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Theatre Department Faculty &
Staff Andrea Robertson - Theatre Humanities/Theatre Performance/Directing Email: andrea.robertson@pvmail.maricopa.edu | Office: M-East, Room 166 | Phone: 602-787-6580 Andrea Robertson earned
both her
Gary Zaro - Cinema Studies/Theatre Performance/Directing Email: gary.zaro@pvmail.maricopa.edu | Office: M-East, Room 172 | Phone: 602-787-6553 Gary Zaro is a Professor
of Humanities and Theatre at Paradise Valley Community College.
He has a B.A. and an M.A. in Theatre from San José State University and
an M.A. in History from Arizona State University. Additionally,
he is Director of The Film Festival at PVCC, the campus’s annual
international film festival. For five years Gary ran the Summer
Theatre Program at PVCC and directed shows such as THE IMPORTANCE OF
BEING EARNEST, LEND ME A TENOR, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, and THE ODD COUPLE
(female version). Other recent campus productions he has directed
include A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, the world premiere of Alan Tongret’s
CHILD OF THE KOSMOS, MOON OVER BUFFALO, THE SECRET GARDEN, and CRIMES
OF THE HEART. An actor as well as a director with over 30 years
experience, Gary has appeared in over 150 plays and television
commercials and is currently represented by the Ford/Robert Black
Agency in Scottsdale and New York.
Mark
Stoddard - Theatre Humanities/Theatre Performance Mark Stoddard is an award winning theater director, Equity actor and playwright and has his Master's Degree in Educational Theater from New York University. At PVCC he teaches classes on acting, directing, Intro to Theater and other performance studies. He recently directed the ‘Best High School Musical Production’ in Arizona, ranked by the national magazine, USA Weekend. Over the past 8 years, his productions have been seen by over 250,000 people annually. His original drama scripts are produced throughout the country and he has performed internationally. With over 20 years of professional theater experience, Mark has directed over 125 main stage musicals, plays and original works. His valley theater credits include numerous productions at the Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix Theater, Scottsdale Center For The Arts, Phoenix First Assembly and more. Mark and his wife Rachel – an accomplished choral director - are living the sit-com “My Three Sons”, with Philip, Stephen and Zachary... and loveable doggy, Shadow. Joe Flowers - Theatre Humanities Michael Eddy - Technical Theater/Lighting Design Tony DeShay - Digital
Filmmaking/Screenwriting Edward Kishel - Digital
Filmmaking An Arizona native- Edward Kishel has over 10 years experience in the video production field. With a keen interest in how film affects the viewer emotionally - his early years were spent as a Psychology major at Arizona State University. Along with a minor in Video Production- he earned his BA in 2001. Later, he made the jump into filmmaking full-time by studying the craft at Chapman University in Southern California- earning his MFA in 2004. Edward's work has premiered at festivals throughout the US, winning top honors- including Best Short at the Phoenix Film Festival. His skills also lend assistance as the video production advisor for the Desperado Film Festival, held each year at PVCC. In addition to teaching, he also works as an industrial videographer and editor- allowing him to pass his technical knowledge of filmmaking onto his students. Erik Reid - Technical Director/Scenic Design/Lighting Design Email: erik.reid@pvmail.maricopa.edu | Office: CPA 149 (Scene Shop) | Phone: 602-787-7310 Erik H. Reid: From Murray State
University in Kentucky Erik went
directly to a professional theater technical career. Beginning as a
General Technician with Nebraska Theatre Caravan in Omaha, NE, he then
advanced to Assistant Electrician, and onto Stage Manager for their
East Coast touring company. Then as a Box Office Manager for Tecumseh!
in Chillicothe, OH, Lime Kiln Arts Theatre in Lexington, VA, and on to
Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA. For four years he was the Assistant
Curator of the Museum of the American Quilter's Society in Paducah, KY,
while assisting with collegiate theatre technical instruction and
directing his first shows at Paducah Community College. In 1998, Erik
became the Stage Manager for Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA adn
The Pocono Playhouse in Mountain Home, PA and soon became the Technical
Director, Resident Scenic and Lighting Designer and for a short time
General Manager. Working closely with the Artistic Director, Stephen
Casey, Erik designed and opened more than 180 mainstage musical
productions and 240 Children's Theatre productions in and eight year
period. No stranger to performing, Erik has acted professional in about
forty productions including roles as Sister Mary Regina in Nunsense
A-Men, with Eddie Mekka, Horace
Vandergelder in Hello Dolly
starring Colleen Zink Pinter, Alfie Doolittle in My Fair Lady starring
Peter Scolari. Erik has functioned as Judge and Critic for the
Dramafestival, a five-state high school theatre competition, and as a
delegate to the Kentucky Museum Association. In 1997 his play AH HA!
was made into a short film and won two National Cable Access Awards.
Erik joined the staff of PVCC in 2007 and designs sets and lights for
the productions and events, oversees the Theatre Shop and the Technical
Elements fo the Center for Performing Arts.
Karla Frederick - Assistant Technical Director/Properties/Costumes Email: karla.frederick@pvmail.maricopa.edu | Office: CPA 149 (Scene Shop) | Phone: 602-787-7310 Brett Navarre - Scene Shop Assistant |