Rochester Christian University

FACULTY

Robert Arbaugh

Associate Professor of Theatre
Production Manager
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School of Humanities
Alumni Music Center 200
(248) 218-2496
rarbaugh@rochesteru.edu

Education

  • M.F.A., Regent University
  • B.A., Oakland University

Courses Taught

  • Performance Workshop
  • Theatre Practicum
  • Technical Theatre
  • Senior Project
  • Ensemble Acting
  • Voce and Movement
  • Design for the Theatre
  • Unarmed Stage Combat
  • Armed Stage Combat
  • Theatre Appreciation
  • Appreciation of the Arts
  • Design Practicum
  • Stagecraft

Affiliations

  • CITA, Christians in the Theatre Arts

Professional and Academic Experiences

  • Adjunct Instructor of Theatre, Rochester College (2011-2014)
  • Production Manager, Rochester College (2013-present)
  • Technical Director, Rochester College (2011-2013)
  • Artistic Director, UnCovered Theatre Company (2007-present)
  • Artistic Director, The Rochester Shakespeare Festival (2013-present)
  • Professional actor and director (2005-present)
  • Shop Foreman, Regent University (2006-2010)
  • Assistant Technical Director Oakland University (2005-2006)

Personal

Robert Arbaugh, M.F.A, Associate Professor and Artistic Director of Music, Theatre, and Dance, has been with Rochester Christian University since 2011. Artistically, Robert serves in numerous roles on campus including: director, actor and Resident Scenic Designer. In 2020 he will work on his 50th theatre production on campus. He completed his MFA in Acting at Regent University in 2010. Robert continues to work as an actor and director and is the co-founder and Artistic Director of UnCovered Theatre Company, RU’s partner professional theatre company. In 2018 Rob was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award from Rochester Christian University.

Performances

Plays Directed at Rochester Christian University
  • Troilus and Cressida Project by William Shakespeare cutting by Brandon Langeland (2014)
  • Trojan Women by Euripides, translation by Brandon Langeland (2013)
  • Christ in the Concrete City by Philip Turner (2013)
  • Twelfth Night or What You Will by William Shakespeare (2012)
  • A Pilgrims Progress: A New Journey by Katie Fridsma (2011)
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (2011)