Department of Theatre

Things are getting a whole lot more musical around FIU Theatre with the official launch of our BFA degree in Musical Theatre and new assistant professor, Olivia de Guzman is leading the charge. Last year, the department conducted a national search to find the perfect person to develop a dynamic program dedicated to [...]

Assistant Professor Melvin Huffnagle starred in M Ensemble’s production of Two Trains Running by August Wilson in May. Set in the turbulent 1960s, the play unfolds in a diner in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood, where a diverse group of characters gathers amidst the backdrop of social change and urban development. The story tells [...]

This summer, Assistant Professor Jennifer Ivey attended conferences both in the United States and internationally in her roles as a leader and advocate in theatrical design. She also worked as a scenic artist locally. Ivey attended the Prague Quadrennial Arts Festival (PQ) in the Czech Republic where she represented the International Organization of [...]

This summer, Associate Teaching Professor, Ivan R. Lopez, premiered two short plays at Summer Shorts and Miami 1 Acts and he clowned at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Connecticut and at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.  Ivan R. Lopez In June, Lopez’s play, I Found This on the Web, was one of eight [...]

Assistant Professor, Marina Pareja, was the costume designer for City Theatre’s Summer Shorts: Homegrown Edition. The program featured eight short plays written by South Florida playwrights and Pareja was responsible for costuming all eight shows. The program featured a wide-range of characters and locations, all of which needed costumes to support the story. [...]

This summer, Associate Teaching Professor, Chris Goslin, worked as the technical director for Northwestern University’s National High School Institute: Theatre Arts Division. The program brings high school students from around the nation for immersive educational experiences in the summer. As technical director, Goslin oversaw the technical aspects of six fully realized productions put [...]

This summer, Associate Professor, Tony Galaska, was the lighting designer for two productions at Gablestage in Miami and The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.   Tony Galaska In June, Galaska worked with Gablestage designing lights for Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías. The play, directed by FIU Theatre alumna Victoria Collado, is a sparkling [...]

FIU Theatre was well represented at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education 2023 National Conference (ATHE) August 3-6 in Austin, Texas. Seven of our faculty members, in both performance and design, attended the conference where they shared many of the research and innovations they have developed during the previous year. Our faculty [...]