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Fall 2026 Faculty Office Hours
Fall 2026 Faculty Office Hours
Theatre and Speech Communication Department faculty office hours will be updated below in September 2026, as we receive them.
You are also welcome to make an appointment with Ashley at aotoole@salemstate.edu if you have any general Theatre Department questions!
Theatre and Speech Communication Department faculty office hours will be updated below in September 2026, as we receive them.
You are also welcome to make an appointment with Ashley at aotoole@salemstate.edu if you have any general Theatre Department questions!
Esme Allen
Assistant Professor
Director:
First Year Lab Experience and theVeterans 10-Minute Play Festival
Instructor:
Introduction to Theatre Arts
Introduction to Performance
Office: Administration Building Room #3
Office Hours:
TBA
Brianne Beatrice
Visiting Lecturer
SSU Alum
Instructor:
Oral Communication: Personal & Professional
Oral Communication: Spoken Word
Office: Administration Building Room #1
Office Hours:
TBA
Sara Conlon
Visiting Lecturer
Director:
Veterans 10-Minute Play Festival
Instructor:
Oral Communication: Personal & Professional
Interpersonal Communication
Office: Administration Building Room #1
Office Hours:
By appointment
Sean Dixon-Gumm
Visiting Lecturer
Instructor:
Oral Communication: Personal & Professional
Office: Administration Building Room #1
Office Hours:
TBA
Ginger Eckert
Assistant Professor
Voice & Text Director:
Becky Nurse of Salem and Corners Grove
Instructor:
Acting II
Voice for Performance II
Office: Administration Building Room #3
Office Hours:
TBA
Ali Filipovich
Assistant Professor
Costume Designer:
Becky Nurse of Salem
Instructor:
Introduction to Theatre Arts
Intrdocution to Stagecraft
Stage Makeup
Office: Administration Building Room #3
Office Hours:
Tuesday: 9:00am-10:30am
Wednesday: 10:30am-12:00pm And by appointment
Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin
Assistant Professor
Instructor:
Script Analysis for Production
Dramatic Theory & Criticism
Office: Administration Building Room #3
Office Hours:
TBA
Ryan C. Goodwin
Assistant Professor
SSU Alum
Costume Designer:
Corners Grove
Scenic Designer:
Corners Grove
Instructor:
Introduction to Stagecraft
Workshop (Costume Shop)
Design for the Theatre
Office: Administration Building Room #3
Office Hours:
Tuesday: 11:00am-12:30pm
Thursday: 11:00am-12:30pm
And by appointment
Brad Goren-Wilson
Visiting Lecturer
Instructor:
Oral Communication: Personal & Professional (Online)
Office: N/A (Remote)
Office Hours:
TBA
Michael M. Harvey
Professor
Lighting Designer:
Becky Nurse of Salem and Corners Grove
Scenic Designer:
Becky Nurse of Salem
Instructor:
Lighting Design
Office: SG011 (Light Lab)
Office Hours:
Tuesday: 10:50am-12:05pm
Wednesday: 10:50am-12:05pm
Thursday: 10:50am-12:05pm
Alex Jacobs
Visiting Lecturer
Instructor:
Introduction to Theatre Arts
Applied Stage Movement
Office: Administration Building Room #1
Office Hours:
Wednesday: 9:25am-10:40am
Friday: 9:25am-10:40am
And by appointment
Julie Kiernan
Associate Professor
Department Chairperson
SSU Alum
Director: Becky Nurse of Salem
Artistic Director: Veterans 10-Minute Play Festival
Instructor:
Intro to Performance
Theatre Participation I
Theatre Participation III
Theatre Participation V
Theatre Participation VII
Office: Administration Building Room #2 (Theatre Office)
Office Hours:
Tuesday: 11:00am-1:30pm
Wednesday: 10:45am-12:00pm
Friday: 10:45am-12:00pm
Margaret McFadden
Visiting Lecturer
Instructor:
Oral Communication: Personal & Professional
Theatre History II
Office: Administration Building Room #1
Office Hours:
By appointment
Christopher (Topher) Morris
Professor
Sound Designer: Becky Nurse of Salem
Instructor:
Workshop (Scene Shop)
Stage Technology II
Office: Administration Building Room #1
Office Hours:
TBA
Nathan O'Leary
Visiting Lecturer
Instructor:
Oral Communication: Personal & Professional
Office: Administration Building Room #1
Office Hours:
TBA
Ashley Preston O'Toole
Theatre Coordinator
SSU Alum
Advisor for the Yes Andys Improv Troupe
Office: Administration Building Room #2 (Theatre Office)
Office Hours:
Monday: 9:00am-11:00am & 1:30pm-4:30pm
Tuesday: 9:00am-12:00pm & 12:30pm-4:30pm
Wednesday: 9:00am-11:30am & 1:30pm-4:30pm
Thursday: 9:00am-12:00pm & 12:30pm-4:30pm
Friday: 9:00am-11:30am & 1:30pm-4:30pm
Rachel Rose Roberts
Visiting Lecturer
SSU Alum
Instructor:
Introduction to Stagecraft
Scenic Painting
Intro to Props
Office: Administration Building Room #1
Office Hours:
Tuesday: 9:25am-10:40am
Thursday: 9:25am-10:40am
And by appointment
Peter Sampieri
Professor
Instructor:
Acting the Song
Directing II
Styles I
Styles II
Oral Communication: Personal & Professional
Office: Administration Building Room #107
Office Hours:
Tuesday: 1:30pm-3:00pm
Friday: 10:30am-12:00pm
And by appointment via email
Samantha Weisberg
Visiting Lecturer
Instructor:
Oral Communication for Civic Engagement and Social Justice (Off-Campus)
Office: Administration Building Room #1
Office Hours:
TBA
Dr. Allen Vietzke
Visiting Lecturer
Instructor:
Oral Communication: Personal & Professional
Oral Communication for Business
Public Speaking- Honors
Office: Administration Building Room #1
Office Hours:
TBA
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