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Tom Amen – Professor

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With a BA in Acting from the University of California, Irvine and an MFA in Directing from the University of Utah, Tom began his career as a theater director and educator over 30 years ago.

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Martie Ramm Engle – Professor – Chair, Performing Arts (Theater Arts, Music and Dance)

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As a professional performer, Martie has appeared on Broadway (Evita w/Patti LuPone), in London (A Chorus Line), in several national tours of the US (A Chorus Line, Annie, Show Boat), and in many regional theater productions including twice as Charity in Sweet Charity and in productions of I Love My Wife, They’re Playing Our Song, The Mikado, Murder by the Book , Joan in The Guys and as Muriel in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

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Tim Mueller – Full Time Instructor, Technical Theater

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The best thing about being a designer in the entertainment industry is that you get to tell stories. Instead of using words, we use color, line, texture, mass, proportion and other elements to elicit an emotional response from the audience. Tim Mueller has been designing and fabricating scenery, props and other decor for the past 30 years, creating just over 1000 projects in that time.

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Rory Cowan – Part-Time Instructor

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Rory Cowan received his MFA in Theater Arts from California State University, Long Beach. He holds a BA in English Literature with an emphasis in Creative Writing from the University of Southern California. Over the last twenty years Rory has performed at Cypress College, Golden West College, Orange Coast College, and was a member of the California Repertory Company in Long Beach.

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Michon Gruber – Part-Time Instructor

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Michon is excited to be teaching at Golden West College. Michon has worked in the entertainment field for many years.

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Amanda Hallman – Part Time Instructor

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Amanda Hallman (she/her) is a director, educator, producer, theatrical intimacy consultant, and retired actor.

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Amanda Martin – Part Time Instructor

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Amanda Martin has been a Costume Designer for several years and worked in Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Texas. She graduated from CSULB with...

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Kristin Nemecek-Jones – Part Time Instructor

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Kristin Nemecek specializes in Acting and Movement. She holds an M.F.A. in Acting and Performance Pedagogy from California State University, Long Beach

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Amanda Zarr – Part Time Instructor

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Amanda Zarr: professional actor, director, and adjunct theatre professor. BFA from Chapman University, and MFA from the PATP program at the University of Washington.

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