Titian Lish

acting / directing
tlish@laspositascollege.edu 

theater arts coordinator
Performing Arts Coordinator

• M.A.  -  Drama   -  San Francisco State University
• B.A.  -  Theater Arts / Performance  -  San Francisco State University

John Kelly

Technical Theater / tECHNICAL DIRECTOR
TECHNICAL THEATER CERTIFICATE COORDINATOR
JKELLY@LASPOSITASCOLLEGE.EDU

• B.S.  -  Northwestern University

Dyan McBride

musical theater / acting for the Camera
dmcbride@laspositascollege.edu 

• M.F.A   -  UC Davis
• B.A.  -  Cal State Fullerton

Miriam Ani

Shakespeare Through Performance / Stage Speech
mani@laspositascollege.edu 

• M.F.A   -  CUNY, Brooklyn College
• B.A.  -  Goucher College

Cynthia Lagodzinski

Shakespeare Through Performance 
clagodzinski@laspositascollege.edu

• M.A. -  San Francisco State University
• B.A.  -  UC Santa Cruz

Bobby August

improvisation / MATH
raugust@laspositascollege.edu 

• M.F.A   -  University of California, Davis

Rachel Tracie

THEATER HISTORY / modern american theater
rTRACIE@laspositascollege.edu 

• PhD -Royal Holloway, University of London
• MA - University of Alberta

Theater Staff

Mike Rinaldi

PERFORMING ARTS instructional assistant 
Scene shop manager
lighting designer

Karl Haller

MERTES CENTER FOR THE ARTS STAGE TECHNICIAN
sOUND TECHNICIAN

Jeremiah Trujillo

collaborative pianist

Guest Directors

Dee Dee Stephens

Theater arts  director

Vinh G. Nguyen

Theater arts  director

Domenique Lozano

Theater arts director

Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe

Theater arts director 

Guest Lecturers

• Mindy Cooper (Musical Theater / Chicago)
• Alysha Umphress (Musical Theater / On The Town)
• Bryce Charles (Musical Theater / The Book of Mormon/ Big Nate)
• Chauntee' Schuler Irving (Acting / The Lion King)
• Anders Hudson (Prop Master / Star Wars)
• Kimberly Fisk (Stage Management/Hamilton)
• Josh Einsohn (Tulley & Associates, Casting)
• Janet Foster (ACT, Casting)
• Stephanie Neuerburg (Playwrighting)
• Alyson Casas Perea (Voice Over)
• Melissa Momboisse (Website Design for Performing Artists)
• Ash Walker (Voice)
• John A Baron (Alexander Technique)
• Ashley Cowl (Dance)
• Carla Pantoja (Stage Combat)
• Ron Campbell (Physical Comedy/Clowning)
• Marie Cartier (Theater for Social Change/SF Mime Troupe)
• Michael Ray Wisely (Acting for the Camera)
• Brian Palac (Musical Theater)