Beth McBrienDrama Department Chair/Professor - Beth McBrien is a native of the San Francisco East Bay. Raised in Martinez, she attended Alhambra High School and then St. Mary’s College in Read More»
Lisa DrummondProfessor/Marketing Coordinator - Lisa has worked extensively in the Bay Area and Southern California as a teacher, actor, director and acting coach for the last 20 years. She Read More»
Nicole Hess-DiestlerProfessor/High School Outreach Coordinator - Nicole (Nikki) joined the DVC family in 2006, relocating from Southern California where she was working in the Theater/TV/ Film industries. Nicole is a tenured Read More»
Scott HeidenTechnical Director/Production Manager - Mom knew from early on when Scott started re-designing the Lego sets that a technical career of some sort was in his future. He walked Read More»
Tara MaginnisResident Costumer/Lecturer - You can check out Tara’s online costume and makeup content at TaraMaginnis.com, on YouTube at her channel CostumersManifesto, and at her latest creation The DVC Read More»
Doug DildineAdjunct Professor - The award winning actor and director has worked locally with A.C.T; Berkeley Rep; Berkeley Stage Co; Eureka Theatre; and Magic Theatre. He is the former artistic director Read More»
Reed MartinAdjunct Professor - Reed Martin is absolutely delighted to be teaching at DVC! He is an educator, writer, director, performer, and producer who leads master classes/workshops around the Read More»
Kathleen NormingtonAdjunct Professor - Kathleen Normington has performed on stage in Japan, Europe, and the US. An actress for over 30 years, her most recent appearance was in the Read More»
Will Springhorn, Jr.Adjunct Professor - MFA Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, BA in Theatre University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. As a Director at DVC: Betty’s Summer Vacation (2010), Six Degrees of Read More»
Kiera SullivanAdjunct Professor - Keira Sullivan is an established theater technician working in the greater Bay Area. Her credits as a Lighting Designer and Technician include Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Read More»
Ed TrujilloProfessor Emeritus - Ed’s education consisted with a BA from St. Mary’s College-English and a MA from the University of Washington-Theatre and additional work at the University of Read More»
