Holly Monsos
Professor of Theatre and Costume Design (Retired)
Holly Monsos first joined the UT faculty in 1991, served as chair from 2005 - 2011. She then spent 9 years as associate dean of the UToledo College of Arts and Letters before returning to the department as chair in 2020. She retired in 2024.
Before coming to UToledo, she spent several years as a cutter/draper in professional theatre including extensive work with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Actor's Theatre of Louisville, and the San Francisco Opera. Since moving to Toledo, she has designed for the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Toledo Opera, Toledo Repertoire Theatre, Montana Rep, Glacity Theatre Collective and Ms. Unseen Productions in New Zealand, among others.
Holly remains active in her professional organization, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), having served two terms as the Vice President for Members, Sections & Chapters in addition to holding several regional positions including Chair of the regional section, USITT/Ohio Valley. She was made a fellow of the institute in 2024.
E-Mail
theatrefilm@utoledo.edu