Faculty & Staff

Kevin Dressler

Faculty Head of Performance

Executive Director of Theatre Activities

Phone: 480-461-7738

Fax: 480-461-7350

Email: kevin.dressler@mesacc.edu

Specialty: Acting and Directing

Bio: Kevin is union stage actor and is the co-founder of Southwest Shakespeare  Company, a professional classical theatre that performs in the Mesa Arts Center.

Kara Thomson ADG

Artistic Director

Faculty Head of Design and Production

Phone: 480-461-7975

Fax: 480-461-7350

Email: kara.thomson@mesacc.edu

Specialty: Scenic Design, Scenic Art, Art Direction Film & TV

Bio: Kara is full time Theatre Design Faculty at Mesa Community College’s Department of Theatre and Film Arts. Kara holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Arizona State University.  In 2011 she received the Kennedy Center Excellence in Theatre Education Award. She has designed for Arizona Broadway Theatre, Actor’s Theatre, The Nebraska Repertory Theatre, The Illinois Shakespeare Festival, 24th Street Theatre of Los Angeles, and Ms Dolly Parton.  Her television work includes the networks ABC, NBC, CBS.  She has received Emmy honors for her work on Days of Our Lives and an Emmy nomination for her work on General Hospital. Other awards received for Scenic Design ariZoni for Miss Saigon and The Lion in Winter, the Romulo Soldevilla (UNL) for the Importance of Being Earnest. She has worked on a number of films that have remained mostly in the can.  She is a member of the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, and a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 

Kay Townsend

Design and Production Faculty

Costume Shop Coordinator

Phone: 480-461-7169

Fax: 480-461-7350

Email: kay.townsend@mesacc.edu

Specialty: Costume and Makeup Design

Bio:

Christopher Tubilewicz

Coordinator of Fine Arts Facilities

Technical Director / Production Manager

Phone: 480-461-7469

Fax: 480-785-8662

Email: christopher.tubilewicz@mesacc.edu

Specialty: Technical Direction, Production Management, Stage Management

Bio: Chris currently works as the Production Manager and Technical Director for Mesa Community College's Department of Theatre & Film Arts. He also runs the Theatre Outback performance venue at MCC. Chris is an alumni of Arizona State University where he graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Theatre Design and Production. He has been an active theatre professional in the greater Phoenix area for over a decade and has been credited on numerous productions as Technical Director and Scenic Designer. Chris is a member of USITT National and USITT Desert State Chapter.

Troy Buckey

Technical Theatre Coordinator

Lighting & Sound Supervisor

Phone: 480-461-7832

Fax: 480-844-3199

Email: troy.buckey@mesacc.edu

Specialty: Lighting and Sound Design and Technology

Bio:

Brian Daily

Scene Shop Foreman

Phone: 480-461-7375

Fax: 480-461-7350

Email: brian.daily@mesacc.edu

Specialty: Shop Management, Technical Direction

Bio:

Marisa Estrada

Coordinator of Box Office Operations

Phone: 480-461-7867

Fax: 480-461-7350

Email: marisa.estrada@mesacc.edu

Specialty: Box Office Management

Bio: Marisa is from Western New York and  from a Theatrical family.  When she saw The Phantom of The Opera she fell in love with the beauty of the Theatre.  From there she found herself in a few productions before she moved out to Arizona and then continued working as a Stage Manager and Production Manager for theatre productions.  She currently works as the  Box Office Coordinator for Mesa Community College's Theatre Outback.