Michael D’Arcangelis

Michael D’Arcangelis is the Technical Director and a member of the teaching staff in the Department of Theatre and Dance. He oversees the implementation of the scenic elements for all the department’s productions. Michael teaches the courses in Stagecraft, Introduction to Theatre, Speech and Production Arts. Michael earned his BA in Theatre and English from Benedictine College and his MA in Teaching from Missouri Western State University. 

While a student at Benedictine, Michael was involved heavily both in onstage and offstage capacities as often as he could. After graduating Benedictine, he took a hiatus from theatre, teaching English at Bishop LeBlond High school for several years. He returned to the field by directing the productions of The Secret Garden and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella for Bishop Leblond High School in the fall of 2023 and spring of 2024 respectively. He continues serve in teaching roles at the high school level, currently teaching a 9^th grade English class at Maur Hill Mount Academy.  

Since his return to Benedictine, Michael has increased his involvement in theatrical production with scenic design and construction roles in community theatre settings. The most notable of these being the role of scenic designer and construction implementation for Theatre Atchison’s 2025 production of Grease, and The Barn Players’ 2026 production of And Then There Were None.