Dennis Christilles

Professor Christilles was a member of the faculty at KU from 1994 to 2026. Among his design credits are the set and lights for Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story, Othello, Abide With Me, Ghosts, The Illusion, The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs, The Trojan Women, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Women of Trachis, Iphigenia in Taurus, The Birds, and As You Like It. Among his directing credits are Tango, Jumpers, Glass Menagerie, Imaginary Invalid, The Cherry Orchard, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Jungalbook (for which he also designed the set, costumes, puppets, and masks). His area of interest is in both Classical and Contemporary Greek Theatre and served as program director for the KU Summer Theatre  in Greece study abroad program. Christilles is a 1975 graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He received his B.F.A. in Directing from Southwest Texas State University in 1979 and his M.A from Southwest Texas State University in 1981. In 1990 he received his Ph.D. from The University of Kansas.