• Adjunct Professor of Technical Theatre

EDUCATION
B.A., Music, McPherson College

BIO
Melia Dell Jones is an accomplished singer, actor, dancer, costumer/seamstress and scenic artist. Over the course of her 30+ year career, Melia has worked in almost every aspect of the theater from performing to stage managing, directing, building costumes, painting sets and running the follow spot. Melia was a homeschool teacher for eighteen years and worked with her husband developing and running their Performing Arts studio. She is glad to share her experience and skills in Technical Theatre with the students at McPherson College.

• Phone: (620) 242-0400
• Email: [email protected]

• Professor of Theatre

EDUCATION
B.A., McPherson College
M.F.A., Kent State University

EXPERIENCE
Jd. Bowman has been a stage actor for over 30 years with professional experience in London, England and Cleveland, Ohio as well as regional markets like Wichita, Kansas and Chattanooga, Tennessee. He has studied under Rosemary K. Bank and Calvin McClinton for Musical Theatre History and Criticism as well as actor training with Terri Kent, Chuck Richie, Terry Burgler and Erik van Baars.

In performance, Jd has been seen in the Kansas premieres of 100 Saints You Should Know and Frozen. He has directed and produced the Kansas premieres of many shows including Fuddy Meers, The Retreat from Moscow, The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, and Speak Truth to Power.

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
“I love theatre as an agent of social change. I geek out about shows dealing with pop culture, LGBTQ+ issues, civil rights equality and feminism. Beyonce’s visual album Lemonade is ten times better than anything ever produced by the whiney Taylor Swift (but you can still fight me on that). But I’m a super fan of my partner of over 20 years and our 4 kids.”

• Phone: 620-242-0527
• Email: [email protected]