Theatre Arts Faculty

Mauriah Donegan Kraker is a midwesterner, a collaborative performance maker, a long-distance walker primarily invested in slow travel: walking around the block and through the city as a means of attending to choreographic unfolding of time cycles in the body + land.

Kärin Simonson Kopischke has designed costumes for regional theatre Tony Award winners including American Conservatory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Long Wharf, Victory Gardens, Children's Theatre Company, Crossroads, and Cincinnati Playhouse.

I am joyfully making theatre at Lawrence by teaching acting, theatre literature and history, and directing departmental productions.  A certified Alexander Movement Technique (AT) teacher, I also teach AT workshops and courses at LU and across the country.  An active membe

With a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre from the University of Idaho and a Master of Science in Theatre Arts from Texas A&M University Commerce, I bring a wealth of experience to my role as Technical Director and Lecturer of Theatre Arts at Lawrence University.

With an MFA in Lighting Design from Boston University and a BA in Theatre from Lawrence University, my career spans diverse productions, earning accolades like the NYMF Excellence in Production Design Award.

Jacque Troy has worked as a professional actor and designed and taught theatre in a variety of short- and long-term educational settings for over two decades.  

Timothy X. Troy (playwright & stage director) is the Hurvis Professor of Theatre and Drama at Lawrence University.