Advisory Committee

Ann M. Archbold (Technical Supervisor) is Head of the MFA Lighting Design Program and Chair of the Theatre and Drama Department at UW-Madison. Before coming to Madison, she was Director of the MFA Lighting Design Program at Florida State University. Professionally, she has designed lighting for over 500 events for theatre, industrials, opera, dance, live concerts and television throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Ann is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829 (IATSE), the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), a member of the Board of Directors of USITT and USITT-Midwest. Ann holds a B.G.S. (Bachelor of General Studies) from the University of Michigan and her M.F.A. in Design and Technical Production from San Diego State University.

Sarah Marty (Program Director) is the Director of the UW-Madison Continuing Studies in Theatre Programs.  She has a Master's Degree in Business from the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, an MS in Curriculum & Instruction, and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from UW–Madison.  Sarah was the 2008 recipient of the Bartell Award for the Arts.  She works with a number of arts organizations in Madison including Four Seasons Theatre Company, the Madison Early Music Festival, Forward Theater Company, and Madison Theatre Guild. In addition, she is the Production Manager and Director for the UW Varsity Band Concert.

Michele Traband is the General Manager for University Theatre.  She has worked in various aspects of arts administration for over 20 years, including positions at the Lied Center of Kansas, the Hartt School, UW-Milwaukee, INTAR Hispanic Arts Center, and Circle Rep. She is a proud founding member of Renaissance Theatreworks.  She received an MFA in Arts Administration from Brooklyn College.

Jacque Troy joined the staff at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre in the fall of 2006 and has enjoyed the unique opportunity to indulge both her passion for play script analysis and education.  She chose the University of Iowa for her undergraduate degrees in Theatre Arts, Communication Studies and Secondary Education, motivated specifically by the nationally-renowned Iowa Playwrights Workshop.  This defining experience awakened her love for examining and developing new plays.  In addition to over twenty years as a theatre educator in a variety of settings, Jacque has enjoyed a vital acting career. Since arriving here in 1997, she has acted with many of Milwaukee’s best known theatre companies; most recently The Tempest for Optimist Theatre, Duet for One at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre and Pride and Prejudice at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre.  She returns to the MCT stage next spring in Bus Stop.

 

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