Dr. Jennifer Jones Cavenaugh¨ (Director) is the dean of the School of Arts & Sciences. She joined the University of Richmond in July 2022, and directed last year’s production of Stop Kiss.

Prior to joining the University of Richmond, Cavenaugh served as the dean of faculty and Winifred M. Warden Endowed Chair of Theatre & Dance at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Prior to that role, Cavenaugh served as the producing artistic director of the Annie Russell Theatre at Rollins College.

Cavenaugh’s teaching and research focuses on gender and performance, theater history, and American musical theater. Cavenaugh’s book Medea’s Daughters: Forming and Performing Women Who Kill examines representations of women criminals in plays and television. Much of her scholarly and creative work focuses on foregrounding marginalized voices and placing these in dialogue with the traditional narratives of theater and dance history.  Cavenaugh is a member of Actors’ Equity, and has performed and directed in regional theaters across the country.

She is proud of this cast and crew and deeply grateful to work with such gifted designers.