The following is a list of what just some of our graduates have been doing. If you would like to let your fellow alumni know what you've been up to, be sure to submit your own class note to be published on the web and in the Tisch Newsletter.
Lisa Milinazzo is the Founding Artistic Director of the Littlewood Group theatre company, VP of WrenCourt Inc.-- a film production company-- and directs for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts Company. She directed the film "The Query" and will direct her play "Slain in the Spirit" in 2007.
Founder of site-specific theater company Peculiar Works Project; now serves as co-director. Celebrated its 15-year anniversary with first Obie Award in 2007 for performances exploring the birth of Off Off Broadway.
An active member on the board of the School’s newly-formed Tisch East Alumni Council and is a Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio. She appeared in the finale of the Nationwide Grassroots 365 Festival, 365 Days/365 Plays by Suzan-Lori Parks, presented by The Public Theater. Richarda also played “Sharon Jackson” in Pap Smear, directed by 86 Jennifer Vermont-Davis (MFA, Directing). Richarda is currently working on her one person show and is writing a documentary narrative.
Working in the New York theatre for more than 25 years. He is currently producing the new Broadway-bound musical Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, starring Christopher Lloyd. You can hear sample music tracks from the show at www.grumpyoldmenthemusical.com. As an actor, Mr. Gardner has appeared in numerous Broadway shows, such as The Queen and the Rebels; The Wild Party; The Scarlet Pimpernel, Cryano: The Musical and Jerome Robbins Broadway
Web Site: www.attheendoftheboom.blogspot.com
Tanya Elder recently published an article in the Journal of Genocide Research on the archival papers of Raphael Lemkin, the founder of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide. She is currently the archivist of the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY.
Amanda Strand worked for the Signature Theater in Arlington, VA, and the National Theater and Source Theater in Washington D.C., among other venues.
Kobi Shaw and husband Steve Russell appeared in the "Does this Impress Ed Asner?" segment of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Lives and works in home-town of Colorado Springs as a Trainer and Technical Writer at Premiere Global Services. Develop and sell web and tele- conferencing products, as well as other business collaboration and communications software.
Recieved MFA in creative writing at Emerson College; Worked as Editor in Chief of Granite State News and was founding editor of the Baysider, both in New Hampshire; Published poetry and fiction in small press publications; currently working on a memoir.
Eugene Pack is an actor, writer and executive producer. He performed in the Bravo television special "Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words", based on his long-running comedy stage show, which he also created and executive produced. He is the executive producer of the CMT series "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team" and the upcoming TV LAND comedy series "Back to the Grind."
Felicity Huffman 1988 Drama
Nominee - Best Actress
Transamerica
Philip Seymour Hoffman 1989 Drama
Winner - Best Actor
Capote
Daniel Taube is the Director of Theatre for Gavit Middle School and High School
Works as an actor, singer, writer and teacher. Her most recent work is her original music-theatre piece entitled Girl/Group: A Daughter's Tale. The piece is being workshopped in NYC and developed into a screenplay. It features the Susan’s own songs, as well as recreations of the original recordings made by the Carmelettes and the Kittens throughout the doo-wop and Brill Building eras.
Karen Sternheimer's second book, Kids These Days: Facts and Fictions About Today's Youth, was published in 2006. She teaches in the sociology department at the University of Southern California.
Amy is co-hosting an online radio show called "Unlimited Thinking" with Sean Perlmutter '87 on KarmaAir.com.
Web Site: www.lifeaftertomorrow.com
Julie Stevens co-directed and co-produced the documentary feature ''Life After Tomorrow'' which will have its television premiere on Showtime in December. The film will premiere on Christmas Eve, followed by an encore presentation on Christmas Day. "Life After Tomorrow" was awarded Best Director and Best Documentary Awards at the Phoenix Film Festival and was the Offical Selection for many festivals, including the Museum of TV and Radio DocFest, AFI Film Fest, and High Falls Film Festival. The original score was composed by Megan Cavallari '91.
Rachel Ollagnon is the Theatre Manager of the Anglo-American School in Moscow, Russia.
Courtney Pulitzer owns and manages Courtney Pulitzer Creations, an events, marketing and writing business.
Becky is teaching the musical theater at her high school alma mater, The Baltimore School for the Arts. She lives with her husband and runs after twin girls.
Appeared in the Broadway production of Butley as well as Transfigures at the Women's Project. She has performed regionally at such theatres as the Goodman, the Shakespeare Theatre of D.C., the Huntington and American Repertory Theater, as well as appearing on As the World Turns and Ed. She is married to actor Gerardo Rodriguez.
Shari Albert stars in
Newest book is entitled Saints in Love (Crossroad Publishing Company). Carole received a graduate degree from Fordham in theology. She has been a writer, producer and on-air commentator for the national media on matters of faith and spirituality. Saints in Love has been nominated for a Christopher Award.
Started LythionMusic with her husband, composer, James Harrell. They perform and score music for film, t.v. and stage.
Sarah Lippmann is a NYC-based actor.
Carrie Ann Collins is in her 3rd year as Assistant Professor of Theatre at Clemson University and Head of the Acting program. Additionally, she is a resident director for the Clemson Players and artistic director of her own ensemble-based theatre company, Living Stage. Collins recently directed an orginal, ensemble-developed play, Sincerely, which was accepted and invited to perform in Chicago' s historic Chopin Theatre, with the Around the Coyote Festival Sept 8-10, 2006.
A voice teacher for actors and musicians living in London, England. Voice over artist, actress and writer.
Actor in NYC. She was the original host of PBS Kids Sprout's, "The Goodnight Show," until her controversial firing in 2006. She can regularly be seen on television and in print ads for various commercial campaigns.
Began 2007 starring in the world premiere of Richard Dresser’s The Pursuit of Happiness at the Laguna Playhouse. The show was a critical success and Cummings received unanimous rave reviews. Cummings went on to star in the independent feature and psychological thriller Presence (Drifter Pictures). Most recently, he starred in a nine-week run of Deborah Zoe Laufer’s award-winning comedy The Last Schwartz at the Zephyr Theatre in Hollywood.
Currently working in Los Angeles doing film and commercials. Emily is also developing 2 features with prominent production companies; She's starring in the adapted novel THE FIRST THING AND THE LAST and an ensemble cop drama with fellow alum Donny Epstein.
Racquel Lehrman is the founder and managing director of Theatre Planners, a theatre production and public relations firm and the Lounge, a live theatre venue, in California.
Tamar Kagan had a supporting role in Black Prince, the 2004 Grand Jury Prize Winner for Best Feature at The NY Independent Film Festival.
Jen McGowan’s film, Confessions of a Late Bloomer, was screened at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. She co-directed a Coke commercial and developed scripts-The Missing Children's Club and The Perfect Match- with partner Phil.
Her first book, the memoirs of UFC legend Randy Couture entitled "Becoming The Natural: My Life In and Out of the Cage" will be released through Simon & Schuster in July 2008.
Web Site: www.penobscottheatre.org
Scott RC Levy is in his second season as the Producing Artistic Director of Penobscot Theatre Company in Bangor, Maine. Scott and his wife Joye have a daughter, Ellie Violet.
Wendy Loreen Poincelot is the Head Writer for Nickelodeon Movies.
Jessica has had recent success with her playwriting. She is a member of RAW Theatre, a group of anti-war theatre artists that perform at anti-war events and protests. In addition, she is a member of the Screen Actors Guild. Jessica appeared in the play Nickel and Dimed by Joan Holden at the Blackfriars Theatre in Rochester, NY.
Amy and her husband Yves-Gerard Goldberg manage YG Productions, Ltd, an independent production company created by Yves to oversee the couple's projects including jingle work, independent recording projects and the live band Nite-Time performing at private events and corporate functions in the Tri-State area.
Erin is a licensed massage therapist at the Atlantic Technical Center in Florida.
Graduated from the Art Institute of California, Los Angeles in 2004 and currently runs her own L.A.-based Web design business (www.ladesigngirl.com).
Debra Buonaccorsi is a professional actor in the DC area. In addition to performing, Debra teaches, directs, and choreographs in Maryland.
Lorielle Mallue's short film Self: By Alison Carsen won a 2006 Student Emmy Award in Comedy. Lorielle recently completed an MFA in Film Production and Directing at the UCLA School of Theater, Film, Television and Digital Media. She is currently pursuing an Ed.M. at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education.
Stephanie won all access award at the Tribeca Film Festival for her screenplay CREVECOEUR, MO which she is set to star opposite Virginia Madsen.
Currently the Producing Director of the Irish Arts Non-Profit, Solas Nua, based in Washington D.C.
Wrote and starred in The Bomb-itty of Errors. Nominated for Emmy for writing on Robot Chicken. New musical, NERDS, hoping to hit Broadway very soon.
Mario Lavandeira aka
Will receive her MFA in Directing from the Brown University/Trinity Repertory Consortium in May 2008 and move back to the lovely city of New York.
Web Site: www.lisaruud.com
Lisa Ruud has a featured role in the upcoming indie film One Of Our Own, executive-produced by and starring Matthew Lillard.
Geneva Simms is an Agent's Assistant in the Personal Appearance/Music Division at the William Morris Agency.
Associate Producer for upcoming film: THE EYE, starring Jessica Alba, Parker Posey, and Alessandro Nivola.
Currently line producing a feature documentary entitled Playground, which investigates commercial sexual exploitation of children in the U.S.
Recently directed the Washington DC premiere of "Neglect", a play written by Sharyn Rothstein (NYU MFA in Playwriting 2008) at Journeymen Theater.
Web Site: www.theterriblegirls.com
Rhianna will be appearing in the world premiere of the terrible girls, a modern Southern gothic comedy. Please visit the New York International Fringe Festival website for more details and to purchase tickets:http://fringenyc.org/basic_page.asp?ltr=tPHONE .
Jaime Kleiman who covers theater for mnartists.org and Mpls.St.Paul magazine. She participated in the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference last July. Established in 1964 and named after playwright Eugene O’Neill, it is one of the more foremost centers for play development in the country.
Formerly the Artistic Associate and Literary Manager of Jean Cocteau Repertory, Rachel is the Associate Artistic Director of Second Story Repertory in Seattle, WA. Additionally, she is a graphic designer and photographer pursuing a degree at Parson's School of Design.
Alyssa is teaching acting at a private university in Barcelona and performs with a performance and art collective at alternative venues. She is working on an original play to open in January 2007.
Meg Keene is the Operations Manager for the New York Musical Theatre Festival and heads the development department. Meg resides in Brooklyn, NY.
Randy Thompson appeared in the original cast of the musical Mister. He is a member of the Witness Relocation Theatre Company, a NY-based dance-theatre company, and recently appeared at the Revolutions International Theatre Festival.
Jaymie Davyous Owens is the voice of Officer Jenny in Pokemon and a producer at Theater Resources Unlimited. Additionally, she was interviewed by BackStage.
Won a 2007 Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award for Outstanding Broadband Program - Drama for his work as a producer on Satacracy 88 (www.itsallinyourhands.com). The Program was also awarded the “People’s Voice Award” for Online Film and Video at the Webby Awards.
Jennifer McGrath is the Assistant Company Manager for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Additionally, she is freelancing as director, stage manager, choreographer, and teacher.
Played Jesus in a web series which can be viewed here: JESUS Inc: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/0554bc0c84 Super Sunday: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/ad1bda0714 Call Me Gospel: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/67e07ace7f
Aaron Goodson, 04 Dana Bowles, 02 Maiesha McQueen, and 02 Cristal Chanelle Truscott presented Peaches, which fuses elements of music and essay to examine the stereotyping of African-American female identity from slavery to the present as part of The Apollo Theater Foundation's Salon Series.
Tom Patterson will appear in Of Mice and Men in the role of Whit at Northern Stage in Vermont.
Ellen Toscano performed in the longest running musical revue in American theatre history,
Laura Hammer appears in a Nicorette Gum Commercial online at http://www.fruitchillmillion.com/HowToUse_fcq.aspx.
Joins the national equity tour of Mamma Mia! in the role of “Tanya.” Previously, Nicole performed as “Green Girl” in Shout! The Mod Musical at Rochester’s Downstairs Cabaret Theater.
Based in LA, pursuing a film/tv career after a successful stint as Jessie Spano in "Saved by the Parody!" written and directed by actor, Ren Peterson.
Has been performing since October 2005 in Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon in San Francisco. Ellen is currently playing characters such as Paris Hilton, Carmen Miranda and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Ashley Cozine, former Tisch Talent Guild President, founded Veer West Productions, a theater company that develops new plays and produces them on a low-budget.
Web Site: www.shifting-ground.org
Timothy Michael Drucker is resident director of Shifting Ground Productions, a not-for-profit founded by Dana Steingold ' that performs at children's hospitals in the metropolitan area. The company was founded by Dana Steingold '06 and Julie Kleiner '05 and has many Tisch alumni volunteers. On October 9th, 2006 he held a concert, " Typed Out II", to raise money for the company at the Lamb's Theater.
Currently playing Boq in Wicked on Broadway.
Appeared as the lead vocalist in Washington D.C., along with 06 Clinton Curtis and 06 Colin McAdoo, at the ACLU's “Day of Action to Restore Justice.” They also appeared in at NYU's Skirball Center at the NYCLU's “Broadway Stands Up for Freedom!” of which Liana is the founder. Liana has continued her work with Shifting Ground Productions, a not-for-profit, non-partisan, volunteer-based 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing live theatrical performances to children at pediatric facilities.
