Jon Barr

Title: Chair, Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking; Associate Professor of Digital Filmmaking

Office Location: Theatre Center (UTC), Room 106
Phone: 575.562.2229
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Education

  • M.F.A., Film and Media Arts, Temple University (2012)
  • B.A., Film and Media Arts, Temple University (2008)

Bio

Jon Barr is a filmmaker from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has worn many hats throughout his career, including restaurant manager, corporate sales representative, and landscape gardener. Jon returned to school to study film making in his mid-30s and hasn't looked back since. He holds an MFA in Film and Media Arts from Temple University. Jon's films encompass conventional narrative, experimental documentary and animation. Regardless of form, Jon's work often explores themes of power, mentor-ship, and tradition. Jon believes in film's ability to share stories and create emotional impact. He is an Associate Professor of Digital Film making at Eastern New Mexico University where he is privileged to teach screenwriting, directing, and editing to the Land of Enchantment's future storytellers.

Dr. Anne Beck

Title: Professor of Theatre

Office Location: Theatre Center (UTC), Room 111
Phone: 575.562.2476
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Education

  • Ph.D., Theatre, The Graduate Center, CUNY (1998)
  • M.F.A., Directing, Columbia University (1989)
  • B.F.A., Acting, Cornish Institute (1980)

Bio

Anne Beck, Professor of Theatre, earned her doctorate in Theatre at the City University of New York, Graduate Center and her MFA in Directing from Columbia University. At ENMU she teaches theatre courses and directs plays. Additionally, Dr. Beck has written about one-act plays by and about American farm women of the early twentieth century.

Joshua Blackwood

Title: Instructor, Technical Theatre & Design, Technical Director

Office Location: Theatre Center (UTC), Room 109
Phone: 575.562.2720
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Education

  • M.F.A., Technical Direction, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Pittsburgh, PA (2021)
  • B.S., Political Science and Theatre, SUNY-The College at Brockport
  • Brockport, NY (2013)

Bio

Josh Blackwood is a technical director, set and lighting designer, electrician, stagehand, and more. He has worked in some form of the performing arts for most of his career. Josh received his MFA in Technical Direction for Carnegie Mellon University and his BS in Theatre from the College at Brockport, SUNY. He is an avid artist who loves classical music, photography (ask him to see photos of headstones), painting, and the great outdoors. Josh loves to go on hikes deep into the woods to disconnect from the noise of the world and find inspiration in nature. He believes that learning the technical crafts are fundamental. It is his goal to teach and inspire the next generation of designers and technicians so that they may carry the torch to future generations.

Shirlene Peters

Title: Administrative Assistant

Office Location: Theatre Center (UTC), Room 105
Phone: 575.562.2711
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Ricky Quintana

Title: Instructor, Theatre

Office Location: Theatre Center (UTC), Room 110
Phone: 575.562.2092
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Education

  • B.F.A., Theatre Arts, Long Island University, 2015
  • M.F.A., Theatre Performance, Arizona State University, 2020

Bio

Ricky Quintana is an interdisciplinary theatremaker who received his MFA in Theatre Performance from Arizona State University, where he was the recipient of a Teaching Excellence Award, Graduate College Fellowship, as well as numerous talent awards and development grants. He is published on Howlround, was a member of the Obama Foundation's 2018 Community Leadership Corps, a recipient of a 2020 Opportunity Grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, and was a core faculty member for the National High School Institute at Northwestern University. He holds his BFA from Long Island University.

Neil Rutland

Title: Instructor, Theatre and Digital Filmmaking; Instructor of Music

Office Location: Music Building (MB), Room 106
Phone: 575.562.2137
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Education

  • M.M.E., Music Education, University of North Texas (1985)
  • B.S., Music Education, Tennessee Tech (1977)

Rick Shepardson

Title: Assistant Professor of Digital Filmmaking

Office Location: Theatre Center (UTC), Room 108
Phone: 575.562.2712
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Education

  • M.F.A., Film and Television, Savannah College of Art and Design (2011)
  • B.A., Media Arts, University of New Mexico (2005)
  • B.S., Broadcast Production, Eastern New Mexico University (2000)