Faculty & Staff

Our Faculty

Kate Bredeson - Details
Department Chair
she/her | 503-459-4639 | kbredeso@reed.edu | Website
Theatre history, theatre theory, 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-.

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–.

Barbie Wu - Details
she/her | 503-517-4784 | bwu@reed.edu
Acting, directing, and text analysis.
B.A. 2011 University of Oregon.
M.F.A. 2014 Southern Methodist University.
Reed College 2022–.

Department Staff

Liam Kaas-Lentz - Details

he/him

Production Manager

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, Caitlin Cisek, Kristeen Crosser, Gretchen Icenogle, Elliot Leffler, Sharath Patel, Darrin Pufall, and Jenna Tamimi.

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.