Faculty & Staff

Our Faculty

	Kate Bredeson - Details Department Chair 2021-22 she/her (503) 459-4639 \| kbredeso@reed.edu \| Website Theatre history and literature, dramaturgy, playwriting, directing, gender and theatre. B.A. 1998, Macalester College M.F.A. 2002, D.F.A. 2006 Yale School of Drama Reed College 2009-.
	Caitlin Cisek - Details she/her (503) 517-7380 \| cisekc@reed.edu \| Website Costume and Production Design, costume technology and craft BA Theater SUNY Albany 2008 MFA Costume Design UC Irvine 2011 Reed College 2019-
	Catherine Ming T'ien Duffly - Details she/her (503) 517-7338 \| cduffly@reed.edu \| Website Performance studies, race and theatre, community-based performance, acting, directing. B.A. 2000 Macalester College M.A. 2005 New York University Ph.D. 2011 University of California, Berkeley Reed College 2012–.
	Peter Ksander - Details he/him (503) 777-7355 \| pksander@reed.edu Theatre design and technology, design history. B.A. 1998 University of Iowa. M.F.A. 2001 California Institute of the Arts. Reed College 2011–.

Guest Artist

Cristi Miles - Details
she/they
Acting, Directing, Collaborative decision making.
B.A. 2001 St. Edward's University
M.F.A. 2005 Brandeis University
Reed College 2022

Department Staff

Alissa Warren
she/her
Costume Shop Director
Performing Arts Building Costume Shop
warrena@reed.edu

For general costume shop inquiries: costumeshop@reed.edu
Follow the Costume Shop Instagram: @Reedcollegecostumeshop

Rusty Tennant
they/them
Technical Director
Performing Arts Building Scene Shop
tennantr@reed.edu

Charlie Wilcox
he/him
Faculty Administrative Coordinator
(503) 517-5131 | cwilcox@reed.edu

Performing Arts Building Staff

	Joe Janiga he/him Performing Arts Instructional Technologist (503) 517-4151 - joejaniga@reed.edu
	Ry Malloy he/him Performing Arts Audio Visual Technician (503) 517-4820 - rymalloy@reed.edu

In Memoriam

Melissa Schlachtmeyer - Details
she/her
Theatre design, history of clothing, costume design.
B.A. 1994 Brown University
M.F.A. 2008 New York University
Reed College 2012–14.

Emeritus Faculty

	Craig Clinton - Details he/him cclinton@reed.edu Professor Emeritus Reed College 1978-.
	Kathleen Worley - Details she/her worleyk@reed.edu \| Website Professor Emeritus Reed College 1979-80; 1985-.

Reed Theatre is grateful for the labor of the visiting faculty who have contributed to our program in recent years: Carol Bailey, Chloe Chapin, Kristeen Crosser, Gretchen Icenogle, Elliot Leffler, Sharath Patel, and Darrin Pufall.

Contact Us

Theatre Department
Reed College
3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.,
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 777-7357

Please email questions about the Reed Theatre Department to Kate Bredeson.

	Kate Bredeson - Details Department Chair 2021-22 she/her (503) 459-4639 \| kbredeso@reed.edu \| Website Theatre history and literature, dramaturgy, playwriting, directing, gender and theatre. B.A. 1998, Macalester College M.F.A. 2002, D.F.A. 2006 Yale School of Drama Reed College 2009-.
	Caitlin Cisek - Details she/her (503) 517-7380 \| cisekc@reed.edu \| Website Costume and Production Design, costume technology and craft BA Theater SUNY Albany 2008 MFA Costume Design UC Irvine 2011 Reed College 2019-
	Catherine Ming T'ien Duffly - Details she/her (503) 517-7338 \| cduffly@reed.edu \| Website Performance studies, race and theatre, community-based performance, acting, directing. B.A. 2000 Macalester College M.A. 2005 New York University Ph.D. 2011 University of California, Berkeley Reed College 2012–.
	Peter Ksander - Details he/him (503) 777-7355 \| pksander@reed.edu Theatre design and technology, design history. B.A. 1998 University of Iowa. M.F.A. 2001 California Institute of the Arts. Reed College 2011–.