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Tom Smith Professor of Theatre he/him Phone: 253-535-7323 Email: smithtt@plu.edu Office Location: Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts - 217 Website: http://www.tomsmithplaywright.com Professional Biography Personal Education M.F.A., Directing and Acting, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1994 B.A., Dramatic Arts, Whitman College, 1991 Certification, Secondary Education, Whitman College, 1991 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Playwriting Directing Improvisation Theatre Management

of Love and the title role in Don Pasquale for Tacoma Opera. Dr. Guhr is also an educator, with experience in vocal and dramatic instruction, lecturing on music history, and outreach performance programs. Dr. Guhr acted as Tacoma Opera’s Production/Education and Outreach Manager during the Covid shutdown and subsequent reopening, arranging dozens of short, online recitals and directing several opera films for online viewing. His most recent directorial efforts were for a production of Faust for

Soon Cho Associate Professor of Music - Voice Phone: 253-535-7855 Email: chosy@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 338 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Voice, cognate fields in vocal pedagogy and opera directing, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, 2011 A.D., Opera, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, 2005 M.M., Voice, Rice University, Shepherd School of Music, 2002 B.M

, Vaughan Williams’ Five Tudor Portraits, Frahm’s War Cantata, Bach’s Magnificat, Mozart’s Requiem, and Faure’s Requiem. Mr. Johnson’s professional stage directing credits include Puccini’s La Boheme, Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, Lehar’s The Merry Widow, Puccini’s Tosca, Menotti’s The Telephone, and Pasatieri’s La Divina, with Tacoma Opera, Bellevue City Opera Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Opera. As Co-Director of the Opera Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University, Mr

, the Valley of the Kings: – excavated and documented eleven undecorated tombs. – rediscovered the lost tomb KV 60 in which was found a mummy since identified as the female pharaoh, Hatshepsut. – rediscovered the three lost “animal tombs” (KV 50, 51, and 52). * Served as the full-time research collaborator of Norwegian explorer, Thor Heyerdahl, during the last seven years of Heyerdahl’s life including co-directing excavations at the Piramides de Guimar, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. * Conducted

music directing, Amy has led regional honor choirs and coached developing choral conductors from across the Western Hemisphere at the annual Cascade Conducting Workshop in Tacoma, WA. As a true collaborative artist known for her deep insight and “getting inside the conductor’s head,” Amy provides feedback through the special lens of accompanist, singer and conductor combined. She has led pedagogical workshops for choral conductors and collaborative artists regionally and in Canada. Her recent