Faculty and Staff

Djola Branner
Djola Branner, Director

Theater Faculty and Staff List

  • James Gardiner

    Adjunct Faculty, School of Theater, CVPA

    James Gardiner, (B.A. University of Maryland - College Park) is a professional actor and playwright.
  • Ed Gero

    Full Professor, School of Theater, CVPA

    Edward Gero, (Associate Professor, B.A., Montclair State College) is Performance Area Head for the School of Theatre at Theater at George Mason University.
  • David Goldstein

    Adjunct Faculty, School of Theater, CVPA

    David Goldstein has over 20 years of professional experience as a screenwriter, having written (and rewritten) scripts for companies such as Disney, Sony, Paramount, Lucasfilm and Fox.
  • Nicholas Kfoury Horner

    Assistant Director, School of Theater, CVPA

    Nicholas Kfoury Horner is a singer, voice-over artist, theatre actor, and director based in Washington D.C.
  • Mimsi Janis

    Assistant Professor, School of Theater, CVPA

    Mimsi Janis is an actor and teaching artist in the DC area.
  • Kristin Johnsen-Neshati

    Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and International Programs, CVPA
    Professor, School of Theater, CVPA

    Kristin Johnsen-Neshati is Associate Professor of Theater at George Mason University, where she has taught theater history, dramatic literature, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism since 1993.
  • Minjoo Kim

    Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Theater, CVPA

    Minjoo Kim is a visiting assistant professor in the School of Theater at George Mason University. She teaches lighting design, theatrical design, and technical theater.
  • Mary Lechter

    Executive Director, Mason Community Arts Academy and Assistant Professor, School of Theater, CVPA

    Mary Lechter, (BA University of Maryland) is a graduate of University of Maryland, College Park with a BA in Theater and Speech Communications, Mary has been working professionally as an actor since 1985 in the Metropolitan Washington area, Los Angeles, and New York.
  • Kaiulani Lee

    Adjunct Faculty, School of Theater, CVPA

    Kaiulani Lee, (B.A.,American University; Honorary Doctorate of the Arts, Bowdoin College, a student of Lee Strasberg, Sandy Meisner, Jerzy Grotowski and Uta Hagen).
  • Ahmad Maaty

    Adjunct Professor, School of Theater, CVPA

    Ahmad Maaty is an Egyptian-American actor, dancer, choreographer, and singer.