Full-Time Faculty and Staff
A Bright Room Called Day
City, co-founder/performer/writer of Scary Little Town, an ensemble-based sketch comedy troupe, and Oregon Children’s Theatre. He has directed for St. Louis Shakespeare Co., Metro Theatre Co., the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, YoungLiars, and the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC. Jef served as movement director for the Great River Shakespeare Festival for four years and for YoungLiars Theatre Co. where he is a company member. In the spring of 2022, he completed his training as an Alexander Technique teacher at Soma Studios in Minneapolis. Joanna Battles ( she/her ) › Associate Professor, Voice and Speech › Head of Recruitment › BFA, New York University › MFA, Brown/Trinity › Certificate, Fitzmaurice Voicework™ › Certification, Yoga Buzz 200 hour, emphasis in trauma informed practice › At Webster since 2013 › joannabattles07@webster.edu
Jef Awada ( he/him )
› Professor, Movement › Head, Performance Programs › BFA Acting, Emerson College › Certificate, Professional Training Program, Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre › MFA Performance Pedagogy, University of Pittsburgh › Certificate, Alexander Teacher Training, Soma Studios › At Webster Conservatory of Theatre Arts since August 2006 › jeffreyawada43@webster.edu Jef is a director, movement coach, and teacher. His interest in diverse perspectives on movement training has led him to study traditional commedia dell’arte with Giovanni Fusetti, Suzuki technique with Yukihiro Goto, clown with Philippe Gaulier and Ronlin Foreman, and Russian scenic movement with Andrei Droznin. Prior to earning his MFA, Jef worked as an actor in New York and around the country. Highlights include: New Works festivals at P.S. 122 and The American Livingroom Series at HERE in New York
Joanna is a professional actor and director,
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Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts
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