Upcoming Events
- April 25-28
Continuing performances of "Working" (a musical), April 25-27 at 8:00 p.m., April 28 at 2:00 p.m., in the Bruce Davis Theater, Montgomery Hall. Ticket prices are $4 or $6. For reservations, call the Theater Box Office at 240-895-4243 (ext. 4243) or email boxoffice@smcm.edu. - May 1
TFMS Night, a celebration of student work in theater/performance and film, 7:30 p.m., Bruce Davis Theater. Free and open to the public. - May 2
Final exams begin.
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Majors Handbook
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Faculty
- Liberal Arts Mission
- Production Policy
- Important
Announcements/Policies - Requirements for the
Theater Studies Major
[pdf] - Requirements for the
Film and Media
Studies Major [pdf] - Requirements for the Minors [pdf]
- Independent Study
- Junior Year Student-Faculty Conference
- Off-Campus Study
- Instructional Resources
- Filmmaking Resources
- Theater and Arts Season
- Talk-Back Night
- Audition Policy
- Performance Facilities
- Production and Shop Facilities
- Rules and Regulations for Use of Production and Shop Facilities
- Procedures for Requesting Use of Items
- Theater Production and Shop Positions and Their Responsibilities
- Paid Student Positions in TFMS
- The White Room
- TFMS Night
- Department Arts Alliance Awards
- The American College Theater Festival (ACTF) Awards
- Opportunities for Graduates
- Letters of Recommendation
- Core Play-Reading List for Theater Studies Majors [pdf]
- Core Film List for Film and Media Studies Majors [pdf]
- Check List: Theater Studies Major [pdf]
- Check List: Film and Media Studies Major [pdf]
- Guidelines and Application Procedures for St. Mary's Projects [pdf];
Application Form for St. Mary's Projects (pdf) - Recommendation Release Form [pdf]
- Course Requirement Waiver or Substitution Form [pdf]
TFMS Alumni
Where Are They Now?
Megan Rippey (class of 2008, B.A. women, gender, and sexuality studies, minor in theater studies) is currently in her final year of her M.F.A. in the acting program at the California Institute of the Arts (class of 2013).
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Site maintained by:
Mark A. Rhoda
For comments about this site or suggestions for its improvement, contact: marhoda@smcm.edu
Faculty

(l. to r.: David Ellsworth; [Leon Wiebers]; Holly A. Blumner; Mark
A. Rhoda; Joanne Klein; Merideth Taylor, emerita; David V. Groupé;
Michael Ellis-Tolaydo; absent: Leonard Cruz
photographer: Barbara Williams)
Following is a list of current faculty in TFMS, their educational backgrounds, areas of specialization, the location of their offices, and contact information.
Holly A. Blumner (2001), associate professor of theater, film, and media studies and coordinator of Asian Studies. Japanese theater and film, Asian theater, theater history and criticism, performance. B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawai'i at Manoa. (Office: MH 118A) email: hablumner@smcm.edu; telephone: 240-895-2064
Leonard Cruz (2012), assistant professor of dance/movement. World dance, including dance from the Pacific islands, modern dance, dance for the camera, dance improvisation and composition, dance history, performance, urban education. B.A., M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.F.A., Ph.D. candidate, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. (Office: MH 112) email: lacruz@smcm.edu; telephone: 240-895-4237
Michael Ellis-Tolaydo (1986), professor of theater, film, and media studies, former Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of the Arts. Acting, directing, dramatic literature, Shakespeare, theater history. Graduate, Academy of Dramatic Art, Oakland University; M.A., The American University; M.F.A., Directing, Catholic University. (Office: MH 176) email: mellistolaydo@smcm.edu; telephone: 240-895-4244
David Ellsworth (2007), assistant professor of theater, film, and media studies. Film/video production, screenwriting, non-fiction film history/theory. B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Educational Media Production, Appalachian State University; M.F.A., Film and Video Production, University of Iowa. (Office: MH 179A) email: dellsworth@smcm.edu; telephone: 240-895-4235
David V. Groupé (2002), technical director/lighting designer. Technical theater, scenic and lighting design. B.F.A., M.F.A., Carnegie-Mellon University. (Office: MH 167) email: dvgroupe@smcm.edu; telephone: 240-895-4245
Joanne Klein (1989), department chair, professor of theater, film, and media studies, former coordinator of the cross-disciplinary minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality. Film studies, film theory and criticism, introduction to film and media studies, documentary practices, dramatic literature, theater history, literary theory, dramatic criticism, feminist studies, directing. A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley. (Office: MH 179C) email: jrklein@smcm.edu; telephone: 240-895-4251
Jessica Lustig (spring 2013), visiting assistant professor of scenography (scenic and costume design). (Office: MH 156); telephone: 240-895-4444
Mark A. Rhoda (2000), adjunct associate professor of theater, film, and media studies, theater operations specialist. Film history, introduction to film and media studies, horror film, topics in film and media (silent film), performance and cultural studies, dramatic literature and criticism, theater history, directing. B.A., Middlebury College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley. (Office: MH 179B) email: marhoda@smcm.edu; telephone: 240-895-4231
Merideth M. Taylor, professor emerita of theater and dance. email: mmtaylor@smcm.edu


