Five College Theater
Through Five College theater courses, students can explore the elements, history, and technical aspects of theater.
Five College Theater comprises the theater departments of the five campuses. Drawing on the expertise and courses offered by faculty members across the five campuses, students can study areas such as dramatic theory, performance, set design, sound and lighting, costume design, history, and playwriting.
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Faculty and Staff
Ron Bashford |Theater and Dance | E-mail: rdbashford88@amherst.edu
Jenna Riegel | Theater and Dance | E-mail: jriegel@amherst.edu
Jungeun Kim | | Theater and Dance | E-mail: jekim@amherst.edu
Junghyun G. Lee | Theater and Dance | E-mail: jglee@amherst.edu
Raffeal Sears | Theater and Dance | E-mail: rsears@amherst.edu
Sevan Tavoukdjian | Theater and Dance | E-mail: ftavoukdjian@amherst.edu
Jonathan Doyle | Technical Director/Production Coordinator | E-mail: jmdoyle@amherst.edu
Jeffrey Bird | Technical Manager | E-mail: jbird@amherst.edu
Sean Buenaventura | Lighting and Audio Visual Manager | E-mail: sbuenaventura@amherst.edu
Ryan O'Donnell | Academic Department Coordinator and Business Manager | E-mail: rodonnell@amherst.edu
Carla Froeberg | Costume Shop Supervisor | E-mail: cgfroeberg@amherst.edu
Emily Hoem | Expert Costumer | E-mail: ehoem@amherst.edu
Julian Brown | Graduate Design Assistant | E-mail: jlbrown22@amherst.edu
Peter Kallok | Theatre Design | E-mail: pkHA@hampshire.edu
Johnathan Dent | Theater | E-mail: jldIA@hampshire.edu
Sam Doerner | Theatre Program Manager | E-mail: sdIA@hampshire.edu
Julia Whalen | Costume Shop Supervisor | E-mail: jwhalen@hampshire.edu
Noah Ilya-Alexis Tuleja | Film Media and Theater | E-mail: ntuleja@mtholyoke.edu
Michael Ofori | Film Media and Theater
Heidi Holder | Film Media and Theater | E-mail: hholder@mtholyoke.edu
Jensen Glick | Film Media and Theater | E-mail: glick@mtholyoke.edu
Daniel Kramer | Theater | E-mail: dkramer@smith.edu
Monica Lopez Orozco | Theater | E-mail: mlopezorozco@smith.edu
Len Berkman | Theater | E-mail: lberkman@smith.edu
Kiki Smith | Theater | E-mail: ksmith@smith.edu
Edward Check | Theater | E-mail: echeck@smith.edu
Naveen Choudhury | Theater | E-mail: nchoudhury@smith.edu
Tara Franklin | Theater | E-mail: franklin@smith.edu
Amy Putnam | Technical Director | E-mail: aputnam04@smith.edu
Cel Humphries | Assistant Technical Director | E-mail:chumphries@smith.edu
Emily Dunn | Costume Shop Director | E-mail: edunn2@smith.edu
Tilly Adams | Assistant Costume Shop Director | madams@smith.edu
David Wiggall | Lighting and Sound Supervisor | E-mail: dwiggall@smith.edu
Nikki Beck | Production Manager | E-mail: ncbeck@smith.edu
Lisa Rizzo | Arts Administrator | E-mail: lrizzo@smith.edu
Alicia Guidotti | Administrative Assistant Supervisor | E-mail: aguidott@smith.edu
Christopher Baker | Dramaturgy | E-mail: cbake1@theater.umass.edu
Judyie Al-Bilali | Performance and Theater | E-mail: cjalbilali@theater.umass.edu
Priscilla Page | Theater and Dramaturgy | E-mail: pmpage@theater.umass.edu
Elisa Gonzales | Voice and Acting | E-mail: esgonzales@umass.edu
Gilbert McCauley | Theater and Directing | E-mail: gilmac@theater.umass.edu
Harley Erdman | Dramaturgy | E-mail: harley@theater.umass.edu
Fig Lefevre | Dramaturgy, Theater, and Feminist Studies
Penny Remsen | Lighting Design | E-mail: remsen@theater.umass.edu
Milan Dragicevich | Theater and Acting | E-mail: miland@theater.umass.edu
Amy Altadonna | Sound Design and Technology | E-mail: altadonna@theater.umass.edu
Yao Chen | Costume Design | E-mail: yao@umass.edu
Anya Klepikov | Scenic Design | E-mail: aklepikov@umass.edu
Gina Kaufmann | Performance and Directing| E-mail: gina@theater.umass.edu
Michael Cottom | Technical Theater | E-mail: mcottom@theater.umass.edu
Note that if you don't see classes from all campuses currently listed, they will appear as the campuses release their course schedules for the semester. The five campuses release their schedules on different dates. Visit this page for specific dates.
Spring 2024 Theater Courses
| Subject | Course # | Sect # | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Institution | Meeting Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THDA | 110 | 01 | The Creative Process | Jungeun Kim | Amherst College | TU/TH | 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM |
| THDA | 111 | 01 | Language of Movement | Jenna Riegel | Amherst College | M/W | 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM |
| THDA | 113 | 01 | Action & Character | Raffeal Sears | Amherst College | M/W | 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM |
| THDA | 115H | 01 | Contmp Dance: Beg. | Jenna Riegel | Amherst College | M/W | 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM |
| THDA | 122H | 01 | Beg./Int. Hip Hop | Djeffrey Jean-Philippe | Amherst College | M/W | 4:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| THDA | 219H | 01 | Contemporary Partnering | Jenna Riegel | Amherst College | TU/TH | 4:00 PM - 5:20 PM |
| THDA | 220H | 01 | Int./Adv. Ballet | Kate Martel | Amherst College | TU/TH | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM |
| THDA | 225H | 01 | The Craft of Speaking II | Ron Bashford | Amherst College | TU/TH | 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM |
| THDA | 231 | 01 | Reclaming Black Theater | Raffeal Sears | Amherst College | M/W | 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM |
| THDA | 248 | 01 | Socially Engaged Perform | Jungeun Kim | Amherst College | TU | 2:30 PM - 5:20 PM |
| THDA | 254 | 01 | Experiments Across Media | Wendy Woodson | Amherst College | TU/TH | 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM |
| THDA | 257 | 01 | WWII Black/Queer Perf. | Riley Caldwell-O'Keefe | Amherst College | M/W | 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| THDA | 268 | 01 | Make Believe | Junghyun Lee | Amherst College | M/W | 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM |
| THDA | 269 | 01 | Elements of Style | Junghyun Lee | Amherst College | M/W | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM |
| THDA | 272 | 01 | Full-Length Playwriting | SEVAN Tavoukdjian | Amherst College | TU/TH | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM |
| THDA | 278 | 01 | Who's Laughing Now? | SEVAN Tavoukdjian | Amherst College | TU/TH | 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM |
| THDA | 335 | 01 | The Play of Ideas | Christopher Grobe | Amherst College | M | 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM |
| THDA | 355 | 01 | Solo Performance | Wendy Woodson | Amherst College | TU/TH | 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM |
| THDA | 396 | 01 | Theater, Drama, Theory | Frank Leon Roberts | Amherst College | M/W | 3:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
| IA | 0114 | 1 | Exploring Spaces | Peter Kallok | Hampshire College | 09:00AM-10:20AM TU;09:00AM-10:20AM TH |
| IA | 0147 | 1 | Playwriting Workshop | Jonathan Dent | Hampshire College | 01:00PM-02:20PM M;01:00PM-02:20PM W |
| IA | 0185 | 1 | Designers Reading Plays | Peter Kallok | Hampshire College | 02:30PM-03:50PM TU;02:30PM-03:50PM TH |
| IA | 0230 | 1 | Setting Stage: Scenery/Costume | Peter Kallok | Hampshire College | 10:30AM-11:50AM M;10:30AM-11:50AM W |
| IA | 0259 | 1 | Acting and Directing Lab | Jonathan Dent | Hampshire College | 01:00PM-02:20PM TU;01:00PM-02:20PM TH |
| FMT | 121 | 01 | Acting I | Noah Tuleja | Mount Holyoke College | MW 11:30AM-12:45PM |
| FMT | 131 | 01 | Costume Construction | Jensen Glick | Mount Holyoke College | MW 01:45PM-03:35PM |
| FMT | 133 | 01 | Intro Lighting & Sound Design | Lara Dubin | Mount Holyoke College | MW 10:15AM-12:05PM |
| FMT | 137 | 01 | Intro to Technical Theater | Nathan Lee | Mount Holyoke College | TTH 01:45PM-03:35PM;TTH 01:45PM-03:35PM |
| FMT | 230HR | 01 | Histories of Performance II | Heidi Holder | Mount Holyoke College | MW 11:30AM-12:45PM |
| FMT | 240PE | 01 | African Performance Aesthetics | Michael Ofori | Mount Holyoke College | W 01:30PM-04:20PM |
| FMT | 330RE | 01 | Revenge on Stage and Screen | Heidi Holder | Mount Holyoke College | M 01:30PM-04:20PM |
| FMT | 340ST | 01 | Collaborative Scene Explor. | Michael Ofori | Mount Holyoke College | TH 01:30PM-04:20PM;F 03:15PM-04:15PM |
| THE | 100 | 01 | Art of Theatre Design | Edward M. Check | Smith College | M W F 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM |
| THE | 141 | 01 | Acting I | Monica Lopez Orozco | Smith College | TU TH 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM |
| THE | 142 | 01 | Voice for Actors | Ms. Normi Lisbeth Noel | Smith College | M W 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM |
| THE | 153 | 01 | Intro to the Culture of Light | Nan Zhang | Smith College | TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM |
| THE | 199 | 01 | Theat Hist & Cul: 18th C.-Pres | Kiki Gounaridou | Smith College | W 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM; M 1:40 PM - 2:55 PM |
| THE | 200 | 01 | Theatre Production | Nikki Beck | Smith College | |
| THE | 201 | 01 | Theatre Production | Nikki Beck | Smith College | |
| THE | 252 | 01 | Intro to Set Design | Edward M. Check | Smith College | W F 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM; M 3:05 PM - 4:20 PM |
| THE | 253 | 01 | Intro to Lighting Design | Nan Zhang | Smith College | TU TH 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM |
| THE | 254 | 01 | Intro to Costume Design | Kiki Smith | Smith College | TU TH 9:25 AM - 12:05 PM |
| THE | 261 | 01 | Writing for Theatre I | Leonard Berkman | Smith College | TH 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM |
| THE | 262 | 01 | Writing for Theatre II | Leonard Berkman | Smith College | TH 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM |
| THE | 313ts | 01 | Masters/Move: Teacher-Student | Leonard Berkman | Smith College | TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM |
| THE | 344 | 01 | Directing I | Daniel Elihu Kramer | Smith College | M W 9:25 AM - 12:05 PM |