Theatre Faculty and Staff

Steven Higginbotham
Chair of Department, Professor
Edwards College 227 | 843-349-2570 | shigginbo@coastal.edu 

Amy Smith
Administrative Specialist
Edwards 226 | 843-349-6635 | ahubbard@coastal.edu 

Monica Bell
Associate Professor
Edwards College 219 | 843-349-2287 | mbell@coastal.edu

Melissa-Anne Blizzard
Costume Shop Manager
Theatre Arts Production Studio | 843-349-2722 | mblizzar@coastal.edu  

Jeffery Chase
Technical Director
Theatre Arts Production Studio | 843-349-6918 | jchase@coastal.edu 

Sadie DeSantis
Assistant Professor
Edwards College 222 | 843-349-2692 | sdesantis@coastal.edu  

Steve Earnest 
Professor
Edwards College 218 | 843-349-6469 | searnest@coastal.edu

Kevin Ferguson
Lecturer
Edwards College 278  | 843-349-6635 | kferguson@coastal.edu 

Eric Hall
Associate Professor
Edwards College 216 | 843-349-2423 | ehall1@coastal.edu 

Alex Lefevre
Assistant Professor
Edwards College 227A | 843-349-4097 | alefevre@coastal.edu  

Alison Levenberg
Artist in Residence, Dance
Edwards College 229 | 843-349-2235 | alevenber@coastal.edu 

Chian-Ann Lu
Assistant Professor
Edwards College 132 | 843-349-2775 | clu@coastal.edu 

Kristi Rau McIntyre
Senior Lecturer
Edwards College 235 | 843-349-2416 | krau@coastal.edu

Adam Pelty
Associate Professor
Edwards College 230 | 843-349-6975 | apelty@coastal.edu

Thom Penn
Lecturer
Edwards College 278 | 843-349-6635 | tpenn@coastal.edu

Ashleigh Poteat 
Teaching Associate
apoteat@coastal.edu 

Robin Edwards Russell
Associate Professor
Edwards College 228 | 843-349-2505 | rrussell@coastal.edu

Dory Sibley
Assistant Professor
Edwards College 217 | 843-349-2385 | dsibley@coastal.edu 

Benjamin Sota
Associate Professor
Edwards College 220 | 843-349-2145 | bsota@coastal.edu

Jeffery Weis
Assistant Technical Director 
Theater Arts Production Studio | 843-349-4009 | jweis@coastal.edu