Harold Burgess, Assistant Professor, Lighting Design for the Department of Theatre, is a long time affiliate of the University of Maryland where he earned his Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatrical design.  In addition to direction of the Arts program, he teaches lighting design, drafting, and graduate seminar courses in design.   In 2005, he received the distinguished Henry C. Welcome Fellowship and a General Research Board Summer Award in 2006.  As a professional lighting designer, he has worked with numerous Baltimore/Washington area theatres including: Round House Theatre, Studio Theatre, Woolly Mammoth, Rep Stage, Everyman Theatre and the African Continuum Theatre Company.

Contact Harold Burgess at harold@umd.edu.

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 1-2 p.m.

Nicholas Cohen is currently pursuing a DMA at the University of Maryland in bassoon performance after earning his MM in performance at Carnegie Mellon University, and his BM in performance with a minor in Psychology from the University of Florida. In addition to performance, Mr. Cohen is interested in continuing the advancement of instrumental pedagogy especially in the case of dyslexic students. Mr. Cohen’s work in the arts is multi-faceted. Not only is he the Assistant Director of the College Park Scholars Program, but he is also currently the Ensemble Manager of the University of Maryland Wind Orchestra.

Contact Nicholas Cohen at nscohen@umd.edu

Office Hours: Friday 1-6 p.m.

Jennifer Cihonski is currently pursuing an MA degree in English with an emphasis on rhetorical writing.  She earned her BA degrees in English and Journalism from Penn State University in 2008.  During her undergraduate career, she published several articles in a local magazine Town & Gown and donated her time to helping children learn to read and write through the organization KidsRead.  At Penn State, she transcribed some of Ernest Hemingway’s correspondence for the notable Hemingway Letters Project.  In her spare time, she relaxes by cooking, biking, and reading.

Contact Jennifer Cihonski at jscihonski@gmail.com

Office Hours: Monday/Thursday 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.,

Tuesday 12:30-7:30 p.m.