Faculty & Staff - Theatre

The department is located on the 12th floor of the Sawyer Building. The office is open Mondays - Fridays 8:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Contact us by phone at 617-573-8282.

Full-Time Faculty

Richard Chambers
Professor/Director of Faculty and Curriculum 

Wesley Savick
Professor/Director of Student Programming

Laura Shink
Associate Professor

Heather Stern
Assistant Professor

Emeritus Professors

Marilyn J. Plotkins
Professor Emerita, Director of Modern Theatre at Suffolk University
Founding Director of Boston Music Theatre Project

Part-time Faculty

The part-time faculty office is located in the Sawyer Building on the 12th floor.
Theatre part-time faculty may be reached by phone at 617-573-8282.

Scott Nicholas
Senior Lecturer

Davron Monroe
Lecturer

Theatre Staff 

Ae Jee Booth
Technical Assistant
Ae Jee (they/them) is the theatre technical assistant working under Shannon and Emily. They received their BA in psychology and technical theatre from Clark University with a concentration is sound design. After school, they moved onto freelance for Frost Productions and the ICA, as well as participating in over hire for various other theatres and companies including High Output, Boston Early Music Festival, Greater Boston Stage Company, Annamarie Dance Studio and more. While sound is their first love, they also love lighting and music.

Shannon McIntosh
Technical Manager
Shannon manages the use of the Modern and Studio theaters, for the Theatre Department as well as any other university or outside groups. She manages the department’s Practicum courses, where students get hands on experience in production work. She also teaches design and production students in the technical aspects of theatre, with a focus on lighting and sound design. Shannon is a graduate of Boston University’s Design program, with concentrations in lighting and sound design. She also works as a freelance designer in the Boston area with credits at Central Square Theater, the Lyric Stage, the Huntington Theater Co., Boston Playwright’s Theater, the Cape Playhouse, and other.

Anthony R. Phelps
General Manager - Theatre Department & Modern Theatre
Anthony has designed scenery and lighting for many years in the Boston area, as well as Minnesota, North Carolina, Illinois. He also works as a scenic artist in film and television including: Beetlejuice 2, Madame Web, Confess Fletch, Boston Strangler, Castle Rock, The Society, and Knives Out. Anthony has taught at University of Massachusetts Boston, Emerson College, University of Kentucky, and Bradley University. He is a member of United Scenic Artists 829.

Becca Scott
Events Manager
Becca (she/her) is the Events Manager for Suffolk University’s Modern Theatre and Theatre Department. In addition, she serves as the Marketing Coordinator, as well as the Box Office Manager and Front of House Manager, for all events and performances presented at the Modern Theatre – both Suffolk University affiliated events and Modern Theatre rentals – and all Theatre Department productions. Becca received her BFA in Dance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Department Staff