Dramatic Arts Alumni

ACTING

Chriselle Almeida

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ron Paolillo

Class of ’72
Actor
Best known as "Horshack” in Welcome Back Kotter.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Palillo

Olivia Saccomanno

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Austin Stowell

BFA ’07, Acting
Known for roles in Dolphin Tale, its sequel, Dolphin Tale 2, Whiplash, and Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies.
https://austin-stowell.net/
austin-stowell.net/

DESIGN/TECH

William Albertelli

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

Chris Donovan '69 (SFA) is a top television producer and longtime director of the Golden Globe Awards.
imdb.com/name/nm0232962/

Alex Goldberg

Alex Goldberg

BFA'10, Design
Touring with Pilobolus Dance Theater's show Shadowland in Europe.
alexgoldbergdesign.com

Matt Iacozza

Matt Iacozza

BFA '14, Design
Freelance scenic and costume designer and assistant designer living in New York City.
mattiacozza.wordpress.com

Erika Johnson

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

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

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

Paul Yeates

MFA'14, Lighting Design
Visiting Professor of Lighting and Scenic Design at Morehead State University in Kentucky.

Chris Barreca

Chris Barreca

BFA '79, Design
Won the 2014 Tony Award for his lighting design for Rocky, The Musical

Greg Fuscaldo

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

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.

Grace A. Jarboe

Grace A. Jarboe

PIX systems

Greg Purnell

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

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

Kwame Tucker

BFA '11, Design
Head Electrician for the national tour of Sister Act, The Musical.

THEATRE STUDIES

Emma Joy Hill

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

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

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

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

Pam Arciero

'82 MFA, Puppetry
Puppeteer and voice-over artist who portrays Oscar the Grouch’s girlfriend, Grundgetta, on “Sesame Street.”

Tim Lagasse

Tim Lagasse

BFA, Puppetry
Puppeteer, puppet designer, and filmmaker; Emmy-nominated creator of a series of short puppet films.

Jennifer Barnhart

Jennifer Barnhart

BFA ’94, Acting/Puppetry
Actress, puppeteer, and voice-over talent.
(Photo: muppet.wikia.com)

Richard Termine

Richard Termine

MFA, Puppetry
Puppet designer and builder; Emmy-winning designer for “Sesame Street.”