College of Fine Arts and Design

Daisy Nystul is the Chair of the Theatre Arts department at the University of Central Oklahoma where she teaches acting as well as voice and movement for the actor. Ms. Nystul also directs plays at UCO such as Metamorphoses, La Perichole, and Pterodactyls. Pterodactyls was chosen as an alternate production to the National Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. This production was selected out of 1,300 plays presented across the nation. Most recently, Ms. Nystul directed Mr. Marmalade which was selected as one of the top 12 productions in the nation by the National Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival committee. Additionally, she received a special commendation from the National Selection Team of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival-Distinguished Achievement in Directing for Mr. Marmalade

Ms. Nystul is the author of the Introduction to Theatre textbook entitled Interactive Introduction to Theatre: Improving Life One Act at a Time and a Beginning Acting textbook entitled Everything You Need to Know About Acting But Forgot to Ask. She is a member of Screen Actors Guild, Actors Equity Association, and The Lessac Training and Research Institute ®. Ms. Nystul is a Certified Lessac Trainer (voice, speech, and acting.) She is also the recipient of the Vanderford Distinguished Teacher Award-Excellence in Teaching for the College of Arts Media and Design.

Dr. Don Bristow, Professor

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In more than 40 years at UCO, Dr. Bristow has directed over 100 productions, including such diverse plays as "The Cherry Orchard," "The Tempest," "Cloud 9," "The School for Scandal," "Oleanna," "Fool for Love," "Accidental Death of An Anarchist," "The Pillowman" and Doubt. His productions of "Uncle Vanya," "Accidental Death of An Anarchist" and "The Pillowman" were selected for presentation at The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region VI Festivals.

Dr. Bristow has also been seen on stage, playing a number of roles at UCO and at local theatres. These have included The Rabbi in "Zalman, or The Madness of God," Sir Peter in "The School for Scandal," Barney in "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," Teddy in "Arsenic and Old Lace" (with Carol Cooke and Betty Garrett) and Oscar in "The Royal Family." Dr. Bristow travels to London regularly and sponsors a London Theatre Study Tour every two to three years. He has been the recipient of the OSTCA Outstanding Service Award and the Ruth Arrington College Theatre Educator Award. Teaching specialties include Directing, Auditioning, Theatre Speech, Dialects and Theatre History.

Chris Domanski, MFA, Associate Professor

cdomanski@uco.edu

Originally from Michigan, Chris Domanski holds an MFA in Sceneography from the Ohio University School of Theatre. He came to UCO from New York City, where he worked as an assistant on numerous Broadway productions and also co-founded the Vampire Cowboy theatre group, of which he remains a resident designer. Chris was the recipient of The Tobin Foundation Award for design excellence at the USITT Young Designers Forum in 2003. As a result, his work was presented at the Prague Quadrennial Exhibit.

LukE Hadsall, Assistant Professor of Theater Technology

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LukE Hadsall joined the UCO Theatre Faculty in 2007. He received an AA in Speech-Theatre from Northern Oklahoma College, a BA in Theatre Arts from UCO and an MFA in Theatre Design and Production from the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. While most of his career has been based in Oklahoma, LukE has built scenery, toured and worked rigging jobs throughout the Mid-West and Florida. He is a professional member of USITT and has been published twice for his Tech Expo papers in the USITT Tech Expo Catalogs. Locally, LukE has freelanced for several theatre companies in the Oklahoma City Metro area. When he's not in a theater, he can be found playing hockey or restoring old Volkswagens. LukE teaches classes in Stagecraft, Drafting, Technical Production and Sound.

Sun Hee Kil, Sound Designer/Engineer

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Originally from Busan, South Korea, Sun Hee Kil received a BA in Theatre & Film from Hanyang University (Seoul, South Korea), a BA in English Language & Literature from Ewha Womans University (Seoul, South Korea), and an MFA in Sound Design, Theatre Design and Production from the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. She was system engineer for Miss Saigon at the Seongnam Arts Center (Seongnam, South Korea), and The Last Empress at the London Hammersmith Apollo Theatre (London, U.K.), Hwangjini in Sydney, Australia, sound designer for High School Musical at The Swine Palace (Baton Rouge, LA) and Barrington Stage Company (Pittsfield, MA), Jerry Springer the Opera at New Stage Collective (Cincinnati, OH) and mix engineer for Jekyll and Hyde and Grease with the Korea National Theatre, Crazy for You (Seoul, South Korea), Convoy Show with Japanese Convoy Production, Tokyo, Japan.

Angela Marks, Associate Professor of Lighting Design

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Angela is an Associate Professor and the Resident Lighting Designer at the University of Central Oklahoma. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from West Virginia University and her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Georgia. Angela has been at UCO for over 10 years and has designed and/or supervised the Lighting Design of just about every Theatre, Dance, Musical Theatre and Opera productions since that time and then some. Occasionally, she has enjoyed having the opportunity to design the scenery and properties for a few productions as well.

Most notable of her lighting designs were productions for the UCO Kaleidoscope dance pieces selected from the American College Dance Festival to perform at the Kennedy Center in 2002 and 2005. Some of her other favorite designs have included "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," "The Rocky Horror Show," "Dracula," "Jane Eyre," "A New Brain," "The Pillowman" and, of course, the many Kaleidoscope Dance Concerts.

Over the last decade she has enjoyed seeing many improvements made to the facilities and equipment of Mitchell Hall. She counts herself fortunate to be working here at UCO where the faculty and staff are well supported in pursuing their creative endeavors.

Dr. Robert McGill, Associate Professor

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In addition to his years at UCO, Bob McGill has taught graduates and undergraduates at St. Lawrence University, the University of Oklahoma and Wayne State University in his native Detroit. Bob majored in Theatre at the University of Detroit, got his Masters at Northwestern University and completed his Doctorate at the University of Michigan, where his dissertation topic was on the Stratford, Ontario Shakespearean Festival.

Bob has directed over 100 plays of all genres and forms, but is particularly devoted to the classics. He regularly directs for Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park and at UCO, he has produced plays by Goldoni, Feydeau, Williams, Shakespeare and O’Keeffe. Several of these productions have won numerous awards in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. While at Wayne State he adapted and directed the award-winning "House of the Blind," a version of Sophocles’ Theban Plays.

He teaches courses in Shakespearean Acting, Play Structure, Classical Acting, Audition Techniques, Playwriting and Introduction to the Theatre. He is married to Kathryn Huey O’Meara McGill, who is the co-founder of Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park and an adjunct professor in the department.

Hayley Thompson, Lecturer

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Hayley is the Theater/Communication Education Coordinator for the University of Central Oklahoma. She is responsible for assisting students throughout their teacher education in order to become a theatre, speech, debate or competitive drama educator. She received her Bachelor of Arts Education and Master of Education from the University of Central Oklahoma.

Hayley was honored to be chosen as a participant in Teaching Shakespeare Through Performance at the International Globe Theatre in London.

Teaching for five years at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Oklahoma City gives Hayley the background and knowledge to teach such courses as Methods of Teaching Speech, Drama and Debate; Coaching Speech, Drama and Debate; Performance of Literature; Communication for Teachers and Speech for the Theare. While teaching at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, she had the opportunity to coach students in competitive drama for Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association Competition and National Forensic League Competition.

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School was the One Act State Champions in 2002 for their production of "Never in My Lifetime." Hayley directed high school students in other productions such as "Urinetown," "MidSummer Night's Dream" and "Noises Off." Hayley has received the Golden Apple Teacher Award for her excellence in education.

Cate Wieck, Costume Designer

cwieck@uco.edu

Cate Wieck is Assistant Professor of Costume Design & Technology. She designs costumes at UCO for Theatre Arts, Music Theatre, Dance & Opera, including a special concert version of "Carousel" that featured Shirley Jones, Patrick Cassidy and Miss America 2007 Lauren Nelson.

Outside of UCO, she has costume credits for over 100 productions in a career that has taken her to the Utah Shakespearean Festival (where she worked with nationally renowned costume designer Janet Swenson on "My Fair Lady"), the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre and the Black Hills Playhouse, as well as theatres in Nebraska and Iowa. Favorite productions include "High Society," "Ragtime," "Man of La Mancha," "Steel Pier," "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Pippin." A Nebraska native, Cate holds an MFA in Costume Design from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Sue Ellen Reiman, Beginning Acting, Improvisational Acting, Advanced Improvisational Acting

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Sue Ellen Reiman has been serving as OKC Improv’s development consultant since June 2011 and is now Managing Director. Her involvement in the Oklahoma improv scene began in 1994, when she was a founding member of Everybody and Their Dog, which still performs today. Sue also coordinates and performs with the MiDolls and Fortune’s Fools. Her theatre management experience spans decades – Sue holds a master’s in arts administration and a bachelor’s in drama/speech education. She’s worked for the Dallas Ballet, Prairie Dance Theatre, Street Players Theatre and Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park – where she was managing director for more than 20 years. In addition to her expertise in arts management and performance, Sue has taught improv and acting classes at the University of Central Oklahoma since 1995, and has also led classes and workshops with Oklahoma Children’s Theatre, the OKC Parks and Recreation Department, and OKC Improv.

Tim King, Assistant Technical Director/Shop Foreman

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Originally from Ohio, Tim received his BFA in Theatre Design/Technology from Wright State University (Dayton, OH). He most recently held the position of Assistant Technical Director at The Carousel Dinner Theatre (Akron, OH) and concurrently held the position of Technical Director and taught technical theatre classes at Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts (Akron, OH). Additionally Tim has worked at Unlimited Scenery Studios in Virginia working on large projects such as the Tony Awards, The Daytime Emmys, The Kennedy Center Honors and productions for Ford's Theatre and the National Symphony Orchestra.

Kato Buss, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

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Kato Buss is an Assistant Professor of Theatre History and Performance at UCO. He has over twenty years experience as an actor, director, playwright, scholar, and teacher. Dr. Buss holds a Ph.D. in Theatre Studies from the University of Oregon. His dissertation, “Cowboy Up: Staging the American Frontier Hero, 1872-1903,” explores a landscape of blood-and-thunder frontier melodrama in late-nineteenth century American theatre. His work has been published in the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, Texas Theatre Journal, Western States Theatre Review and the North-Northwest Anthology of New Plays. Kato is a proud recipient of the McBride-Lehrman Doctoral Fellowship and KC/ACTF Graduate Scholar Award. His teaching career began as an Artist-in-Residence in the Lakota tribal schools and juvenile detention centers of South Dakota. At UCO, he teaches acting, directing, theatre history, and mentors the KC/ACTF Irene Ryan nominees and U/RTA audition candidates.

PhD, Theatre Studies, University of Oregon, 2012

MA, Theatre, Humboldt State University, 2007

BFA, Theatre, University of South Dakota, 1995