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Sweet Briar College
Theatre Arts Department

Theatre Arts Department Faculty

Petrus Bosman
Adjunct Instructor in Ballet

Shelbie Filson
Babcock Manager
BA Sweet Briar College
sfilson@sbc.edu

Geoffrey Kershner
Adjunct Instructor
B.F.A. Acting University of the Arts
M.F.A. Directing Florida State University
gkershner@sbc.edu

Dr. William R. Kershner
Professor of Theatre Arts; Director of the Theatre Program;
Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance
B.A. University of Northern Colorado
M.A., Ph.D. University of Southern California
kershner@sbc.edu

Ella Magruder
Professor of Dance
A.B. Sweet Briar College
M.A. University of Illinois
emagruder@sbc.edu

Mark Magruder
Professor of Dance; Director of the Dance Program
B.F.A. University of Illinois
M.A. California State University
mmagruder@sbc.edu

Loretta Wittman
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
B.F.A. Syracuse University
M.L.S. Hollins College
wittman@sbc.edu

Cheryl Warnock
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts; Technical Director
B.A. Rollins College
M.F.A. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
cwarnock@sbc.edu