2023 - 2024 THEATRE HANDBOOK

THEATRE FACULTY INFORMATION
Alan Litsey, Professor | Theatre | Director of Community Engagement, Krulak Institute
PhD, Directing, Wayne State University, 1991 / MFA, Acting, Michigan State University, 1984 /BFA, Theatre, University of LaVerne,
1981
Alan looks forward to collaborating with students in the production program, teaching acting, directing, playwriting, and
leadership theory and practice. He has served as President of the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) and is a
member of the Actors’ Equity Association. His plays have been performed in the southeast, the Edinburgh Festival, and
Bulgaria.
Matthew Mielke, Professor | Theatre Design & Technology
MFA, Theatre Design and Technology, University of Minnesota, 1986 / BA, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1982
Matthew has worked professionally at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Santa Fe Opera, Southern Ballet Theatre, Birmingham
Children’s Theatre, Birmingham Festival Theatre, and as a free-lance scenic and lighting designer and theatre consultant.
He has taught at Gustavus Adolphus College, Clemson University, and, since 1990, at B-SC. Matthew is a past winner of
the Lois Garren Award for Excellence in Design and a member of the Southeastern Theatre Conference. His interests
include history, aviation, and CADD (computer aided design and drafting).
Lisa Gibbs, Adjunct Professor of Dance
Lisa is a former professional dancer with Southern Danceworks, a modern dance company directed by Teri Weksler of the
Mark Morris Dance group. During her seventeen-year career, Gibbs performed solos, duets, and ensemble pieces
choreographed by Ms. Weksler and Robert Battle, Reggie Wilson, and Germaul Barnes. She also performed with
Sanspointe and Arova prior to retiring from the stage in 2011. From 2022-2013, Lisa was on faculty at Samford University
as the Coordinator of Dance and on staff as Administrative Assistant for the Department of Theatre and Dance. She
currently teaches ballet at The Pointe Dance Arts and is a teaching artist at The Dance Foundation. In 2018, Dr. Gibbs
attained an EdD in Higher Education Administration from the University of Alabama. Her focus throughout her studies were
on dance in higher education and how dance in education relates to public education policy. She hopes to be a part of the
creation of an undergraduate degree in dance education in Alabama and hopes to influence an increase in the number of
public schools offering dance in the state.