School of the Arts:
Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film:
Acting Faculty (Board of Study)

Craig Bacon
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., Vassar College; trained extensively with Uta Hagen, Herbert Berghof, Kristin Linklater, and Tina Packer.
craig.bacon@purchase.edu

David Bassuk
Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., Purchase College; M.F.A., Southern Methodist University.
david.bassuk@purchase.edu

Lisa Benavides-Nelson
Lecturer in Theatre Arts (part-time)
B.F.A., The Juilliard School; graduate of the Actors Center’s Teacher Development Program.
lisa.benavides@purchase.edu

Richard Crawford
Lecturer in Theatre Arts (part-time)
Studied at Rose Bruford College and Ecole Jacques Lecoq.
richard-m.crawford@purchase.edu

Frank Deal
Lecturer in Theatre Arts (part-time)
B.A., Duke University; M.F.A., New York University.

Leigh Dillon
Visiting Associate Professor of Theatre Arts (part-time)
B.F.A., Purchase College.
leigh.dillon@purchase.edu

Jill Echo
Lecturer in Theatre Arts (part-time)
B.F.A., M.F.A., Purchase College.
jill.echo@purchase.edu

David Gideon
Lecturer in Theatre Arts (part-time)
B.A., Franklin & Marshall College; studied with Lee Strasberg for 11 years.

A. Dean Irby
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., Dillard University; M.F.A., New York University.
dean.irby@purchase.edu

Christopher McCann
Lecturer in Theatre Arts (part-time)
B.F.A., New York University.
chris.mccann@purchase.edu

Ronni Stewart
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., New York University.
ronni.stewart@purchase.edu

Charles Tuthill
Lecturer in Theatre Arts (part-time)
B.F.A., New York University.
charles.tuthill@purchase.edu

Updated June 18, 2008