Group: Faculty

Shelby Ashley is joining the University of North Georgia faculty this year! She is a recent alum of The University of Southern Mississippi where she received her MFA in Design and Technology in Lighting. Selected designs include; Dr. Faustus, Into the Woods, and Is God is. Shelby has also performed as the Head Electrician for The Lost Colony’s 2023 season. Shelby is very proud to see how talented and hardworking her students are.

Lisa Fischel, MFA | EMC, is an innovative and collaborative Theatre Artist and Educator. She is certified in Michael Lugering’s The Expressive Actor: Integrated Voice, Movement, and Acting Training and Stage Combat. Lisa’s specialties include Voice & Movement pedagogy, Shakespeare & Classical Acting, Acting for the Camera and Stage, Meisner, Devising, Script Analysis, Directing, and Theatre History. She has worked professionally in Theatre and film throughout the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and West coast.

Lisa has served as Vice President for The Association of Theatre Movement Educators, and is member of the Association of Theatre for Higher Education. Her niche in education is the ability to teach the individual in traditional group settings. Lisa is a vivacious and engaging educator who thrives in uniting a collective and inspiring those around her to reach their greatest potential in their personal and professional lives.

Lisa served as the Instructor of Theatre in Acting and Movement at Angelo State University, the Director of Theatre at Coffeyville Community College, and Senior Lecturer of Movement at The University of the Arts. She has also worked as a teaching artist for Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, The Lantern Theatre Company, and Theatre Horizon. She is thrilled to join Brenau University as Assistant Professor of Theatre and head of the BA Program.

Greg Geffrard is an educator, Intimacy professional, culture worker, actor, poet, and facilitator. He cultivates sustainable artistic spaces of exploration by sharing consent- based trauma-informed advocacy tools. He aspires to inspire the next generation of self-generators of radical joy. As an Associate Faculty member with Theatrical Intimacy Education, he has facilitated workshops at the collegiate and professional levels. He is the Chair of Strategic Planning for the Association of Theatre Movement Educators (ATME). His primary research focuses on integrating intimacy practices into theatrical pedagogy to ensure that the principles of IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access & Sustainability) are applied in praxis. Greg holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from the University Of South Florida and a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance from the University Of Iowa.

Previous acting credits include Pass Over (Curious Theatre); A Christmas Carol, Lottery Day, Carlyle & Upstairs Concierge (Goodman Theatre; u/s); Miss Bennett (TheatreSquared); Tilikum (Sideshow Theatre); Another Jungle (Cloudgate Theatre); Smart People (Writers Theatre; u/s); Puff Believe It Or Not & Seascape (Remy Bumppo Theatre); Bug & Pass Over (Steppenwolf; u/s), Earthquakes In London (Steep Theatre); BBC: Romeo & Juliet (Along The Way Productions); Carroll Gardens (16th Street Theatre); Our Lady Of 121st Street (Eclipse Theatre); Treasure Island (Lookingglass Theatre; u/s); Coming Home (Erasing The Distance); Stick Fly (Windy City Playhouse); HAIR (American Theatre Company); one week in spring (Halcyon Theatre); Bud, Not Buddy (Chicago Children’s Theatre). TV Credits: Chicago Justice (NBC).

Previous Intimacy & Fight credits include Steppenwolf Theatre: Chlorine Sky, Choir Boy (Intimacy & Fight), Bald Sisters (Assistant Intimacy); CHICAGO: Goodman Theatre: The Nacirema Society. The Lyric Opera: The Factotum (Intimacy & Violence); Remy Bumppo: Galileo’s Daughter; Court Theatre: Fen; Chicago Shakespeare: Comedy of Errors. REGIONAL: Opera Theatre of St. Louis: Treemonisha, Tosca, Cosi, & Susannah; Denver Center of Performing Arts: The Color Purple; Huntington Theatre (Boston): K-I-S-S-I-N-G & Joe Turner’s Come and Gone; Studio Theatre (DC): White Noise (Assistant Intimacy) UP NEXT: Steppenwolf Theatre: Sanctuary City; Goodman Theatre: The Nacirema Society; Refracted Theatre: Tambo & Bones; TheatreSquared: The Band’s Visit.

Ste Clough is an Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at Brenau University. He hails from West Yorkshire in England and trained at Arts Educational, London, graduating with a BA Hons in Musical Theatre, and recently completed his MA in Theatre at The Guildford School of Acting. Clough worked for eight years as a musical performer in London’s West End and national tours, originating roles in Shrek The Musical, Groundhog Day and Big The Musical. For the past six years, he has served as an educator & international choreographer and movement director across the globe.

Previous Credits Include; ANGELA’S ASHES (Digital Production); THE ILLUSIONIST (Nissay Theatre, Tokyo); PRELUDES (UK Premiere)(Southwark Playhouse); WEST SIDE STORY (Edinburgh International Festival); ANGELA’S ASHES (2019 Irish tour and UK Premiere); THE ILLUSIONIST – THE MUSICAL (Workshop); KISS ME KATE (Theater Bonn, Germany); DAMN YANKEES (Unicorn Theatre); THE DOG BENEATH THE SKIN (Jermyn St Theatre); BIRDSONG (UK Tour); ANGELA’S ASHES – A NEW MUSICAL (World Premier & Irish tour); ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (The Union); THE RIFT (4×15) (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield); A LONG MORNING QUIET (4×15) (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield); BENIGHTED (Old Red Lion); LOCKHART – A NEW MUSICAL (Bernie Grants); A SUBJECT OF SCANDAL & CONCERN (Finborough Theatre); GODS & MONSTERS (World Premiere)(Southwark Playhouse).

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Pamela Workman is the Chair of Theatre at Brenau University and an Associate Professor who teaches Principles of Design, Costume Design and Crafts classes. Pam earned her B.A. from Morehead State University (KY) and her M.F.A. from the University of Oklahoma. She focuses on the development of script analysis and psychology to get into what is in a character’s closet. She enjoys utilizing well-known films as examples of well-developed costume storytelling. She has designed such shows as Beauty and The Beast, 9 Parts of Desire, Much Ado About Nothing, Commedia del ‘Arte Androcles and the Lion, and Zimmerman’s The Odyssey. She specializes in mythology and Native American character wear. She insists that to be a well-rounded designer one must also know how to build the costumes, not just draw the pictures.