Robert Barry Fleming an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Theatre Arts at the University of San Diego joined the Theatre Arts faculty at USD in 2004. He is a director, actor, choreographer and obviously an educator. He won the SDTCC 2007 Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical (AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at The San Diego Repertory Theatre) and a Dramalogue Award for Featured Performance in a Play (PUDDIN' AND PETE @ The Old Globe). Interests: Languages, Travel and Bebe. Professor Fleming's personal website: www.robertbarryfleming.com

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Pavlo Bosyy is an Assistant Professor in Theatre Arts where he teaches Fundamentals of Design and a variety of design and production craft courses related to scenic, lighting and costume design. Prior to his employment at USD, prof. Bosyy has taught scenography disciplines at West Virginia University and Oakland University (Michigan). Pavlo Bosyy hails from Ukraine; his research and artistic activity has been in the areas of theatre design and direction, history of theatre, university management, design and research for museum exhibits, history of Central Ukraine, British history, Ukrainian architecture, baroque and classical music, and Ukrainian-British industrial relationships. Prof. Bosyy is particularly interested in artistic and historical phenomena emerging on the verge of different cultures. He believes that he has come to serve as someone who helps bridge cultural differences and geographic distances between the several nations where he has studied and worked.

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Evelyn Diaz Cruz is an Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts with experience in writing, directing, and acting. Originally from the Bronx, New York, Professor Cruz's study and practice of theatre is focused on empowering communities by addressing issues of social justice through art. Her non-traditional approach to theatre garnered her the KPBS 2008 Hispanic Heritage Month Local Hero Award for her contributions to the San Diego community. She is the recipient of USD's 2009 Innovations in Experiential Education Award. She is a member of the Los Angeles Association of Playwrights and the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture.

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Monica Stufft is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre Arts where she teaches courses in Theatre and Performance Studies and is involved in production work, both as a director and dramaturg. Her specializations include popular culture, theatre historiography, and cultural, gender, and performance theory. Her research focus has been on late nineteenth and early twentieth century US theatre and performance, with a new project on the intersection of performance and pedagogy in the classroom. Interests: Vaudeville, burlesque, music halls, and cabarets; multi-media performance; puppetry.

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