Theatre Faculty & Staff

Jayme McGhan

GTA Artistic Director, Professor of Theatre, and Theatre Dept. Head (UNG, 2020)
M.F.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas;
B.A., Southwest Minnesota State University.

Tracey Elaine Chessum

Associate Artistic Director, Associate Professor of Theatre, and Chair of Theatre, BA Program Coordinator (Brenau, 2020)
Ph.D., University of Maryland
M.A., California State University
M.M., Azusa Pacific University
B.A., The Master’s College

Zechariah Pierce

BFA Acting Program Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Theatre, (UNG, 2016)
M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
B.A., Brenau University

Rick Gomez

BFA Musical Theatre Program Coordinator, Associate Professor of Musical Theatre (Brenau, 2013)
M.M., University of Colorado
B.A. Wake Forest University

Michael D. Jablonski

Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre
M.F.A., Florida State University
B.A. SUNY Buffalo

Celeste Morris

BFA Design & Technology Coordinator, Professor of Theatre (UNG, 2006)
M.F.A., Florida State University
B.A., Brenau University

Gay H. Hammond

Director of WonderQuest: GTA for Young Audiences, Associate Professor of Theatre (Brenau, 1992)
M.F.A., Spalding University
M.A., University of Louisville
B.A., Brenau College.

Stuart Beaman

Professor of Theatre (UNG, 1993)
M.F.A., University of South Carolina
B.S., Radford University
A.A., Louisburg College
Electronic Servicing, Wake Technical College

Larry E. Cook

Professor of Theatre (UNG, 2004)
M.F.A., University of Georgia
B.S., Troy State University

Terri Becker

Senior Instructor of Theatre (UNG, 2008)
M.F.A., Florida Atlantic University
B.F.A. Drawing and Painting
University of Georgia

Elisa Carlson

Professor of Theatre (UNG, 2010)
M.F.A. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Professional Theatre Training Program now located at the University of Delaware)
B.F.A., Florida State University