Administration and Staff

Kati Vecsey

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Chair, Department of Theater and Dance;
Senior Lecturer in Theater;
Vocal Director

kvecsey@bates.edu
207-786-6378
Schaeffer Theatre, Room 301

Fall Courses
FYS 447 Holocaust on Stage

THEA 263 Voice and Speech

Office Hours
Tuesdays, 9:30 – 11:30am

Shoshana Currier

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Director, Bates Dance Festival

scurrier@bates.edu
207-786-6381
Pettigrew Hall, Room 309

Carol Farrell

Costume Shop Supervisor

cfarrell@bates.edu
207-786-6190
Schaeffer Theatre, Room 110

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm

Alexandra K. James

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Director of Training Programs, Bates Dance Festival;
Director of Applied Dance

ajames@bates.edu
207-786-6367
Pettigrew Hall, Room 309

Justin Moriarty

Pronouns: he/him/his

Technical Director of Theater and Dance;
Lecturer in Theater

Co-chair,  MLK Day Planning Committee

jmoriart@bates.edu
207-753-6975
Schaeffer Theatre, Room 128

Liz Petley

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Academic Administrative Assistant, Pettigrew Hall & Special Events Manager

epetley@bates.edu
207-786-8294
Pettigrew Hall, Room 208

Michael Reidy

Managing Director of Theater and Dance;
Senior Lecturer of Theater

KCACTF Coordinator

mreidy@bates.edu
207-786-6188
Schaeffer Theatre, Room 130

Fall Courses
THEA 132 Theater Technology

Office Hours
Thursdays, 10am – 12pm

Dance Faculty
Carol Dilley

Professor of Dance

cdilley@bates.edu
207-753-6977

On leave during 2023-24 Academic Year. Please contact Brian Evans or Tristan Koepke for assistance.

Brian J. Evans

Pronouns: he/him/his

Assistant Professor of Dance

Co-advisor, STAC

bevans@bates.edu
207-753-6978
Pettigrew Hall, Room 202

Fall Courses
DANC 270I Studio: Improvisation

DANC 351 Composition Seminar

Office Hours
Mondays, 12 – 2pm

Tristan E. Koepke

Pronouns: he/him/his

Assistant Professor of Dance

tkoepke2@bates.edu
207-755-5994
Pettigrew Hall, Room 203

Fall Courses
DANC 250 Dance Histories of the United States

DANC 270G Studio: Dance Ensemble, Intermediate

Alexandra K. James

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Director of Training Programs, Bates Dance Festival;
Director of Applied Dance

ajames@bates.edu
207-786-6367
Pettigrew Hall, Room 309

Fall Courses
DANC 270A Studio: Modern I

DANC 270K Studio: Hip Hop

Lindsey C. Bourassa

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Applied Dance Faculty

lbourass@bates.edu
207-786-8294
Pettigrew Hall

Fall Courses
DANC 270P Studio: Flamenco

Rachel Ganteaume-Richards

Applied Dance Faculty

rganteau@bates.edu
207-786-8294
Pettigrew Hall, Room 208

Fall Courses
DANC 270B Studio: Ballet I

Marita Kennedy-Castro

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Applied Dance Faculty

mkennedycastro@bates.edu
207-786-8294
Pettigrew Hall, Room 208

Fall Courses
DANC 270Q Studio: West African Dance of Guinea

Katherine M. Marchessault

Applied Dance Faculty

kmarches@bates.edu
207-786-8294
Pettigrew Hall, Room 208

Fall Courses
DANC 270E Studio: Jazz I

DANC 270R Studio: Somatics

Robin M. Vermilion

Applied Dance Faculty

rvermil2@bates.edu
207-786-8294
Pettigrew Hall, Room 208

Marcy Plavin

Founding Director of Dance at Bates

Laura Faure

Founding Director of the Bates Dance Festival;
Lecturer in the Arts, Retired

Theater Faculty

Tim Dugan

Pronouns: he/him/his

Associate Professor of Theater

Co-advisor, STAC

tdugan2@bates.edu
207-786-6257
Schaeffer Theatre, Room 304

Fall Courses
THEA 261 Beginning Acting

THEA 362 Advanced Acting

Office Hours
Mondays & Wednesdays, 3 – 4pm or by appointment

Amy Huang

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Assistant Professor of Theater and Performance Studies

ahuang@bates.edu
Schaeffer Theatre, Room 302

Fall Courses
THEA 105 Intro to Performance Studies

THEA 202 Devising Performance

Office Hours
Mondays, 3 – 4pm and Tuesdays, 2:30 – 4:30pm or by appointment

Callie Kimball

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Lecturer in Theater

ckimball@bates.edu
207-753-6958
Schaeffer Theatre, Room 303

Fall Courses
FYS 555 Literary Remix

THEA 240 Playwriting

Office Hours
Mondays, 11:45am – 12:45pm in the Peer Learning Center

B. Christine McDowell

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Associate Professor of Theater

Faculty Advisor, Robinson Players

bmcdowel@bates.edu
207-786-6189
Pettigrew Hall, Room 206

Fall Courses
FYS 558 From Page to Stage

THEA 231 Scene Design

Office Hours
Tuesdays from 10am – 12:30pm

Michael Reidy

Managing Director of Theater and Dance;
Senior Lecturer of Theater

KCACTF Coordinator

mreidy@bates.edu
207-786-6188
Schaeffer Theatre, Room 130

Fall Courses
THEA 132 Theater Technology

Office Hours
Thursdays, 10am – 12pm

Kati Vecsey

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Chair, Department of Theater and Dance;
Senior Lecturer in Theater;
Vocal Director

kvecsey@bates.edu
207-786-6378
Schaeffer Theatre, Room 301

Fall Courses
FYS 447 Holocaust on Stage

THEA 263 Voice and Speech

Office Hours
Tuesdays, 9:30 – 11:30am

Sally Wood

Lecturer in Theater

swood2@bates.edu
207-753-6958
Pettigrew Hall, Room 206