ACTING
Chriselle Almeida
BFA Acting Class of '02
Guest Star on Chuck Lorre’s Emmy Award winning hit TV Sitcom “The Big Bang Theory,” Guest Star across Geena Davis on Shonda Rhimes’s Emmy award winning hit Medical TV Drama “Grey’s Anatomy,” Working with Director Michael Patrick King and the four leading actors in the Sex and the City 2 Movie as well as with Kiera Knightly in the Miramax film “Last Night”
imdb.com/name/nm1679534
Jackie Burns
BA '02, Acting
Stars as Elphaba in Wicked and as Menzel’s standby in ‘If/Then.’ That gig turned into a star role in the touring production.
jackieburns.net
Nick Dillenburg
MFA '08, Acting
Most noted for his role as C.O. Blake in Orange is the new Black. Recently closed Mary Page Marlowe at Second Stage.
www.imdb.com/name/nm3950807
Mary E. Hodges
MFA Acting Class of '01
Broadway acting debut Lehman Trilogy Broadway US, Assistant Director (to Robert O’Hara) on the most Tony Nominated show on Broadway Slave Play at The Golden Theatre, Members of SAG-AFTRA and AEA
https://imdb.com/name/nm5523104/
Sam Kebede
MFA '17, Acting
Co-creator of Misogynior, a play performed at the Ars Nova ANT FEST exploring the oppression of black women using the media, society and real life events.
samkebede.com
Daniel Joseph “Dan” Lauria
Class of ’92
TV, stage, and film actor
Known for portraying the father on the TV series, The Wonder Years.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Lauria
Arron Lloyd
MFA Acting Class of '11
Starring in hit TV shows including Bull, CBS; Blue Bloods, CBS; created the short film, This is NYC
arronlloyd.com/
Forrest McClendon
BFA Acting Class of '89
Actor and singer nominated for a Tony Award for his Broadway debut in “The Scottsboro Boys.”
forrestmcclendon.com
Ron Paolillo
Class of ’72
Actor
Best known as "Horshack” in Welcome Back Kotter.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Palillo
Olivia Saccomanno
MFA '14, Acting
Co-founder of Four Walls and a Stage is a group of innovative, collaborative theatre artists committed to telling diverse, human-centric stories with a focus on women and the LGBTQ+ community.
oliviasaccomanno.com
Paige Turco
BFA ’88, Acting
Best known for playing April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.
imdb.com/name/nm0876958/
Thomas Brazzle
MFA '14, Acting
Founder and artistic director of Whet Ink Productions, a multi-media and theatre production company that drives to affect humanity through truthful, rarely told and new stories to enrich understanding and acceptance or marginalized individuals.
http://thomasbrazzle.com
Luke Daniels
MFA '08, Acting
Voice Actor most known for his work on Audible Books. Listed as narrator of the year in 2012.
luke-daniels.com
Tabatha Gayle
BFA Acting Class of '18
Co-creator of Misogynior, a play performed at the Ars Nova ANT FEST exploring the oppression of black women using the media, society and real life events.
tabathagayle.com
Joe Jung
MFA '04, Acting
Joe has performed on numerous NY stages, specifically in Broadway's Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson as well as regionally in Bright Star at the Old Globe. He returned to CRT most recently in the Grapes of Wrath
joejung.com
Colleen Labella
BFA '14, Acting
Co-founder of Four Walls and a Stage is a group of innovative, collaborative theatre artists committed to telling diverse, human-centric stories with a focus on women and the LGBTQ+ community.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7192964/
Colby Lewis
MFA '14, Acting
Actor and producer, known for One Tree Hill , If I Loved You and The Screw. Stars as Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the Chicago Hamilton. He also plays Terry McNeal in the TV series Chicago Med.
thecolbylewis.com
Brianna Maia
BFA Acting Class of '14
Briana Maia is an actress, singer & songwriter. Playing Deena Jones in “Dreamgirls” at the Redhouse Arts Center, Singing for former Destiny’s Child member, Kelly Rowland, Writing music for the internationally celebrated dance duo Les Twins
www.brianamaia.com/
Bobby Moynihan
SFA '99, Acting
Actor, comedian, impressionist
Cast member on Saturday Night Live for nine seasons and starred in CBS show, Me, Myself and I.
imdb.com/name/nm1293885/
Kevin Andrew Rivera
BFA Acting Class of '16
Kevin is a voice actor based in Los Angeles. He’s done voice work for multiple companies, including Nintendo, Nickelodeon, Disney, Crunchyroll, T-Mobile, H&R Block, McDonalds, and much more. If you don’t find Kevin talking to himself inside a 4×4 box, he’s probably being the biggest dork in the world somewhere else (but we think he’s cool!). Known for playing Kazuki Shindo, and multiple roles in the Nintendo Switch game, “Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle;” Worked on “Genshin Impact”, an award-winning game on every system, voicing Shinnojou, Okawara, and multiple other roles; You can hear Kevin in the Indie Nominated Podcast, “For Blood or Justice”. Starring Danny Trejo, Tara Strong, and Eric Bauza.
kevinandrewrivera.com/
Austin Stowell
BFA ’07, Acting
Known for roles in Dolphin Tale, its sequel, Dolphin Tale 2, Whiplash, and Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies.
DESIGN/TECH
William Albertelli
BFA '13, Design
Lighting Design Group of NYC: currently one of the company’s 50/50 Assistant Lighting Directors, dividing his responsibilities between the NY Bloomberg Studios, where he helps manage the day to day operations, and the company’s Systems Department.
Chris Donovan
Chris Donovan '69 (SFA) is a top television producer and longtime director of the Golden Globe Awards.
imdb.com/name/nm0232962/
Alex Goldberg
BFA'10, Design
Touring with Pilobolus Dance Theater's show Shadowland in Europe.
alexgoldbergdesign.com
Matt Iacozza
BFA '14, Design
Freelance scenic and costume designer and assistant designer living in New York City.
mattiacozza.wordpress.com
Erika Johnson
BFA '13, Design
Gilbert Hemsley Intern, working for the Lincoln Center Festival, the San Francisco Opera, Alvin Ailey American Dance, and the New York City Ballet.
Dan Rousseau
BFA '08, Design
Won his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design for NBC Nightly News: Decision 2012 – Election Night Coverage from Democracy Plaza.
Jason Swift
Jason Swift is the Assistant Production Manager at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. His love for theater began in high school while working on a production of Phantom of the Opera. Since then, Jason has studied Stage Management at the University of Connecticut and worked for numerous theater companies in Philadelphia. On top of sharing his knowledge of theater with others, Jason enjoys exploring the world around him through photography.
performingarts.nd.edu/staff/jason-swift
Paul Yeates
MFA'14, Lighting Design
Visiting Professor of Lighting and Scenic Design at Morehead State University in Kentucky.
Chris Barreca
BFA '79, Design
Won the 2014 Tony Award for his lighting design for Rocky, The Musical
chrisbarreca.com
Greg Fuscaldo
BFA '13, Design
On tour in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico with FELD Entertainment as a programmer, broad op and electrician for Disney On Ice: Worlds Of Fantasy.
gregoryfuscaldo.wixsite.com
Anduin Havens
BFA '93, Set Design
Anduin has had a vast, international career in the arts. She has worked in theatre design and assisted designers of Broadway productions. Anduin also served as Art Director on various live television shows including the Rosie O’Donnell Show, Today Show, Martha Stewart Show, and others. Over the years her career expanded to Martha Stewart’s staff which included the positions of event designer, television art director, and on-air contributor. She is also fluent in French.
http://www.anduinhavens.com/
Grace A. Jarboe
PIX systems
Greg Purnell
BFA '12, Design and Technical Theatre
MFA '13, in Digital Media
A media, projection, and lighting designer based in New York City. Greg has managed and designed projects for Arc3design, Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino, Boston Children’s Hospital, Connecticut Science Center, Gampel Pavilion, StegaStudio, and Connecticut Repertory Theatre.
gregpurnell.com
Skip Schoolnik
Stuart “Skip” Schoolnik ’71 (SFA)
Film producer, director, and editor known for “The Walking Dead” and “Angel.”
imdb.com/name/nm0774802/
Kwame Tucker
BFA '11, Design
Head Electrician for the national tour of Sister Act, The Musical.
THEATRE STUDIES
Emma Joy Hill
Emma Joy Hill is a writer, performer, dramaturg, and theatre artist. Her passion for writing plays extends into a deep love for grotesque performance art, devised theatre, and sexual violence activism. She is an MFA Playwriting candidate at Columbia University and holds a BA in Theatre Studies/Playwriting from the University of Connecticut where she has had multiple workshops and staged readings of her plays including The Fit of the Coastlines, In Other Gardens, Trudy Tries to Say I Love You But Runs Out of Breath, Women Have Teeth Tongue Eyes Too, Various Levels of Hell, and Those Hollow Bodies which was awarded a full production at the University.
Lizz Mangan
Lizz Mangan (They/Them/Theirs, She/Her/Hers) is a playwright, dramaturg, and educator with a devotion to promoting and supporting queer and underrepresented voices. Her work often plays with stream-of-consciousness dialogue, movement, and contains an unapologetic and unquestioned focus on modern-day queer experiences.
Jean Marie Keevins
BA '99, Theatre Studies
Jean Marie Keevins is an Emmy-nominated, award-winning creative executive, artist and coach, who has balanced the majority of her career life between the entertainment world and working with C-Suite executives in the financial world. Her production company, Little Shadow Productions, has produced unique works of puppet theater that have toured the country and been presented Off-Broadway. With over 20 years experience in storytelling, she now splits her time between creating new works of theater and support clients in crafting their own new narratives through her coaching practice.
https://www.jeanmariekeevins.com
Anna Woodruff
BA '00, Theatre Studies
MFA Candidate in the Dramaturgy at Columbia University. She has worked at the Lark Play Development Center, American Conservatory Theater, and SoHo Rep. Anna is an Education Apprentice at the Roundabout Theatre Company.
broadwayworld.com/people/Anna-Woodruff
PUPPETRY
Pam Arciero
'82 MFA, Puppetry
Puppeteer and voice-over artist who portrays Oscar the Grouch’s girlfriend, Grundgetta, on “Sesame Street.”
Tim Lagasse
BFA, Puppetry
Puppeteer, puppet designer, and filmmaker; Emmy-nominated creator of a series of short puppet films.
Jennifer Barnhart
BFA ’94, Acting/Puppetry
Actress, puppeteer, and voice-over talent.
(Photo: muppet.wikia.com)
Richard Termine
MFA, Puppetry
Puppet designer and builder; Emmy-winning designer for “Sesame Street.”