Tom Amen – Professor
With a BA in Acting from the University of California, Irvine and an MFA in Directing from the University of Utah, Tom began his career as a theater director and educator over 30 years ago.
Read MoreMartie Ramm – Professor – Chair, Theater Arts and Dance
Martie Ramm is an award-winning director and choreographer and has directed professional theatrical productions throughout the United States including A Little Night Music, Murder on the Orient Express, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Drowsy Chaperone, Little Shop of Horrors, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (as a guest artist at Cal State Fullerton)
Read MoreTim Mueller – Full Time Instructor, Technical Theater
The best thing about being a designer in the entertainment industry is that you get to tell stories. Instead of using words, we use color, line, texture, mass, proportion and other elements to elicit an emotional response from the audience. Tim Mueller has been designing and fabricating scenery, props and other decor for the past 30 years, creating just over 1000 projects in that time.
Read MoreRory Cowan – Part-Time Instructor
Rory Cowan received his MFA in Theater Arts from California State University, Long Beach. He holds a BA in English Literature with an emphasis in Creative Writing from the University of Southern California. Over the last twenty years Rory has performed at Cypress College, Golden West College, Orange Coast College, and was a member of the California Repertory Company in Long Beach.
Read MoreMichon Gruber – Part-Time Instructor
Michon is excited to be teaching at Golden West College. Michon has worked in the entertainment field for many years.
Read MoreAmanda Martin – Part Time Instructor
Amanda Martin has been a Costume Designer for several years and worked in Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Texas. She graduated from CSULB with...
Read MoreAmanda Zarr – Part Time Instructor
Amanda Zarr: professional actor, director, and adjunct theatre professor. BFA from Chapman University, and MFA from the PATP program at the University of Washington.
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