
- Creating the Musical THEATRE 255-0
- Musicianship for Actors THEATRE 256-0
- Intermediate Acting THEATRE 271-0
- Voice for Shakespeare THEATRE 272-0
- Acting I: Basic Concepts THEATRE 273-1
- Acting I: Dramatic Imagination THEATRE 273-2
- Acting I: Dramatic Characterization THEATRE 273-3
- Intro to Playwriting THEATRE 281-0
- Introduction to Stage Management THEATRE 292-0
- Special Topics in Directing THEATRE 310-0
- Advanced Stage Directing THEATRE 311-0
- Text Analysis THEATRE 312-0
- History of Directing THEATRE 313-0
- Creative Process: Envisioning the Theatrical Figure THEATRE 319-0
- Special Topics in Theatre Design THEATRE 320-0
- Advanced Design Process: Scene THEATRE 321-1
- Advanced Design Process: Costume THEATRE 321-2
- Advanced Design Process: Lighting THEATRE 321-3
- History of Costume and Decor THEATRE 322-0
- Advanced Theatre Sound THEATRE 323-0
- Scene Painting THEATRE 324-0
- Drawing and Painting for the Theatre: Graphic Arts for the Stage Designer THEATRE 325-1
- Drawing and Painting for the Theatre: Rendering the Theatrical Space THEATRE 325-2
- Drawing and Painting for the Theatre: Drafting THEATRE 325-4
- Drawing and Painting for the Theatre: Freehand Drawing THEATRE 326-1
- Drawing and Painting for the Theatre: The Figure in Space THEATRE 326-2
- Textile Arts and Crafts THEATRE 327-0
- Period Pattern Drafting and Draping: Flat Patterns THEATRE 328-1
- Period Pattern Drafting and Draping: Draping THEATRE 328-2
- Period Pattern Drafting and Draping: Period Patterns THEATRE 328-3
- Computer Graphics for the Theatre Artist THEATRE 329-0
- Special Topics in TYA THEATRE 330-0
- The Art of Storytelling THEATRE 332-1
- Advanced Storytelling THEATRE 332-2
Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.