College of the Arts

MARK HARDY
Associate Professor, Theatre and Dance
hardyma@mail.montclair.edu
ext. 4217
Office Location: Life Hall

MR. HARDY comes to Montclair State from Northern Kentucky University, where he taught Acting and Musical Theatre Performance. His direction of plays and musicals has garnered awards from the League of Cincinnati Theatres and the Cincinnati Acclaim Awards, including a recent production of the Alice Childress play Trouble In Mind. Ongoing international teaching has taken him to China, Croatia, Romania, London, and Greece. As an actor and singer, Mark worked professionally in NYC for 18 years in such productions as Les Miserables, Sunset Boulevard, Titanic, A New Brain, The Rothschilds, and The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Last fall, he played Dan in the first regional production of the Pulitzer-winning musical Next To Normal. He has also been a guest artist with numerous symphony orchestras promoting classic American musical theatre, among them the Long Island Philharmonic, the New York Chamber Ensemble, the St. Louis Symphony, and the Calgary Philharmonic.

JAMES STEVEN JOHNSON
Assistant Professor, School of Communication and Media
johnsonjam@mail.montclair.edu
ext. 7471
Office Location: Schmitt Hall 376

MR. JOHNSON’s 35-year journalism career has included both editorial and management positions with newspapers, television networks and, for the past 15 years, online media. He served as a senior reporter and Executive Producer for Court TV; Online Editor for the Associated Press; and Senior Producer for MSNBC.com. He was one of the initial staffers for AOL's Patch network of hyperlocal news sites and most recently supervised 85 news sites across New Jersey. His Associated Press team won the Online News Association's breaking news award in 2007 for their coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting, as well as a Webby that same year for follow up coverage of Hurricane Katrina.

JOSEPH JOYCE
Assistant Professor, Theatre and Dance
joycej@mail.montclair.edu
ext. 4217
Office Location: Life Hall

MR. JOYCE graduated with honors from the M.F.A. Musical Theatre program at San Diego State University and earned his B.F.A. in Drama from Boston University College of Fine Arts. He has taught on the faculties of San Diego State University and AMDA (American Musical Dramatic Academy) College and Conservatory in Los Angeles. Mr. Joyce has appeared on Broadway in Swinging On A Star and toured with the Broadway companies of La Cage Aux Folles and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Off-Broadway he appeared in Pageant, Forever Plaid and Forbidden Hollywood. Los Angeles credits include Reprise! Pasadena Playhouse and the Hollywood Bowl. He is a proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA.