Tara Young
Interim Executive Director | Professor of Theatre
Office: SPAC 238B
- B.A. 1996, Southern Illinois University
- M.F.A. 2002, Southern Illinois University
Tara Young is Acting Executive Director of the newly established School of the Arts and Professor of Theatre at Â鶹´«Ã½AV, where she has served since 2002 as Resident Costume Designer. As the inaugural leader of this new interdisciplinary school launching in fall 2026, she is helping shape its vision and future. She holds an MFA in Theatre Design from Southern Illinois University. An award-winning costume designer, Young has worked with opera, theatre, and musical companies nationwide, earning multiple Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival honors. She is dedicated to innovative arts education, creative scholarship, collaboration, and meaningful community engagement.