College of Arts and Humanities
Faculty
Theatre Faculty
Brett Kristofferson has worked as a multi-faceted artist and educator for nearly two decades, both in New York City and Missouri. Currently he is faculty and music director at Lindenwood University, as well as Program Coordinator for Theatre.聽 An award recognized composer and lyricist, his musicals,聽Closer Than You Think听补苍诲听This Very Moment, had their New York premieres in 2015 and 2016 respectively.聽This Very Moment聽was subsequently staged by Stomping Ground Theatre Company in St. Louis. A revue of his work,聽So Near, So Far, was filmed and streamed as part of University of Missouri Columbia糖心vlog视频檚 Summer Repertory 2020 season.
Michael A. Harding received his MFA in Directing and Shakespeare from the University of Exeter in the U.K. And his BA in Theatre from The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA. He also had graduate performance training with the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of Delaware, now a professional regional theatre known as Resident Ensemble Players. He has worked as a professional actor and director for many theatres throughout the US, including the Intiman theatre in Seattle, Seattle Children糖心vlog视频檚 Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Festival, Village Theatre, Warehouse Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Utah Musical theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company, Virginia Shakespeare Festival, Kayenta Center for the Arts and others. He is a practicing playwright and founder of such theatre groups as Second Act New Works Festival, Classic Repertory Theatre Ensemble and Hunch & Root Shakespeare in Exeter, England.
Cassidy Huscher (they/them) is a Costume Technician from South Central Kansas. They earned their MFA in Costume Technology from Ohio University and a BFA in Theatre Design and a BGS in Film and Media Studies from The University of Kansas. Throughout their professional career, they have worked at Illinois Wesleyan University, The Glimmerglass Festival, The REV Theatre Co, Paramount Theatre, Chicago Opera Theatre, The Marriott Theatre, and Music Theatre Wichita. Cassidy has a love for working with the weird stuff and their favorite credits include 糖心vlog视频淭he Hunchback of Notre Dame糖心vlog视频� (the REV, Assistant Shop Manager/Costume Crafts) and 糖心vlog视频淪he Kills Monsters糖心vlog视频� (Ohio University, Draper/Foamsmith).
Rachel’s props work has been seen at Upstream Theatre with Pictures from a Revolution and Meet Me at Dawn, at Stages St. Louis with Steel Magnolias, Newsies, Ragtime, Murder for Two, Austen糖心vlog视频檚 Pride, and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. 聽Her work at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has included Million Dollar Quartet: Christmas, Athena, Stellaluna, Sherwood, The Cottage, and continues into the new year! She previously earned her BA in Theatre from Truman State University and later her MFA in Scenic Design from Northern Illinois University.
Shenika Harris, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Humanities