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 (campus chair)

    Jenna Riegel | Theater and Dance | E-mail: jriegel@amherst.edu

    Junghyun G. Lee | Theater and Dance | E-mail: jglee@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

    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

    Jonathan Dent | Theater | E-mail: jldIA@hampshire.edu

    Callum 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 (campus chair)

    Michael Ofori | Film Media and Theater

    Jensen Glick | Film Media and Theater | E-mail: glick@mtholyoke.edu

    Daniel Kramer | Theater | E-mail: dkramer@smith.edu (campus chair)

    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 (campus chair)

    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

    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

    Courses

    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 2026 Theater Courses

    Subject Course # Sect # Course Title Instructor(s) Institution Meeting Times
    THDA 219H 01 Contemporary Partnering Jenna Riegel Amherst College TU/TH | 10:05 AM - 11:20 AM
    THDA 220H 01 Dance: Int./Adv. Ballet Amherst College TU/TH | 11:35 AM - 12:50 PM
    THDA 268 01 Intro Sound Design Amherst College TU/TH | 1:05 PM - 2:55 PM
    THDA 272 01 Full-Length Playwriting SEVAN Tavoukdjian Amherst College M | 8:50 AM - 11:20 AM
    IA 0114 1 Designing Spaces for Perform Peter Kallok Hampshire College 10:30AM-11:50AM M;10:30AM-11:50AM W
    IA 0217 1 Directing Studio Jonathan Dent Hampshire College 01:00PM-03:00PM M;01:00PM-03:00PM W
    FMT 121 01 Acting I Noah Tuleja Mount Holyoke College MW 10:00AM-11:15AM
    FMT 137 01 Fund. of Technical Theater Nathan Lee Mount Holyoke College MW 10:15AM-12:05PM
    FMT 240PW 01 Playwriting Olivia Clement Finch Finch Mount Holyoke College MW 01:45PM-03:00PM
    FMT 240SC 01 Scenic Painting Jill Kovalchik Mount Holyoke College T 01:30PM-04:20PM
    FMT 340ST 01 Advanced Scene Study Michael Ofori Mount Holyoke College T 01:30PM-04:20PM
    THE 100 01 Art of Theatre Design Edward M. Check Smith College M W F 10:50 AM - 11:40 AM
    THE 141 01 Acting I Tara M. Franklin Smith College TU TH 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
    THE 141 02 Acting I Monica Lopez Orozco Smith College M 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM; W 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
    THE 142 01 Voice for Actors Ms. Normi Lisbeth Noel Smith College TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
    THE 153 01 Intro to the Culture of Light Lara Dubin Smith College W 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM; M 1:40 PM - 2:55 PM
    THE 199 01 Theat Hist & Cul: 18th C.-Pres Kiki Gounaridou Smith College M 1:40 PM - 2:55 PM; W 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM
    THE 200 01 Theatre Production Nikki Beck Smith College
    THE 200 02 Theatre Production Nikki Beck Smith College
    THE 213 01 American Theatre & Drama Kiki Gounaridou Smith College W 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM; M 3:05 PM - 4:20 PM
    THE 242ad 01 T-Acting II: Act&Direct/Camera Monica Lopez Orozco Smith College M W 9:25 AM - 12:05 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 Naveen Bahar Choudhury Smith College TU TH 9:25 AM - 12:05 PM
    THE 262 01 Writing for Theatre II Naveen Bahar Choudhury Smith College TU TH 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
    THE 312vd 01 T-Verbatim &Documentary Daniel Elihu Kramer Smith College M W 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
    THEATER 100 01 Theatrical Frontiers:Live Perf Harley Erdman UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
    THEATER 130 01 Cntm Playwr Of Color Maya Quinones UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
    THEATER 130 02 Cntm Playwr Of Color Nathaniel Akingbemi UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
    THEATER 130 03 Cntm Playwr Of Color David Keohane UMass Amherst M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
    THEATER 140 01 Fundamentals of Acting Rose Schwietz UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 12:00PM
    THEATER 140 02 Fundamentals of Acting Kyle Boatwright UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 3:00PM
    THEATER 140 03 Fundamentals of Acting Dylan Dwyer UMass Amherst M W 2:30PM 4:30PM
    THEATER 160 01 Fundamentals of Stagecraft Brandon Hall UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
    THEATER 160 01LL Fundamentals of Stagecraft UMass Amherst F 10:10AM 12:05PM
    THEATER 341 01 Stage Movement Milan Dragicevich UMass Amherst F 10:10AM 2:15PM
    THEATER 342 01 Acting Regina Kaufmann UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 3:00PM
    THEATER 365 01 Technical Direction Alan Schneider UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
    THEATER 462 01 Costume Design Studio Mara Blumenfeld UMass Amherst M 10:10AM 1:10PM
    THEATER 494AI 01 Actor/Director Collaborations Gilbert Mccauley UMass Amherst M W 10:10AM 12:05PM
    Course Lists From Previous Semesters

    Contact Us

    Five College Staff Liaison:

    Ray Rennard, Director of Academic Programs