Faculty

Nathan Thomas

(Ph.D. Michigan State University) serves as program director for Alvernia College Theatre. His background includes extensive work as a professional actor and director as well as international study. As an actor, Nathan has given more than 500 performances in national tours of such plays as "Barefoot in the Park," "I Ought To Be In Pictures," "Same Time, Next Year," "Chapter Two," "Plaza Suite," and "Educating Rita." He also performed with the National Theatre for Children. As a director, Nathan has mounted a variety of plays and musicals and worked as Artistic Director of Repertory Theatre of America. One of Nathan's specialty areas is Russian theatre history. He studied at the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow under Arkady Katz, People's Artist of the Soviet Union. Nathan has taught at the University of Central Oklahoma, the University of Iowa, Michigan State University, and Centenary College of Louisiana. Currently, Professor Thomas enojoys being a company member of the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company -- an innovative, professional company based in Baltimore. With CSC Thomas has played Dogberry (Much Ado About Nothing) , Peter Quince in (A Midsummer Night's Dream) and Argan (The Imaginary Invalid).

Melissa Guyer

(M.F.A. Universityof North Carolina Greensboro) serves as the Theatre Generalist which includes technical direction and design. Her background includes academic and professional work as a designer. Melissa has designed over 25 shows in the past four years. She still continues to work as a free lance designer in the Philadelphia area working for theatres such as Act II Playhouse, Media Theatre, The Drexel players, Indiana University of Pa, and The Common Wealth classic Theatre. Some of her past productions include The ThreePenny Opera, The Rocky Horror Show, Aida, and Miss Saigon. Melissa is currently working on a production Songs for a New World at Act II Playhouse.