When you declare a theatre arts major or minor, you will be encouraged to meet with the Director of Undergraduate Studies and faculty mentors in the interest areas that you include in the online form. Students are encouraged to meet with advisors and mentors regularly to confirm progress or plans.
Majors and minors will also be added to our TA Undergrad group email, which is sent out every week (Fall, Winter, Spring) and includes departmental announcements, audition notices, production opportunities, and student or theatre-focused activities.
Theatre Arts Advisors
After reviewing the advising and mentorship areas below, email is the best way to set up an appointment with TA faculty.
Lead Faculty Advisor for New Undergraduate Majors
New undergraduate majors and minors, including transfer students, are encouraged to contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies for program-specific advising. Continuing students are also encouraged to meet with the DUS for help with course selection, schedule planning, degree completion, and petition for course substitution or waiver.
Tricia Rodley, Director of Undergraduate Studies
- Email: rodley@uoregon.edu
- Specialty Areas: acting and acting pedagogy, directing, dramaturgy, new play development, voice and dialect/accents.
- Theatre Production Credits: Contact for TA 324 Assistant Directing or Dramaturgy if faculty director for the project.
Theatre Arts Faculty Mentors
Students are also encouraged to meet with Theatre Arts faculty mentors in their specialty areas. Faculty are well-connected to local theatre companies and can help you build a portfolio, prepare for graduate school applications, or discuss steps to support your career goals.
- Email: akcamete@uoregon.edu
- Specialty Areas: Performance Studies, intercultural theater, contemporary theater in the UK and Turkiye, theatre criticism.
- Email: bbranam@uoregon.edu
- Specialty Areas: projection and sound design, technical direction.
- Theatre Production Credits: Contact for TA 324 projection, sound, technical direction production areas or running crew positions.
- Email: jdejong@uoregon.edu
- Specialty Areas: costume design, patterning/draping, professional practice in costume design, fashion.
- Theatre Production Credits: Contact for TA 322 costume production areas.
Mary Jungels Goodyear
- Email: mjungels@uoregon.edu
- Specialty Areas: scenic design, scenic painting, properties.
- Theatre Production Credits: Contact for TA 321 scenic and TA 324 properties production areas.
- Email: mnajjar@uoregon.edu
- Specialty Areas: theatre history, playwriting, contemporary Arab-American theatre, Middle Eastern theatre.
- Theatre Production Credits: Contact for TA 324 Assistant Directing or Dramaturgy if faculty director for the project of interest.
- Email: jrose@uoregon.edu
- Specialty Areas: lighting, stage management, VectorWorks.
- Theatre Production Credits: Contact for TA 323 lighting and TA 324 stage management production areas or for general production questions.
CAS Academic Advising in Tykeson Hall
CAS Academic and Career Advising, located on 13th Avenue, between Johnson and Chapman Halls, offers drop-in sessions and appointments. At Tykeson Hall, you can work with professional Academic and Career Advisors who can help you explore your interests, schedule your classes, plan for graduation, discuss career interests, and more.
Location: Tykeson Hall
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8-5
Phone: 541-346-9200
Email: tykesonfront@uoregon.edu
Office of Academic Advising
Are you still figuring out which major you’d like to pursue at UO? Whether you're in year one, two, or three and beyond or you're a transfer student, advisors in the Office of Academic Advising can help you explore options based on your strengths and interests so you can make the most of your college experience.
Location: 101 Oregon Hall
Phone: 541-346-3211