Faculty
Faculty
Rusty Curcio
Associated Faculty/Head of Dance
718-390-3308 rcurcio@wagner.edu Main Hall 4Head of Dance
Theresa McCarthy
Professor
718-390-3261 theresa.mccarthy@wagner.edu Main Hall 9Acting and theatre making
Vicki Neal
Clinical Professor-Designer/Production Manager
718-390-3741 victoria.neal@wagner.edu Main Hall 3Intro To Design, Lighting Design, Advanced Lighting Design, Design Studio, Props, Scene Painting
Brian Sgambati
Assistant Professor
718-390-3274 brian.sgambati@wagner.eduTeaching Artist, Actor, and Director.
Felicia Ruff
Professor and Division Chair
718-420-4036 fruff@wagner.edu Main Hall 5Professor of Theatre. Scholarship includes: the Ballet Russes, Oscar Wilde, Grand Guignol, Witches and Witch Plays, Disability and Theatre.
Vincent Grana
Assistant Professor
vincent.grana@wagner.edu Bass. D.M.A., M.M., International performer including: Met Opera Chorus, Opera Santa Barbara, Dayton Opera, and Teatro NuovoArts Administration Faculty
Sarah J. Scott
Professor
718-420-4528 sarah.scott@wagner.edu Main Hall 35 (top floor)A specialist in Ancient Near Eastern Art History, Dr. Scott teaches a range of courses covering ancient and global cultures.
Michelle Siemens
Theatre General Manager
718-390-3325 michelle.siemens@wagner.edu MH 16Voice Instructor | Mezzo Soprano. M.M., B.M., International performer including: LA Opera, Central City Opera, Opera on the Avalon
Digital Design Faculty
Markus Haala
markus.haala@wagner.edu Internationally exhibited interdisciplinary artist and MFA educator with 15 years teaching digital art, printmaking, and sculpture.Select Adjunct Theatre Faculty
Jeanine Bruen
Adjunct Faculty
j.bruen@wagner.edu Actor, singer, and director. Credits include 54 Below, Town Hall, Barrington Stage, and Two River Theater.Katie Brown
Master Electrician/Adjunct Faculty
Lighting professional. Credits include Yale Schwarzman Center, Long Wharf Theatre, Yale Opera, and Hartford StageAndrew Gerle
Adjunct Faculty
Acting V | Composer, lyricist, and author. Yale alum and Manhattan School of Music faculty memberDebbi Hobson
Adjunct Faculty
Costume Designer and Costuming Professor Award-winning costume designer, Roundabout Theatre teaching artist, Resident Artist Phoenix TheatreAlfreda Howard
Adjunct Faculty
alfreda.howard@wagner.edu IATSE Local 798 artist and owner of Faces By Fre, with credits for Bel-Air, Hulu, and Opera Philadelphia.Kevin Luck
Adjunct Faculty
Studio Dance. Wagner ā€™26 Dance Ed. Choreographed Bright Star & WCT Dance; appeared in Surflightā€™s West Side Story, 42nd St. & more.Julie Ludwick
Adjunct Faculty
julie.ludwick@wagner.eduJulie Ludwick is an arts educator, choreographer, performer and Artistic Director of Fly-by-Night Dance Theater, an Aerial Dance Company.
John Scacchetti
Adjunct Faculty
john.scacchetti@wagner.eduJohn is a Broadway tap dancer, dance instructor, NYC tour guide, and MFA in Dance candidate at Montclair State University.
Rolt Smith
Adjunct Faculty
Stage Management Professor. 30 years of Broadway credits, including Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Kinky Boots, and The Producers.Michael Tennenbaum
Adjunct Faculty
michael.tennenbaum@wagner.eduActing, Directing, Film, and Public Speaking
Amy Williams
Adjunct Faculty
awilliam@wagner.edu Campus Hall, first floorTeaches voice. M.F.A., Cornell University; B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton.
Voice Instructors
Elizabeth McCullough
Adjunct Faculty
elizabeth.mccullough@wagner.edu Campus Hall, first floorTeaches voice
Anthony Turner
Adjunct Faculty
anthony.turner@wagner.edu Campus Hall, first floorTeaches voice. Baritone, international recording and performing artist.
Amy Williams
Adjunct Faculty
awilliam@wagner.edu Campus Hall, first floorTeaches voice. M.F.A., Cornell University; B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton.
Michelle Siemens
Theatre General Manager
718-390-3325 michelle.siemens@wagner.edu MH 16Voice Instructor | Mezzo Soprano. M.M., B.M., International performer including: LA Opera, Central City Opera, Opera on the Avalon
Jarrod Lee
Adjunct Faculty
Teaching artist, librettist, and vocalist Jarrod has collaborated with the Met Opera, Washington National Opera, and Atlanta OperaAlicia Waller
Adjunct Faculty
Genre-expanding vocalist Alicia has performed at the Kennedy Center, MoMA, and Schomburg Center; her album Louder, Then debuted in 2026Music Faculty
Joyce Chung
Adjunct Faculty
joyce.chung@wagner.edu Campus Hall, first floorTeaches piano. B.M., M.M., The Juilliard School.
Amy Dahm Huh
Adjunct Faculty
amy.dahm-huh@wagner.edu Towers E1- 106Adjunct Professor, Music Department
Staff
Michelle Siemens
Theatre General Manager
718-390-3325 michelle.siemens@wagner.edu MH 16Voice Instructor | Mezzo Soprano. M.M., B.M., International performer including: LA Opera, Central City Opera, Opera on the Avalon