Faculty

	Margo Ames Savannah B.Mus., Lawrence University; M.Mus., Florida State University.
	Laurence Ballard Savannah University of Washington.
	Vincent Brosseau Savannah B.F.A., The Juilliard School; M.F.A., Ohio State University.
	Robyn Elkins Savannah B.A., Milligan College; M.S., M.Mus., University of Tennessee.
	Mark Gallagher Savannah B.A., DeSales University; M.F.A., University of Washington.
	Joseph Kline Savannah B.A., Colorado State University; M.F.A., Catholic University of America; Ph.D., Texas Tech University. Joseph Kline, Ph.D., has worked in theater, film and television for the past 25 years. He has acted and directed in regional theater productions, most notably the Denver Center, the Folger Shakespeare Theatre, the Maryland Shakespeare Festival and the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. For three years he served as the playwright-in-residence at Barter Theatre, the State Theatre of Virginia. His areas of expertise include dramatic literature, arts administration and peformance. Kline is chair of the performing arts department at SCAD. Memberships: Actors' Equity Association Screen Actors Guild Dramatists Guild Courses: Contemporary Drama: Exploration and Context Survey of Theater and Drama
	Karla Knudsen Savannah B.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Vivian Majkowski Savannah B.A., University of Colorado; M.F.A., The Moscow Art Theatre School; Certificate, American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University
	Martin Noyes  Savannah A.A., Irvine Valley College; B.F.A., Southern Oregon University; M.F.A., University of Alabama.
	Sharon Ott Savannah B.A., Bennington College. Sharon Ott has directed plays and operas for organizations such as the Manhattan Theater Club, the Public Theater, and Playwright’s Horizons in New York; the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.; the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles; the Seattle Opera; the San Diego Opera; Opera Colorado; and many others. She was the artistic director of the Berkeley Repertory Theater in Berkeley, Calif., for 13 years, and the Seattle Repertory Theater for nine years. Ott has collaborated with actors Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger, Delroy Lindo, Riccardo Antonio Chavira and Anna Deavere Smith; directors Julie Taymor, Joe Mantello, George C. Wolfe and Mary Zimmerman; and authors Beth Henley, David Henry Hwang, Phillip Kan Gotanda, Nilo Cruz and the late August Wilson. Awards: Tony Award, 1998, Best Regional Theater (Berkeley Repertory Theater) Bay Area Theater Critics’ awards, Best Direction ("The Tooth of Crime" and "Heartbreak House") Hollywood Dramalogue awards, Best Direction ("The Ballad of Yachiyo" and "The Lady from the Sea") Elliot Norton Award (Boston), Best Production ("The Woman Warrior") Memberships: National Executive Board Member, Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers
	Richard Tunney Savannah B.A., Humbolt State University; M.F.A., University of Texas at Austin.
	Mark Tymchyshyn Savannah B.S., Illinois State University; M.F.A., Wayne State University.
	Michael Wainstein Savannah B.A., Hunter College, M.F.A., University of Cincinnati.