The Guest Artist program offers students in both theatre and dance the opportunity to work and study with world-class artists-in-residence. The Department engages numerous guest artists each year as teachers, actors, directors, composers, choreographers, and designers.
Past residencies have included:
- Tony Award-nominated makeup artist Joe Dulude II
- Modern dance company Urban Bush Women
- Peter Schumann and the Bread and Puppet Theatre
- The Chuck Davis African American Dance Ensemble
- A world-premiere musical by composer Charles Strouse, playwright Mark St. Germain, and director/choreographer Barbara Siman
- Figurentheater: Wilde and Vogel, internationally-acclaimed puppet theatre artists
- Rosalba Rolón and Pregones Theater
- Award-winning playwright Mac Wellman and Brighde Mullins
- Nationally respected choreographer Danny Buraczeski and his company Jazz Dance
- Internationally acclaimed choreographers Earl Mosley, Bill Evans, Charlotte Boye-Christensen and Doug Varone
Theatre Guest Artists, 2022-23
 |
Joshua Rashon Streeter Joshua Rashon Streeter, MFA, is an Assistant Professor of Theatre Education at Emerson College teaching in the BFA, MA, and MFA theatre education programs. He previously held a professorship at James Madison University (JMU) where he built the Theatre Education Pre-Professional Licensure Program and the Teaching Artist Concentration, was a faculty associate in the Center for Faculty Innovation (CFI), and on faculty in the African, African-American, and Diaspora (AAAD) studies program. His teaching focuses on pre-service and in-service education in K-16 schools/institutions, drama and theatre education, Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA), musical theatre, and arts integration. Joshua’s scholarship analyzes the pedagogies used in rehearsals and classrooms and considers the relationship between process and product in a creative experience. Joshua was also one of the twelve writers for the National Theatre Standards and continues to work as a consultant to numerous state departments of education. joshuarashonstreeter.com The Harriet Quimby Project: a devised Theatre for Young Audiences production, Spring 2023
|
 |
La Sonya Gunter A "legend in the theatrical make-up world," Prime Time Emmy-nominated celebrity makeup artist La Sonya Gunter travels globally to design makeup for theatre TV, film, commercials, print, editorial, runway and fashion. Her work on Jesus Christ Superstar Live on NBC was nominated for an Emmy Award, and her Broadway credits as a makeup artist, makeup supervisor, and designer include Kinky Boots, The Rose Tattoo, SpongeBob, and Hairspray. She also created the makeup for Billy Porter's Sun God look at the 2019 Met Gala. lasonyaguntermakeup.com Makeup Designer, Guest Faculty Member |
 |
Gabriel Jason Dean Dubbed “feisty as hell” by The New Yorker and “a great modern American playwright” by Broadway World, Dean’s plays have been produced/developed Off-Broadway and Regionally at distinguished companies such as New York Theatre Workshop, Manhattan Theatre Club, McCarter, The Kennedy Center, Oregon Shakespeare, and many others. Notable plays include Heartland (Pulitzer Prize nomination, National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere); In Bloom (Canadian Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Award); Terminus (Austin Critic’s Table Award); Qualities of Starlight (Broadway Blacklist); Entangled (New York Innovative Theatre Award nomination); and his often-produced play for young audiences The Transition of Doodle Pequeño (AATE Distinguished Play Award, NETC Aurand Harris Award). Dean penned book and lyrics for the young audiences musical Mario & the Comet and the activist musical Our New Town (The Civilians R&D Group). He was recently hired to polish the feature film Get Gomez by Cranium Entertainment, and his script for television, We Belong, was a finalist for the Humanitas New Television Writer Award. Dean received the Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University, was a Dramatist’s Guild Fellow, Core Writer/Affiliated Writer at the Playwrights’ Center, and is a Usual Suspect at New York Theatre Workshop. He is published by Samuel French, Playscripts and Dramatic Publishing. gabrieljasondean.com Guest Faculty Member |
The Baker Artist-in-Residence Program
The Baker Artist-in-Residence Program brings distinguished professional guest artists to the Muhlenberg campus each year. Artists remain on campus for periods ranging from one month to an entire semester, and each resident artist teaches in the academic program and contributes to the artistic programs in theatre, dance, and music. Baker Artists-in-Residence are sponsored by the Dexter F. and Dorothy H. Baker Foundation.
