Staples Players Alumni and Awards |
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More than fifty years ago, Staples student Christopher Lloyd urged English teacher Craig Matheson: “Let’s put on a show.”
The rest is history.
The rest is history.
Alumni
CAMERON MANN (2024)
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IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6863330/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
Cameron Mann plays the pivotal role of Brian in the A24 film "Eddington," written and directed by Ari Aster ("Hereditary," "Midsommar"), and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Austin Butler, Deirdre O'Connell, Luke Grimes, and Michael Ward. The film premiered at the esteemed Cannes Film Festival, where Cameron walked the red carpet with the star-studded cast. Cameron plays the titular role of Greg in the upcoming Indie film "Greg Goes to Rehab." Cameron followed in his big brother's footsteps (Jamie Martin Mann, "Country Comfort," "Days of Our Lives," "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" on Broadway) and caught the acting bug at age 8. Cameron played the role of Ryan Ross-at the center of the murder mystery-in the HBO limited series "Mare of Easttown" alongside Kate Winslet and Julianne Nicholson. He also played Justin Masry, a recurring role on ABC's "For Life." He has enjoyed guest star roles on "New Amsterdam," "Daredevil," and "Law and Order: SVU," and debuted on screen as Melissa Joan Hart's son in the movie "A Very Merry Toy Store." Cameron loves performing on stage as well. He played Colin Craven in the Broadway Revival workshop of "The Secret Garden" alongside Sierra Boggess and has performed vocally at 54 Below and Green Room 42 in New York. Other stage credits include: Sebastian in "Twelfth Night," Mr. Hawkins in "The Prom," Doody in "Grease," (Staples Players); Jack in "Into the Woods" (BMS); Nate in "Peace, Love & Cupcakes" (New York Musical Festival); Les in "Newsies" and Edwin in "The Music Man" (Staples Players); Aladdin in "Aladdin," and Charlie in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" (Center Stage). |
In his free time, Cam is a passionate athlete and loves all sports; his baseball skills can be seen in his riveting scenes as Young Bullseye in "Daredevil." Cameron's younger sister, Natalia ("A California Christmas, "The Passage"), is also part of the Mann clan of actors. Cameron is a student in University of Michigan's BFA Acting program. Go Blue!
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JAMIE MARTIN MANN (2021)
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Jamie Mann made his Broadway debut as Ted Wheeler in 2025, as part of the original Broadway cast of "Stranger Things: The First Shadow." He played Brody, a series regular on the music-themed Netflix show "Country Comfort," with Katharine McPhee and Eddie Cibrian. He also played Tate Black on "Days of Our Lives" on Peacock in 2023-2024. A true triple threat, Jamie received a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan in 2025. As a child, he received rave reviews for his portrayal of Billy Elliot in "Billy Elliot the Musical" (Maltz Jupiter, Fulton, Palace, Company Theatre). Other theater credits include: Kid (young Hunter/Juan) in the developmental workshop for Joe Iconis's "Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Muwww.imdb.com/name/nm5883198/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_smsical" with La Jolla Playhouse (directed by Christopher Ashley) and Dunlap Dewberry in "Because of Winn Dixie" at the Goodspeed Opera House (directed by John Rando). |
Jamie has danced with New York City Ballet in "The Nutcracker," "Swan Lake," and "Harlequinade"; with Alvin Ailey at the Apollo Theater; and as the Prince and Fritz in "The Nutcracker" at Westport Country Playhouse. He has sung at Feinstein's 54 Below and Green Room 42 in New York, at Foxwoods in CT, and as a finalist in CT's Got Talent.
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Camille Foisie (2021)
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Camille Foisie continued her theatrical training after graduating from Staples High School in 2021 by attending NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied musical theatre in the New Studio on Broadway program. While at NYU, she performed in student productions and showcases, including The Eras of Broadway with Lamplighters NYU, and further developed her skills as a singer, actor, and performer. She has also appeared as a featured vocalist with Orchestra Lumos, sharing the stage with accomplished Broadway and concert artists. Through her collegiate and professional work, Camille has continued to build on the artistry and passion that made her a standout member of Staples Players
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SophiE Rossman (2021)
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Sophie Rossman is an actor, theater-maker, director, and arts leader based in New York City. After graduating from high school, she continued her theatrical training at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, studying at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and participating in international theater programs in Amsterdam and Berlin. Her education emphasized both classical actor training and the development of original, collaborative performance work. (BroadwayWorld)
Rossman has built a diverse career as a performer, appearing in productions throughout New York City's independent and Off-Broadway theater communities. Her stage credits include The Arden of Faversham, Jonathan Journals Spontaneously Combusted, Family, Blood Brothers, The Seagull, and A Lie of the Mind. She has also appeared in film projects, including Clare, which premiered at SXSW, as well as several independent film productions. (BroadwayWorld) Beyond her work as a performer, Rossman is the founder and co-artistic director of the ALab Theater Festival, an organization dedicated to supporting and developing new theatrical works and emerging artists. She has also expanded into directing and creating original performance pieces, including collaborative and interdisciplinary theater projects presented throughout New York City. (BroadwayWorld) Through her work as an actor, creator, director, and arts advocate, Rossman has established herself as a multifaceted theater artist committed to developing new work and fostering creative communities. Her career reflects a dedication to both performance and artistic leadership within the contemporary theater world. (BroadwayWorld) |
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Remy Laifer (2017)
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Remy Laifer is an actor, singer, musician, and writer whose career has quickly expanded across theater, television, film, and music. After graduating from Northwestern University, he moved to New York City to pursue a professional performing career and has since appeared in productions ranging from Off-Broadway theater to national tours and television. (BroadwayWorld)
Laifer has built an impressive stage résumé, including performances with TheaterWorksUSA, appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and his Off-Broadway debut in Hazing U at AMT Theater. He toured the United States as Mendel in the Broadway National Tour of Fiddler on the Roof and later portrayed Perchik in La Mirada Theatre's acclaimed production of the musical alongside Jason Alexander, directed by Lonny Price. (Remy Laifer) In addition to his theatrical work, Laifer has appeared on television in NBC's New Amsterdam and Hulu's The Food That Built America. His screen work also includes leading roles in independent film projects and festival-circuit productions. Beyond acting, he is an accomplished musician and producer who releases original music under the name REMY QUINN, combining his interests in performance and music production. (BroadwayWorld) Through his work on stage, screen, and in music, Laifer has developed a multifaceted career that reflects both artistic versatility and a commitment to storytelling. As his professional accomplishments continue to grow, he has emerged as one of the successful young performers from his generation of Staples graduates. (BroadwayWorld) |
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RYDER CHASIN (2014)
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Ryder Chasin is a writer, actor, and creative professional whose work spans television, film, and digital media. Beginning his career as a child actor, he appeared in projects including the feature film Definitely, Maybe alongside Ryan Reynolds and the television movie Frederick Douglass: Pathway from Slavery to Freedom. As his career evolved, he expanded beyond acting into writing and content creation.
Chasin has established himself as a television writer, contributing to the popular animated series Gabby's Dollhouse. His work on the show has helped bring engaging stories and characters to young audiences around the world, demonstrating his talent for storytelling across different formats and age groups. In addition to his writing credits, Chasin has continued to work in film and television as an actor, writer, and creative collaborator. His career reflects a broad interest in the entertainment industry, combining performance, writing, and production experience. Through his work in both front-of-camera and behind-the-scenes roles, he has built a multifaceted career that continues to grow within the worlds of television and media |
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CLAY SINGER (2013)
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06880 article: https://06880danwoog.com/2022/08/11/clay-singer-4000-miles-to-the-playhouse-stage/
For as long as he can remember, Clay Singer has loved theater. And for as long as he can remember, a vintage Westport Country Playhouse poster hung in his parents’ house. The show was “At Mrs. Beams,” starring Frances Farmer and Mildred Natwick. The most expensive tickets were $2.75. The balcony was 55 cents. “Mrs. Beams” was not the most memorable show. No one remembers its stars, and ticket prices are a bit higher today. But the Westport Country Playhouse is still dear to Singer’s heart. And on August 23, the 2013 Staples High School graduate steps on stage in a leading role. He plays Leo, the 21-year-old who makes an unplanned visit to his feisty 91-eear-old grandmother in her rent-controlled Greenwich Village apartment. Over the course of a month, the unlikely roommates infuriate, bewilder and ultimately find each other. The show — “4000 Miles” — was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and won an Obie for Best New American Play. This is not Singer’s first Playhouse appearance. He’s been in “Romeo and Juliet” and “Man of La Mancha.” |
The Shakespeare play was unique. It was his first professional production after college. He had a small role as the messenger. But a week into the run, the actor playing the prince injured his back. Singer was called to step into the role — 2 hours before curtain. He learned 3 long monologues; was fitted for a costume; did a quick blocking rehearsal; went on. He stayed in the role to the end of the run.
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MAX SAMUELS (2011)
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Website: https://www.maxbsamuels.com/
Max Samuels is a professional actor whose work spans theater, television, film, and voice performance. After graduating from Dartmouth College, he continued his training at the prestigious London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA), building a career that has taken him to stages and screens across the United States. As a theater artist, Samuels has appeared in a wide range of productions in New York City and at regional theaters nationwide. His stage credits include acclaimed productions such as George Kaplan, Angry Young Man, MEAT, The Winter’s Tale, and A Bright Room Called Day. His work has showcased his versatility across both contemporary and classical roles. In addition to his stage career, Samuels has appeared on television in series including The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. He has also worked extensively as an audiobook narrator and voice actor, bringing stories to life for audiences through a variety of recording projects. Known for his commitment to both classical training and contemporary performance, Samuels has established himself as a multifaceted performer whose career continues to encompass theater, television, film, and voice work. His success across multiple areas of the entertainment industry reflects the broad range of opportunities available to artists pursuing professional careers in the performing art |
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Matthew van gessel (2011)
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Matthew Van Gessel is a professional actor, singer, and performer whose career has spanned theater, television, and voice work. After developing his passion for performance at a young age, he pursued a career in the entertainment industry, appearing in productions throughout the New York theater community and beyond.
Van Gessel has built a diverse body of work that includes stage performances, concert appearances, and on-screen projects. Known for his strong vocal abilities and versatility as a performer, he has taken on a variety of roles that showcase both his acting and musical talents. His work has allowed him to collaborate with respected artists and creative teams while developing a reputation as a dedicated and adaptable performer. In addition to his theatrical work, Van Gessel has contributed to television, commercial, and voice-over projects, demonstrating the range of skills required of today's performing artists. His continued success across multiple areas of the entertainment industry reflects a commitment to artistic growth and professional excellence. Through his work on stage and screen, he has established himself as a multifaceted performer with a career that continues to evolve and expand. |
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EVA HENDRICKS (2011)
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WEBSITE: https://www.charlybliss.com/
Eva began singing around the time she began talking and hasn't stopped since. As a young girl she performed in musical theater and in her early teens joined the Good News Gospel Choir. She quickly discovered her love of gospel and soul music and became a soloist under the direction of Chris Coogan. While in high school, Eva performed many lead roles with the prestigious Staples Players Theatre program. These roles included Maureen in Rent, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, Rosemary in How To Succeed in Business without Really Trying, Carmen in Curtains and Kate in Brighton Beach Memoirs. Singing jingles professionally for Crushing Studios at the age of 16 introduced Eva to the world of recorded music. In addition to appearing on many demos, her voice can be heard on two television ads for the Hair Cuttery chain of salons as well as on commercials for the Cedar Fair Entertainment group of amusement parks. |
Eva began writing original songs while in high school which she recently recorded with her band, Sweet Nothing, at the Carriage House in Stamford. She is currently enrolled in the Clive Davis School of Recorded Music at New York University.
She is the lead singer of the band Charly Bliss which features 3 other Staples grads including Dan Shure who had several leading roles during his time with Staples Players. Charly Bliss is a four-piece power pop band from Brooklyn, NY. Charly Bliss is Eva Hendricks (vocals and guitar), Spencer Fox (actor, vocals, guitar), Sam Hendricks (drums), and Dan Shure (vocals, bass). |
CALEY BERETTA (2010)
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Caley Beretta is the Director of Creative Development at Disney Theatrical Group, where she has spent twelve years shepherding the creation of new Broadway & West End musicals (including Hercules, The Greatest Showman, Frozen), regional, international, and developmental productions (including Freaky Friday, The Jungle Book, Tangled) and the adaptation and publication of titles for amateur licensing (including Descendants, Dare to Dream JR., Moana JR.). In 2018, in collaboration with her Disney colleagues, Caley co-produced the landmark event Women’s Day on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre; she co-produced the event again in 2019 at the St. James Theatre. Caley graduated with a B.A. in Communication Studies and Theatre from Northwestern University.
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SHANNON MAREE WALSH (2010)
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IMDB:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3836667/
Walsh has been a national gymnastics champion four times, but recently shifted her passion to acting with great success. Her first role was in Wes Craven’s “My Soul to Take” and other credits include Law & Order: SVU and The Michael J Fox Show. In addition to finishing up her degree at Georgetown, Walsh also currently finds time to play in Suite 27, a musical group featuring members of the band from “Begin Again”. The band recently performed at the film’s premiere and have future plans to gig in and around New York City. |
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Chris Mcniff (2009)
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Chris McNiff is a professional actor, dancer, choreographer, and video editor based in New York City. A graduate of Elon University's acclaimed musical theatre program, he has built a successful career performing in national tours and regional theaters across the country. His work has showcased his talents as both a singer and dancer, particularly in musical theater productions.
McNiff is best known for spending four years in the ensemble of the National Tour of Irving Berlin's White Christmas, where he performed as a featured tap dancer. He also appeared in the National Tour of Memphis, bringing him to audiences nationwide. His regional theater credits include Hair at Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Mary Poppins at Arizona Broadway Theatre, and productions with Stages St. Louis, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Northern Stage, Music Theatre of Connecticut, and other respected regional companies. (jstheatrical) |
In addition to performing, McNiff has worked as a choreographer and video editor, expanding his creative contributions beyond the stage. His career reflects the versatility required of today's theater professionals, combining performance, movement, and creative storytelling across multiple disciplines. Through years of work in touring and regional theater, he has established himself as a respected artist within the professional musical theater community. (jstheatrical)
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Britt Baron (2008)
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Britt Baron is an actress known for her work in television, film, theater, and voice acting. After studying acting at the University of Michigan, she began building a professional career on stage and screen, earning recognition for her versatility as a performer and her ability to bring depth and authenticity to a wide range of roles.
Baron is best known for her breakout role as Justine Biagi in Netflix's acclaimed comedy-drama series GLOW. The series, inspired by the real-life Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, received widespread critical praise and multiple award nominations during its run. As part of the ensemble cast, Baron helped bring one of the show's most memorable and emotionally resonant characters to life. The cast received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. (TV Insider) In addition to her work on GLOW, Baron has appeared in television series including Lucifer, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, and All Rise. Her film credits include Aftermath, The Thing About Harry, and V/H/S/85. She has also established herself as a successful voice actor, contributing to animated and video game projects. (TV Insider) |
Beyond television and film, Baron has maintained strong ties to the theater world, performing in acclaimed stage productions in Chicago and Los Angeles. Her success across multiple mediums has made her one of the most recognizable performers from her generation, with a career that continues to expand across acting, voice work, and new creative projects. (Plex.tv)
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ADAM KAPLAN (2008)
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WEBSITE: www.adamkaplanonline.com/
Originally from Westport, Connecticut, Adam Kaplan is a New York based actor and singer. While at Staples, he earned high marks for his own roles in shows like “Romeo and Juliet,” “Children of Eden” and “Diary of Anne Frank.” After performing with the prestigious Staples Players in high school, Adam went on to pursue a BFA in Music Theatre at Elon University in North Carolina. He was a finalist in the 2012 NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation competition, and in January of 2013 made his Broadway debut in Disney's Newsies! performing the leading role Jack Kelly numerous times. He was in the New York Philharmonic's Show Boat which was subsequently broadcast as part of PBS' Live at Lincoln Center series. Adam recently toured the United States and Japan as Charlie Price in the first national tour of Kinky Boots. |
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Britt HennemUth (2008)
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Britt Hennemuth has built a career as an actor, writer, and creative professional in Los Angeles. After graduating from Pepperdine University, where he studied theater and film, he remained in Southern California to pursue work in the entertainment industry. Early in his career, he starred in the comedy web series Break A Hip, playing an aspiring actor navigating the challenges and absurdities of Hollywood. The series earned praise for its humor and industry satire and helped establish Hennemuth as a young performer in Los Angeles.
In addition to acting, Hennemuth has expanded into writing, producing, and creative development, working across film, television, and digital media projects. His career reflects a broad interest in storytelling and entertainment, combining performance with behind-the-scenes creative work. Through his work in multiple areas of the industry, he has developed a versatile professional portfolio while continuing to pursue new opportunities in film and television. |
Known for his adaptability and entrepreneurial approach to the arts, Hennemuth has built a career that extends beyond acting alone. His experience across performance, writing, and production demonstrates the range of skills increasingly required in today’s entertainment landscape and highlights his ongoing commitment to creative storytelling.
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Mia Gentile (2007)
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WEBSITE: www.miagentile.com/
She grew up in Westport, CT, grateful for its well-developed arts community. Mia enjoyed four rigorous years at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, earning her BFA in Musical Theatre. During her time in Cincinnati, she received Cincinnati Acclaim Awards for her performances as Trina in Falsettos and Missy in the regional premiere of The Marvelous Wonderettes. She was also honored by CCM with the Laurie Beechman Award for Vocal Performance and by the League of Cincinnati Theaters with a 2011 Rising Star Award. |
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BEN ZAWACKI (2007)
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Ben Zawacki is a professional costume draper and costume technician whose work has contributed to productions on Broadway, in television, film, opera, and dance. After discovering a passion for costume construction during high school, he pursued specialized training in costume technology at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he studied advanced draping, tailoring, pattern making, and garment construction. (06880)
While still early in his career, Zawacki gained valuable experience through multiple summers at the prestigious Williamstown Theatre Festival, where he progressed from intern to head draper. In this role, he helped bring costume designers' concepts to life by creating patterns, supervising construction teams, and fitting garments for professional productions under demanding theatrical schedules. (06880) Following his training, Zawacki joined Tricorne LLC, a renowned costume shop that creates costumes for Broadway productions as well as projects in television, film, opera, and dance. Known for his attention to detail and craftsmanship, he has developed expertise in both historical and contemporary costume construction, transforming designers' sketches into durable, performance-ready garments. (06880) Through his work behind the scenes, Zawacki has built a successful career in professional theater and entertainment, demonstrating the many creative paths available within the performing arts beyond acting and directing. His accomplishments highlight the importance of technical theater professionals in bringing productions to life for audiences around the world. (06880) Over 5 summers at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Ben worked his way up from intern to head draper. Now he’s assistant draper at Tricorne LLC, building costumes for Broadway, TV, film, opera and dance. These bias cut dresses for “Ten Cents a Dance” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival were made of very fine fabrics — and they had to be completed in a tight time frame. It was one of Ben Zawacki’s toughest assignments. |
“I love the magic of watching a designer’s sketch become a 3-D work of art that can withstand 8 shows a week,” Ben says.
A good draper needs a good sense of math — and a good sense of the human form. “I went to school with self-taught sewing skills, and only able to read a commercial pattern,” Ben explains. “Now I can hard-tailor a man’s coat, make bias cut and period gowns, all while creating my own patterns.” He is detail-oriented — not just about what the audience sees, but how a garment is finished on the inside. “We don’t take any shortcuts,” Ben says. He certainly has not taken any shortcuts in his career — though he’s made a big impression, in a brief time. And he makes it look sew easy. |
JACOB HEIMER (2006)
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WEBSITE: https://www.jacobheimer.com/
Jacob Heimer is an American actor and singer known for his work in theater, television, and film. He has appeared on Broadway and in national tours, including Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and has performed in productions such as Soul Doctor, Milk and Honey, She Loves Me, and Rent. In addition to his stage career, Heimer has appeared in television series including Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Difficult People, and Chuck. Recognized for his versatility as a performer, he continues to work in regional theater and musical productions throughout the United States. |
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Anna Slate (2006)
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Website: https://www.annaslate.com/
Most recently, Anna made her Huntington Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company debuts in Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt (dir. Carey Perloff). Favorite roles include The Ingenue (Indecent), Hélène (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812), Juliet (Romeo & Juliet), Ayelet, (Handle with Care), Luisa (The Fantasticks), Anne Egerman (A Little Night Music), Alice (Alice Unwrapped). She has originated & workshopped multiple roles with companies throughout NYC. |
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Most recently, Anna made her Huntington Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company debuts in Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt (dir. Carey Perloff). Favorite roles include The Ingenue (Indecent), Hélène (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812), Juliet (Romeo & Juliet), Ayelet, (Handle with Care), Luisa (The Fantasticks), Anne Egerman (A Little Night Music), Alice (Alice Unwrapped). She has originated & workshopped multiple roles with companies throughout NYC
SCott Weinstein (2006)
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WEBSITE: www.scott-weinstein.com/
Scott Weinstein is a Jeff Award winning Director currently based in Chicago. Recently his newly conceived "chamber version" of Ragtime was nominated for 10 Joseph Jefferson Awards. Scott is the recipient of a Berkshire Theatre Festival Directing Fellowship and a Stage Directors and Choreographers Observership. He was the Associate director for the Equity National Tour, Las Vegas and Chicago productions of Million Dollar Quartet. He directs the resident production on Norwegian Cruise Lines and directed the first regional production currently running at the Lawrence Welk Theatre, as well as regional productions across the country. He has developed new work at Pittsburgh CLO, The American Music Theatre Project, The Marriott Theatre, Route 66 Theatre, Porchlight Theatre and others. He has assistant or associate directed at The Goodman Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, Cleveland Playhouse and many more. Proud graduate of Northwestern University and member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. |
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GABI CONTI (2005)
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WEBSITE: www.gabiconti.com/about/
After high school, Gabi went to Emerson College. She studied writing for television and film, and wrote and produced 2 TV pilots under the guidance of Kevin S. Bright (executive producer of “Friends”). Right after graduation she moved to Los Angeles, and teamed up with Half Day Today! She also wrote and starred in the viral hit “Monopoly Movie Trailer” which was featured on CNN, Huffington Post and the front page of Funny or Die. Gabi has worked for shows on Comedy Central and Adult Swim. She performs standup all over L.A. — and now, nationally with the SyFy Network.t New York University and is performing with her band in the New York area. |
Gabi hosts and writes The Elite Daily Show, a daily millennial talk show on Verizon’s go90. Gabi has written countless dating articles for Hello Giggles, Thought Catalog, PopSugar, and Elite Daily. Gabi currently hosts a weekly advice podcast and Facebook live stream called Asking For A Friend with her former therapist John Kim AKA The Angry Therapist, (cause that's normal).
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J SALLY EIDMAN (2005)
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WEBSITE:www.sallyeidman.com/
SALLY moved to NYC two years ago after graduating from Northwestern University with a double degree in Acting and Vocal Performance, and an MT Certificate. Since then, she has performed in countless readings, starred in the world premiere of a new musical, earned her equity card on tour, and headlined in four concerts at the infamous Rockwood Music Hall. She has a huge passion for new work, and regularly workshops projects with BMI writers and other creatives in the city. Most recently, she was seen singing backup for the guys of PHISH on New Years Eve (Madison Square Garden), and debuting some of her own material in a December concert (Rockwood Music Hall). |
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I absolutely love working with writers on new work. Developing stories and characters with a collaborator is some of the most fun hard work can be. I love telling all kinds of stories - the haunting and surreal to classic musicals to fresh new ideas. What is the most thrilling to me is the challenge of how to make a show relevant and exciting to an audience. A show that leaves them seeing something they didn't before; questioning something they accepted as reality, or smiling and feeling good about life."
Jennie Wilkes (2005)
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, USA // As Director of Global Creative Marketing at Netflix, Jennie leads a team of creative and strategic marketing managers who run 360 campaigns for some of Netflix’ biggest TV franchises, films and overall deals within the studio. From Stranger Things to Shadow and Bone and all of Ryan Murphy’s series and films to date such as Ratched, Halston and The Prom, Jennie’s creative leadership has been an integral part of the launch and success of these properties and many, many more. Prior to her time at Netflix, Jennie started her career at Universal Pictures where she honed her chops on the creative advertising campaigns for Pitch Perfect, Fast Five and Ted. When Jennie isn’t working, she enjoys spending time at home in Studio City with her husband Michael and their adopted dog, Roger.
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GINA RATTAN (2004)
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WEBSITE: ginarattan.com/
"As directors we always come up against a bit of catch 22 where people haven't seen our work in order to know what we're all about, but they don't feel comfortable giving us opportunities to showcase our work because they haven't seen our work in order to know what we're all about...you see where this is going. So, here's my attempt to counter that. Also, you don't have to see my work to engage in an interpretive conversation about it. If you want to get to know me and what my work is all about, keep reading. I absolutely love working with writers on new work. Developing stories and characters with a collaborator is some of the most fun hard work can be. I love telling all kinds of stories - the haunting and surreal to classic musicals to fresh new ideas. What is the most thrilling to me is the challenge of how to make a show relevant and exciting to an audience. A show that leaves them seeing something they didn't before; questioning something they accepted as reality, or smiling and feeling good about life." |
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liz Hannah (2003)
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After graduating from AFI, Hannah moved to Los Angeles. She got a job in development at Denver & Delilah, Charlize Theron’s production company. Several years into her role, Hannah realized she didn't want to be a producer and decided to write a film of her own about "a 70th-birthday party gone awry." She sent the script to her boss and in 2012, based on the encouraging feedback, quit her job to pursue writing full-time.
Over the next couple of years, she wrote a spec pilot that was sold but not made, and wrote for a web series called Guidance. During this period, Hannah read Personal History, the 1997 autobiography of The Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham. Her then-boyfriend (now husband) challenged her to write Graham's story as a film. In October 2016, Hannah sent the finished script, titled The Post, out to agents, with the hope of finding representation. On October 28, she received a call from producer Amy Pascal, the former chair of Sony Pictures. The script appeared at number two on the 2016 Black List, an annual Hollywood survey of the "most liked" film screenplays not yet produced.Pascal won an auction for the script soon after, and quickly enlisted Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks as director and stars, respectively. Spielberg, who was in post-production on Ready Player One, decided to make the film immediately. Hannah was partnered with screenwriter Josh Singer, an Oscar winner for 2015 journalism drama Spotlight, and with the on-set writing experience Hannah lacked. Principal photography began on May 30, 2017. The Post, Hannah's first feature film, was released on December 22, 2017. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for her work. |
Hannah's next film, the political comedy Long Shot, starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron, premiered at South by Southwest on March 9, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on May 3, 2019 by Lionsgate.
In July 2018, it was announced Hannah would co-write All the Bright Places alongside author Jennifer Niven. Principal photography on the film started in October 2018 and it is scheduled to be released on February 28, 2020. The film will be distributed by Netflix. It was announced on October 27, 2017 that Hannah would write the script for Only Plane in the Sky for MGM, based on a Politico article by Garrett Graff about the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks. She is also working on a miniseries titled Mercury 13 for Amazon Video, based on Martha Ackmann’s book The Mercury 13: The Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight. The project reunites Hannah with The Post producer Pascal and actor Bradley Whitford. Hannah would serve as showrunner and executive producer should the show be ordered to series. More recently she started Happy Friday Productions with an overall deal at Civic Center/MRC Television. |
JUSTIN PAUL (2003)
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WEBSITE: http://www.pasekandpaul.com/
BENJ PASEK and JUSTIN PAUL are the Tony, Oscar® and Golden Globe-winning songwriting team behind the Broadway musicals Dear Evan Hansen (Tony, Drama Desk Award, Obie Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Helen Hayes Award) and A Christmas Story, The Musical (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations). Other musicals include Dogfight, (Lucille Lortel Award winner, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, London Evening Standard Awards nominations), James and The Giant Peach, and Edges. Film projects include: La La Land (Lionsgate); Trolls (Dreamworks Animation). |
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film projects include The Greatest Showman (FOX); Snow White (Walt Disney Pictures); Medusa (Sony Pictures Animation); Aladdin (Walt Disney Pictures). TV credits include Smash, Sesame Street, The Flash and Johnny and the Sprites, and Fox’s upcoming A Christmas Story live musical. Additional honors: Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theatre (American Academy of Arts and Letters); ASCAP Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award; Jonathan Larson Award. Both are graduates of the University of Michigan Musical Theatre program and members of the Dramatists Guild of America, Inc.
DARYL WEIN (2002)
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WEBSITE: www.darylwein.com/
Wein was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Jan (née Sparling) and Mitchell Wein, and was raised in Westport, Connecticut. His father worked as a creative director in advertising. Daryl Wein is an award winning New York based filmmaker. After attending NYU and USC, his debut narrative feature film, Breaking Upwards, was an official selection in the Narrative Competition at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Brooklyn International Film Festival, as well as Best Narrative Feature Film, and the Audience Award at the Little Rock Film Festival. Wein's feature length documentary, Sex Positive, won the Grand Jury Prize at the L.A. Outfest Film Fest, and was an official selection at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival, London Film Festival, Boston Independent Film Festival, among thirty other film festivals around the world. Regent Releasing has distributed the film theatrically in North America, and the film has been released in 8 foreign countries on broadcast and theatrically, most notably at the BFI in London. |
In 2006 Daryl co-wrote and directed, Unlocked, a short psychological drama starring Olivia Thirlby (Juno, The Wackness) and executive produced by Stephen Daldry (The Reader, Billy Elliot). The film was an Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival, as well as the Gijon Film Festival in Spain and 20 other film festival. It was voted one of the "Best Short Films in the World" by Indy Mogul.
As an actor, Daryl has appeared in films including Breaking Upwards, The Hebrew Hammer, and Porn n' Chicken. Television credits include Law and Order, Law and Order: SVU, and Ed. |
SHIRA GREGORY (2001)
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WEBSITE: www.shiragregorystudio.com/
Shira Gregory is an Israeli-American actor and visual artist. Acting works include: Broadway - FROST/ NIXON (Evonne Goolagong); Off-Broadway - THE MORNING AFTER/THE NIGHT BEFORE (Bridget); Off-off Broadway - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Hermia); Film - IFC's "Breaking Upwards" (Poly-amorist); "Birchwood" (Dr. H). Shira studied at Caymichael Patten Studio with Ms. Patten, and through the summer intensive courses at the Yale School of Drama. She is a founding member of The Hive Theatre, with whom she is currently developing several projects. |
Shira's visual art is largely, although not strictly, based in realism. Favorite artists include Egon Schiele, Auguste Rodin, Gustav Klimt, Michelangelo and the drawings of Pablo Picasso, among many more. Shira is an incurable animal lover, enjoys crass humor, good wine and adventures.
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MICHAEL ALTBAUM (2001)
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Michael has been working professionally in New York theatre since 2006, having Company Managed shows on Broadway and on National Tours. Select credits include Grey House, Mr. Saturday Night starring Billy Crystal, Pretty Woman The Musical, Matilda, An American in Paris, Follies, Jesus Christ Superstar and A Chorus Line, as well as being the Associate General Manager for Days of Wine and Roses. Michael, a graduate of Ithaca College, is a Proud Member of ATPAM.
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PETER DUCHAN (2001)
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Peter Duchan is an American playwright, screenwriter, and producer best known for writing the book for the Off-Broadway musical Dogfight, created with songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The musical won the 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical and has been produced internationally. In film, Duchan co-wrote and associate produced Breaking Upwards, which premiered at SXSW and was released by IFC Films. He also co-wrote the short film Unlocked, which screened at the Tribeca Film Festival. A graduate of Northwestern University, Duchan has also written plays including Lavender Scare, which was developed through the Geva Theatre’s Plays-in-Progress series.
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Alisan Porter (1999)
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WEBSITE: alisanporter.com/#top
A powerhouse siren with impressive writing chops to match her towering vocals, it’s no surprise Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter Alisan Porter could sing with perfect pitch at nine-months-old. Born to a Broadway singer mom and rocker dad, she went from wowing America on Star Search at the age of five to starring in the John Hughes 1991 classic Curly Sue. Post-high school, she logged time on Broadway, starring in the first production of Footloose and revival of A Chorus Line. She fronted The Canyons and released two solo albums, namely 2009’s Alisan Porterand Who We Are in 2014. |
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During a 2016 respite from music, a friend secretly submitted her to NBC’s The Voice. Emerging triumphantly, she made history on the show, winning Season 10 and becoming the first victor for a female coach repping “Team Christina Aguilera.” Staunchly committed to a personal vision, she turned down a major label contract in order to follow her heart as an independent artist. Exercising the limits of her robust voice, she conjured a style steeped in booming gospel, soulful blues, and rock ‘n’ roll energy. Now, the first single “Deep Water” introduces Alisan’s next phase with her show-stopping vocals on full display.
Leslye Headland (1999)
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MDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2853516/
Leslye Headland (born 1981) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. She is best known for the play and 2012 film Bachelorette. Her 2012 play Assistance was sold to NBC as a television series to star Krysten Ritter. For four years after college graduation, Headland worked as assistant for film producer Harvey Weinstein. |
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As playwright, she is best known for her Seven Deadly Sins cycle: The series includes Cinephillia (lust), Bachelorette (gluttony), Assistance (greed), Surfer Girl (sloth), Reverb (wrath), and The Accidental Blonde (envy). The seventh remains unannounced. Headland wrote and directed the 2012 film version of Bachelorette. Dramatists Play Service published Assistance in late 2013.
Kerry Long (1997)
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WEBSITE:
http://www.kerrylong.com/ kerrylongphotography.zenfolio.com/f965877854 Staples Players Associate Director and Professional Photographer |
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Reid Thompson (1997)
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Reid Thompson — Scenic Design
http://chqdaily.com/2012/07/11/design-fellows-help-realize-everything-is-ours-through-technical-aspects/ Thompson fell in love with scene work while he painted backdrops at the Metropolitan Opera. A trained painter from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he started painting backdrops as a day job so he could paint by night, but he fell for the arts. “I started getting really interested in the shows from working on them in the scene shop and trying to understand what the designers were thinking — why they made the choices they did,” Thompson said. He now studies design as a graduate student at the Yale School of Drama. His mentor was Ming Cho Lee, an 83-year-old scenic designer. “(Lee) says, and I agree with him, that ‘Design is an act of transformation,’ ” Thompson said. “What you’re doing is transforming words on a page and the spoken word into visuals. The goal of good design, in my opinion, is to bring something more to the work.” For Everything is Ours, Thompson’s goal is first to provide the needs of the play, creating the living room set and then to add his ideas to deepen the audience’s understanding of the text. |
In that case, he and the director, Campbell-Holt, draw inspiration from the work of Gordon Matta-Clark and Louise Nevelson. Both artists collage household objects and actual homes into works of art.
Because Everything is Ours follows a couple who piece together a life of domesticity they don’t quite grasp, Thompson hopes to reflect their hodgepodge lifestyle with a collage backdrop made from various textured wallpaper, molding, frames, clocks and more. For Thompson, collaborating with the other fellows and the designer on the play is one of his favorite aspects of the process, and it’s one of his favorite facets of design as a whole. “The production of the play is made up of a lot of elements, but it’s not until they all come into the room … that’s when the play comes together,” Thompson said. “There is some magic point where it just becomes a play, and it’s very exciting.” |
Lauren Flans (1996)
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WEBSITE: http://www.laurenflans.com
Lauren Flans is madly, passionately in love with comedy. She majored in theatre at Northwestern University where she was a cast member of The Mee-Ow Show, Northwestern’s acclaimed improv/sketch comedy group whose alumni include Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ana Gasteyer, and Lauren’s former roommate Kristen Schaal (Schaal, you still owe me for our security deposit). After graduation, Lauren moved to Los Angeles and continued to study and perform improv and sketch with The Groundlings, Improv Olympic West, and The Upright Citizens Brigade theatre. The highlight of Lauren’s comedy career thus far was spending over three years living and performing in Amsterdam with Boom Chicago, the internationally known improv and sketch comedy theatre (past members include Seth and Josh Meyers, Jason Sudeikis, and Nicole Parker). While performing at Boom, network executives at Comedy Central Netherlands tapped Lauren to be the on-the-street correspondent for their satirical nightly news program CCN: Comedy Central News (Comedy Central Netherlands’ answer to The Daily Show). For her segment, aptly named “Flans on the Street,” Lauren traveled all over Holland conducting fully-improvised (wo)man-on-the-street interviews at various festivals and events, and somehow consistently persuaded Dutch people to speak to her on camera despite the fact that she is irreparably American. After writing and performing in three mainstage shows at Boom Chicago and appearing in over 70 episodes of “Flans on the Street,” Lauren left Amsterdam for London, where she spent three months teaching improv and performing stand-up, and was a finalist in the London Comedy Store’s infamous King Gong show. She also stuck to her man-on-the-street roots by shooting a pilot presentation called Lauren Flans on Location (Green Pictures). |
Now back in Los Angeles, Lauren is beyond thrilled to be a founding cast member of on-going cult sensation Lost Moon Radio, which was named 2009’s Show of the Year by Live Comedy LA! She still regularly performs improv all over Los Angeles and is also a proud member of The Striking Viking Story Pirates children’s theatre group. Lauren has appeared on the G4 network’sAttack of the Show! and her film credits include The 40 Year Old Virgin and Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. Most recently she can be seen in the Upright Citizens Brigade’s improvised movie Wild Girls Gone.
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Charles Carleton (1996)
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The Cleveland Orchestra: http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/about/carleton-charles.aspx
Charles Carleton joined The Cleveland Orchestra in the spring of 2001, appointed by Christoph von Dohnányi, and was tenured by Franz Welser-Möst in 2003. In 2000, Mr. Carleton graduated from the Juilliard School. In 2001, while working on a master’s degree at the New England Conservatory, he was appointed to the Orchestra and moved to Cleveland. Mr. Carleton studied with Eugene Levinson and Orin O’Brien of the New York Philharmonic and Edwin Barker of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Other teachers who influenced Mr. Carleton are Albert Lazlo of the Aspen Music Festival; Constantin Popescu of Westport, Connecticut; and Benjamin Zander of the New England Conservatory. |
Mr. Carleton teaches at Cleveland State University and the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM). He has given masterclasses at CIM, at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, and at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Mr. Carleton has performed as a chamber musician at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami, at Severance Hall’s Reinberger Chamber Hall, on faculty recital performances at CIM, and at the Cleveland Play House.
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Anya Liftig (1995)
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WEBSITE: http://anyaliftig.com
Anya Liftig’s work has been featured at TATE Modern, MOMA, CPR, Highways Performance Space, Lapsody4 Finland, Fado Toronto, Performance Art Institute-San Francisco, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, The Kitchen at the Independent Art Fair, Performer Stammtisch Berlin, OVADA, Joyce Soho and many other venues. |
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In “The Anxiety of Influence” she dressed exactly like Marina Abramovic and sat across from her all day during “The Artist is Present” exhibition. Her work has been published and written about in The New York Times Magazine, BOMB, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue Italia, Next Magazine, Now and Then, Stay Thirsty, New York Magazine, Gothamist, Jezebel, Hyperallergic, Bad at Sports, The Other Journal, and many others. She is a graduate of Yale University and Georgia State University and has received grant and residency support from The MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Atlantic Center for the Arts, The New Museum, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Flux Projects, University of Antioquia and Casa Tres Patios-Medellin, Colombia.
Courtney Kemp (1994)
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Agboh (then Kemp) grew up in Westport, Connecticut, and began reading college textbooks at the age of eight. In 1994, she graduated from Staples High School and went on to receive her bachelor's degree from Brown University as well as her Master's in English Literature from Columbia University.
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At the age of 26, Agboh left Westport and went to Los Angeles, California, to further pursue her dream as a television writer. There she garnered her big break by becoming a staff writer for the then-Fox hit series The Bernie Mac Show. She then began writing for other television shows such as Eli Stone, Justice and Beauty and the Beast (a 2012 remake of the 1987 series of the same name) before eventually becoming increasingly known for her writing of episodes for the CBS political drama series The Good Wife.
Her idea for what would become the first series she ever sold and pitched, Power came about when she met rapper 50 Cent and executive producer Mark Canton at a coffeehouse in Los Angeles where she thought up the concept about a guy who becomes destined to leave his life as a drug dealer behind him to become a successful club owner and businessman. She soon penned the script to Power with Canton and 50 alongside her, both serving as executive producers and the show was green lit by Starz on June 17, 2013, with an ordered eight-episode first season set to air the following year.
Her idea for what would become the first series she ever sold and pitched, Power came about when she met rapper 50 Cent and executive producer Mark Canton at a coffeehouse in Los Angeles where she thought up the concept about a guy who becomes destined to leave his life as a drug dealer behind him to become a successful club owner and businessman. She soon penned the script to Power with Canton and 50 alongside her, both serving as executive producers and the show was green lit by Starz on June 17, 2013, with an ordered eight-episode first season set to air the following year.
Ari Edelson (1996)
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Ari Edelson is a director and producer who has worked both in the US and internationally, with recent credits including: Mauritius (Dorset Theater Festival), Little Black Dress (Boston Playwrights and The Exchange, NYC), The Scariest (Theatres at 45 Bleecker), Vengeance (Cherry Lane), Expats (The New Group, NY), Jump! and Realism (The Exchange, NY), The Attic (Play Company, NY, Obie Award), The Atheist (Theatre 503, London), Blood Wedding, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Sexual Perversity in Chicago (Theatre Project Tokyo), True West and Tape(Tokyo Globe), Rape of Lucretia (English National Opera, London and Luxembourg).
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He has also worked with companies such as La Jolla Playhouse, Long Wharf, the Old Vic, Circle in the Square, the Royal National Theatre, Theatre Royal Haymarket, The Vineyard, The New Group and the Westport Country Playhouse. Ari is currently the Artistic Director of the Off-Broadway theatre company The Exchange, which produces new work in New York and runs the internationally renowned Orchard Project development center. Ari is also the conceiver and co-producer of Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company, a new musical with book by Michael Chabon and co-produced by Margo Lion (Hairspray) and Amanda Lipitz (Legally Blonde). He has been a guest director on attachment at New Dramatists, The National Theatre Studio, a Directing Fellow of the Drama League of New York, and has taught at Northwestern University, Fordham University and in Japan. Ari graduated from Yale University and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
KERRI Kenney-Silver (1988)
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Kerri Kenney-Silver is an actress, comedian, writer, and musician whose career spans television, film, and sketch comedy. After studying theater at New York University, she became a founding member of the sketch comedy group The State, which gained national attention in the 1990s through MTV. The show’s surreal and fast-paced comedy helped launch a number of careers and established Kenney-Silver as a distinctive comedic voice.
She is best known for her role as Deputy Trudy Wiegel on the cult comedy series Reno 911!, a mockumentary-style police satire that originally aired on Comedy Central and later returned for additional seasons and a feature film adaptation. Her performance in the series earned widespread recognition for its eccentric and improvisational style, becoming one of the show’s most iconic characters. Kenney-Silver has also appeared in other television series including What We Do in the Shadows, Bob’s Burgers, Love, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. In addition to her on-screen work, Kenney-Silver has been active in writing and music, performing with the band Cake Like and contributing to various creative projects across comedy and entertainment. Her career has consistently blended sketch comedy, character work, and improvisation, making her a versatile presence in both television and film. |
Through decades of work in comedy and performance, Kenney-Silver has built a reputation as a pioneering figure in alternative sketch comedy and ensemble television, with a career defined by originality, collaboration, and long-standing influence in comedic performance.
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KIP MARCUS (1988)
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Kip Marcus is a film and television producer, writer, and entertainment executive whose career spans studio development, independent filmmaking, and media production. After studying at Boston University and beginning his career in the entertainment industry, he moved into film development and production roles, working on a range of projects across both feature films and television.
Marcus has held development and production positions with major studios and production companies, where he has been involved in shaping and managing projects from early concept through production. His work has included participation in both commercial studio films and independent productions, giving him experience across multiple areas of the industry. In addition to development work, he has also been credited as a producer on select film and media projects, contributing to creative and logistical aspects of production. Beyond traditional film and television work, Marcus has expanded into media and digital storytelling, reflecting a broader shift in the entertainment industry toward cross-platform content. His career reflects a focus on creative development, production management, and supporting storytelling across different formats. Through his work in production and development, Marcus has built a career centered on the business and creative infrastructure of the entertainment industry, contributing to a variety of projects behind the scenes. |
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NADYA GINSBURG (1987)
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WEBSITE: http://nadyaginsburg.com/
Nadya Ginsburg has been called “the woman of a thousand voices.” Roseanne Barr calls her “brilliant”, Perez Hilton calls her a “genius” and Al Roker just says “She rules”. Most well known for her spot on impressions of Madonna and Cher, Nadya’s career as an actress/comedienne encompasses both the New York and Los Angeles stage, network television, feature film and the new world of Internet Comedy. She has been featured in The New York Times, London’s Q Magazine, Time Out Tel Aviv, The Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, Heeb Magazine, In Style Magazine and New York Magazine Nadya honed her talent for creating off beat original characters and impressions in the New York alternative comedy scene at venues such as Luna Lounge, Surf Reality, Catch A Rising Star and Carloline’s Comedy Club. She was brought to LA by Warner Brothers to be a series regular on the sketch comedy series HYPE, and has written for and been featured on shows on NBC, TBS, Comedy Central, VH1, MTV, E and Lifetime Television. As a voice over artist, she has lent her talents to everything from Japanimation films to MTV animated series to national commercials and radio spots. Nadya wrote and co-starred in a webisode series produced by Roseanne Barr, worked with Parker Posey in the feature film “Adam & Steve” and is the co creator and star of photographer and film maker Austin Young’s international cult webisode series “The Worm” where she plays Madonna, Cher, Britney Spears, Winona Ryder, Gloria Steinem, Bensonhurst housewife Maryanne Mangiacavallo and a Giant Worm. |
Nadya’s Lady Gaga parody “Al Roker Face” garnered her an interview on the Today Show with Al Roker and Meredith Viera, and her appearance won MSNBC’s “Moment Of The Week” viewer poll by a landslide. Her stage show “Madonnalogues” just finished a sold out US tour to rave reviews and she is in the process of recording a comedy album. Nadya lives in Los Angeles and writes for comedy legend Joan Rivers on the hit E Entertainment series Fashion Police.
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ADAM MARCUS (1986)
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Adam Marcus is a film director, screenwriter, and producer whose work spans feature films, television, and independent projects. After studying at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, he began his career in the film industry working in development and production before moving into directing.
Marcus is best known for directing Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), the ninth installment in the Friday the 13th franchise. The film marked his feature directorial debut and established him as one of the youngest directors to helm a major studio horror franchise entry at the time. He went on to direct Conspiracy (2008), a thriller starring Val Kilmer and Jennifer Esposito, further expanding his work in feature filmmaking. In addition to directing, Marcus has worked as a writer and producer on a variety of projects across film and television. He co-created and developed Secret Santa, a horror-comedy released in 2018, and has continued to be active in independent filmmaking through writing, directing, and producing roles. His career reflects a focus on genre storytelling, particularly in horror and thriller films. |
Beyond feature films, Marcus has also contributed to television projects and independent productions, building a diverse portfolio within the entertainment industry. His work has maintained a consistent presence in genre filmmaking, combining commercial studio experience with independent creative projects.
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SARAH KOSKOFF (1985)
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IMDB:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0467165/
Staples alum Sarah Koskoff has written a film called Hello I Must Be Going. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Festival, and was a hit. Q: What made you switch from play writing to film writing? A: I had gotten to the end of what I felt I could accomplish as a playwright in Los Angeles, and my husband is a film director. So I decided to write a screenplay. Q: What was your reasoning for filming Hello I Must Be Going in Westport? A: I wrote Hello I Must Be Going specifically to shoot in Westport and for my husband to direct. I wanted to be very involved in the process. I knew if we made the film in Westport, we could get a lot of local help and keep it under our control. Q:Did your experiences in Westport contribute to the script? A: Yes, definitely. The main character in Hello I Must Be Going is in her mid-thirties, but she’s regressing — she’s behaving like a teenager. I called on my memories from high school: of going to the beach and sitting in the car a lot, sneaking out, and being incredibly bored! Q:Have you known that you wanted to write for plays/movies since you were in high school? A: I was always writing, but when I was in high school I really wanted to be an actor. Writing was always something I did on my own. I imagined I would write novels someday. But the thing I really loved about acting was the language, being able to bring great writing to life. When I started working as an actor in film and television, I found there wasn’t a lot of great language! So writing moved into the foreground for me. |
Q:If so did you take any classes at Staples that helped you learn more and prepare for this career?
A: I was in a lot of plays at Staples, and it was very helpful. I really learned a lot about dramatic writing from my experience as a performer. I also learned how to write dialogue — I still say all my dialogue out loud to make sure it sounds authentic. Q:Did any teachers at Staples or clubs/programs spark this interest in writing for you? A: I remember loving my classes with Peter Bennett, Joe Ball and Gerry Kuroghlian. Joe Ball actually took me and my best friend on a walk one day when we were stressing out about school. He basically said, don’t worry about any of this! None of it matters! It was pretty great. High School can seem so overwhelming when you’re in it, but it’s really just this tiny part of your life. There were great teachers at Staples who helped me gain this kind of perspective at really pivotal moments. I’m really grateful to them. Q:Do you have any projects coming up in the future? Yes, I have quite a few scripts I’m working on. I really hope to be shooting another film within the next year! Source: Inklings: Q&A with Sarah Koskoff, Staples Alum and Film Writer |
DAVID ROTH (1984)
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Current Director of Staples Players and graduate of Staples High School.
David Roth is an acclaimed theater educator, director, and producer whose influence on student theater has been felt for generations. Over a career spanning more than four decades at Staples High School, he transformed the theater program into one of the most respected high school performing arts organizations in the United States, mentoring thousands of students and helping launch numerous professional careers in theater, film, television, and the arts. As the longtime director of Staples Players, Roth oversaw hundreds of productions ranging from classic dramas and comedies to large-scale musicals. Under his leadership, the organization earned a national reputation for artistic excellence, innovative programming, and exceptional student involvement. His educational philosophy emphasized collaboration, discipline, creativity, and a commitment to storytelling, creating an environment in which students could develop both as artists and as individuals. |
Roth's contributions have been recognized with numerous honors throughout his career, including induction into the Educational Theatre Association's Hall of Fame and the National High School Hall of Fame. He has been widely respected as a leader in arts education and has served as a mentor to theater educators across the country. His work helped establish Staples as a destination for outstanding student theater and inspired generations of performers, directors, writers, and technicians.
Through his dedication to education and the performing arts, Roth created a lasting legacy that continues to shape the culture of theater at Staples and beyond. His impact can be seen not only in the productions he directed but also in the thousands of students whose lives were changed through his guidance, leadership, and belief in the transformative power of the arts. |
MICHAEL HAYDEN (1982)
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IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0370784/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hayden_(actor) After graduating from the Julliard School, Hayden made his Broadway debut in the role of "Billy" in the 1994 Broadway revival of Carousel, for which he won the Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He also played the role in the Royal National Theatre production in London in 1993, receiving an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. For his work in the 2001 Broadway revival of Judgment at Nuremberg he received the Tony Award nomination as Best Featured Actor in a Play. He played "Prince Hal" in Henry IV opposite Kevin Kline in 2003. He appeared in the play Festen on Broadway in 2006. In 2010 he played the roles of both "Henry V" and "Richard II" at the D.C Shakespeare Theatre Company |
Hayden won the Best Actor award at the AFI/LA Film Festival for his performance as William R. Pace in Charming Billy, and has appeared on television shows such as Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hack, and Murder One.
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DULCY ROGERS (1982)
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IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736851/
Article from New York Magazine about Rogers Article from New York Dailey News "Actress-playwright Dulcy Rogers is branching out with 'I Am a Tree' In “I Am a Tree,” Dulcy Rogers plays a woman set on learning about her mom. Three kooky aunts have vastly different perspectives on the story of her mother’s life. “It’s not autobiographical,” says the writer-actress, whose dad, David Rogers, wrote the book and lyrics for the 1978 musical “Charlie and Algeronon.” Her mom, June L. Walker Rogers, was a dancer and comedienne. “The thing that inspired this play,” she adds, “was more the question of whether we are fated to repeat behaviors of our parents. But, as my dad used to say, ‘You can’t help pulling from your own experiences.’” That includes “women who informed two of the aunts. One was the assistant to Eleanor Roosevelt and the second one grew up sitting at table with Milton Berle, Danny Kaye and all the stars of the golden era of Hollywood,” she says. “It seemed wrong for them to be gone from the world and I wanted a way to preserve them.” |
In a way, becoming a performer and a writer was a way of preserving the family business. “There was a brief moment in college when I thought about being a geologist, but my dad said that was crazy, and that I should stick to theater.
“Both my folks started working as children and were devoted to their professions,” says Rogers. She added that she loved the colorful friends and stories of rewrites and deadlines and going on with the show. “There always seemed to be big challenges to overcome.” If not trees to climb" |
CYNTHIA GIBB (1981)
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WEBSITE: www.cynthiagibb.me/home/index.html
I began my career at age 14 in New York City as Ford model. By the age of 15, I was doing commercials as well as print work. Woody Allen gave me my first acting job in his film, "Stardust Memories." Next was a 2-year stint on the daytime drama, "Search For Tomorrow" immediately followed by a lead in the hit series "Fame." Because of the weekly sessions in the recording studio for the show, I began my vocal training with Dr. Joel Ewing, with whom I still study today. During my first series hiatus, I starred opposite Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze in "Yougblood;" the second hiatus was spent in Mexico shooting Oliver Stone's "Salvador," opposite James Woods; and then I worked with Virginia Madsen and Daphne Zuniga in "Modern Girls" after my third season on "Fame." I left the show to work with Burt Reynolds in "Malone," followed by "Jack's Back" opposite James Spader. In "Death Warrant" I worked with Jean-Claude Van Damm and Robert Guiallame. I was honored by the invitation to be a member of The Actors' Studio when I starred in one of their plays, Lyle Kessler's "Robbers". |
Her studies have included private vocal coaching, membership in Dr. Ewing's Master Chorale for a dozen years and vocal pedagogy (the art of teaching singing) since 1999. In pedagogy Ms. Gibb has extensively studied the writings of Herbert Caesari, Cornelius Reid, William Vennard and Dr. Ewing's doctoral papers, focusing on registration being the most important foundation of singing. No matter what style one performs, the muscle system that makes our voices instruments must be balanced and Ms. Gibb's training allows her to hear and correct vocal faults as well as injuries. Ms. Gibb can be heard on the "Gypsy" soundtrack, a movie in which she played the title role opposite Bette Midler, earning her a Golden Globe nomination.
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Linda Blair (1977)
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WEBSITE: www.reallindablair.com/
Actress, Author, Activist & Humanitarian Linda Blair was born in St. Louis Missouri. At the age of 2 her family moved to Westport, Connecticut. When she was 5 she began her modeling career by appearing in a Downy Fabric Softener ad. Soon she could be seen in numerous TV commercials, magazine ads and campaigns for everything from Macy’s, Sears, and J.C. Penny’s to Welch’s Grape Jelly, Ivory Soap and Guldens Mustard. Blair often appeared in the New York Times Magazine and became known as the Cinderella girl. By the time Blair was 12 she had a lengthy resume. Appearing in more than 75 commercials, the soap opera Hidden Faces, and two feature films, The Sporting Club and The Way We Live Now. She was also a successful Jr. Rider. Since animals were Blair’s greatest passion she decided she was ready to stop working so she could focus on her studies and become a veterinarian. She discussed retiring from the business with her mom, who told her that was ok but she had to finish a couple of jobs first. That’s when The Exorcist came along. At the age of 14, The Exorcist instantly catapulted Blair to international fame and changed her life in ways she never imagined or was prepared for. Her extraordinary performance as Regan MacNeil earned Blair an Academy Award Nomination, a Golden Globe and People’s Choice Award. There were also death threats, questions about her mental health and bad press. While Blair looked at The Exorcist and Regan as a job and made up character with special effects, many people couldn’t separate her from the character she played and were genuinely afraid of her or asked her if she could perform some of the special effects on cue. The press asked her about faith, God, the Devil and Catholicism, thinking she had all the answers. |
Blair’s next role in Born Innocent was the first of many acclaimed and controversial TV movies. Blair plays a runaway who is hardened after being sent to a juvenile detention home, it was the highest rated TV movie to air in 1974. Sarah T. – Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic, Victory at Entebbe with Elizabeth Taylor, Sweet Hostage opposite Martin Sheen, and Stranger in Our House directed by Wes Craven, soon followed.
Through the years Blair hosted Scariest Places on Earth, starred in S Club 7 and could also be seen guest starring on television shows such as Married With Children, Murder She Wrote, The Love Boat, MacGyver and most recently Supernatural. Blair’s theatrical releases included the hilarious parody Repossessed, co-starring Leslie Nielson, Airport 1975, The Heretic, Roller Boogie, Hell Night, Night Patrol and Savage Streets. In 1997 Blair made her Broadway debut as Rizzo in Grease. She starred in the Los Angeles production of Women Behind Bars, the San Francisco production of Run For Your Wife and the Canadian production of the romantic comedy It Had To Be You. |
Scott Bryce (1976)
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IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0117302/
Scott Macalister Bryce (born January 6, 1958), sometimes credited as Scott M. Bryce, is an American film and television actor. Bryce is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Craig Montgomery on As the World Turns. Bryce was born in New York, New York, the son of the late daytime actor Ed Bryce, who for many years played Bill Bauer on Guiding Light. Bryce grew up in Westport, Connecticut and attended Staples High School where he was an active member of The Staples Players student theater group. He appeared at the Palace Theater on Broadway in Caesar & Cleopatra starring Rex Harrison in February 1977. Bryce, a two-time Daytime Emmy nominee, has found many ways to keep busy. The actor opened a three-camera television studio in an old vaudeville theater in Connecticut. Bryce has also made numerous guest starring appearances in primetime, including roles on "Murphy Brown," on which he played the recurring role of Faith Ford's husband Will Forrest, "ER," "Law & Order," "Reba" and "Sex and the City." In addition, the actor appeared as Dr. Crosby in a handful of episodes of ABC's One Life to Live in March 2006. |
Bryce is perhaps best known for the role of Craig Montgomery. He joined As the World Turns in 1982 and was initially paired with Meg Ryan. He continued in the role until 1987, and then made several short term-returns over the years until he departed in 1994. The show re-hired Bryce in 2007, but it was announced in January 2008 that he had been released from the role.
In 2014, Bryce played Senator Tom Wesley in the soap opera web series Beacon Hill. |
Terry Eldh (1975)
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Singer and Broadway veteran Terry Eldh performs favorite show tunes.
Terry Eldh, a Westport ‘home-grown’ talent, is at home on the stages of Broadway, opera houses, and concert halls. She was Carlotta in the Broadway Company of The Phantom of the Opera, and has enjoyed principal roles in La Boheme, La Traviata, the Marriage of Figaro, among other operas, throughout the United States and Europe. She is delighted to welcome her Broadway friends to perform classic hits from the Great White Way and beyond!! |
Terry performed as Carlotta in the Broadway company of "Phatom of the Opera" and has been invited to sing the role of Musetta in "La Boheme,: Micaela in "Carmen" and Violetta in "La Traviata" by Michigan Opera Theatre, Dayton Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Opera Francais of New York, Opera Theatre Company of Ireland, and Teatro Lirico of Spoleto, Italy.
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Andrew Behar (1975)
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Director, Writer, and Editor
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Bradley Jones (1975)
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BROADWAY WORLD: http://broadwayworld.com/people/Bradley-Jones/
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Stephanie Vahlos (1975)
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WEBSITE: www.stephanievlahos.com/
A graduate of Yale University and the Juilliard School, Stephanie comes to the directing profession with the experience of a former career as a professional singer. As a singer, Stephanie has worked in solo performance in diverging musical arenas with such luminaries as Pierre Boulez, Andre Previn, Van Dyke Parks, John Adams, and Ry Cooder, Sir Peter Hall, and Gordon Davidson. Her voice has been featured in film and commercials. A recipient of the Chanel Diva Award, Stephanie is best known in Los Angeles for her work as an opera singer with L.A. Opera in roles such as Nicklausse in Tales of Hoffmann and Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She has sung internationally in a number of critically-acclaimed performances of operas and concerts such as John Adams’ Nixon in China and was featured narrator for the premier of Aaron Jay Kernis’s Goblin Market with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. In addition to her classical engagements, Stephanie established herself as a recognized performance artist earning the monicker of "the moonlighting Diva" by the Associated Press for her direction of and performances in cabaret-influenced showcases devoted to the music of European cabaret and music hall. Although best known as a Kurt Weill interpreter, her whimsical tribute to our love of film noir, The Gangster Hour, was hailed by Variety as a "Cotton Club meets the Maltese Falcon...but what really sells is Vlahos and her incredible voice..." Her cabarets have been performed in the States and in Europe, most notably a sold-out concert tour in Greece where she also starred in a film by acclaimed Greek film director, Nicholas Triandafyllidis, entitled, Mavro Gala. Stephanie’s experience as a performer as well as her background in theater have lead her to her keen interest in directing where she regards herself as a performer’s director. Recent projects include Tristan and Isolde with Othalie Graham and Jeffrey Springer at the Broad Theater, Tosca with Intimate Opera, Tales of Hoffmann and Cendrillon with the Cole Conservatory Opera Institute at Cal State Long Beach, The Magic Flute at the Luckman Theater, and Oliver! at the Alex Theater. Alan Rich of the LA Weekly wrote of her production of Street Scene “…a lively, beautifully staged, stark and vigorous facsimile of both drama and music…” |
Stephanie is currently Artistic Director for OPERA POSSE, directing a critically-acclaimed production of Amahl and the Night Visitors with Suzanna Guzman at the Pasadena Playhouse which just received a StageScene LA Award for Best Opera 2010. A passionate advocate of outreach, Stephanie established the Full Circle Opera Project at the LA County High School for the Arts; a unique experience in opera for teens, hailed by the L.A. Board of Supervisors as "groundbreaking." It is a proud recipient of a grant from the Thornton Foundation.
Stephanie is currently theater coach and stage director for the Domingo-Thornton Young Artist’s Program at LA Opera as well as Director-In-Residence at the Cole Conservatory Opera Institute at Cal State Long Beach. In 2007, Stephanie was among 30 other artists, nationwide, to be nominated for the prestigious United States Artists Grant in directing. |
David Marshall Grant (1973)
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IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0335344/
David Marshall Grant (born June 21, 1955) is an American actor and writer Grant was born in Westport, Connecticut. Immediately after graduating from the Yale School of Drama, his first paying job was as Richard Gere's lover in the Broadway play Bent. His first screen role was in the 1979 film French Postcards. He went on to appear in several more films, both on the big screen and television. In 1985, he co-starred with Kevin Costner in John Badham's cyling theme film American Flyers. By this time, Grant was also working in episodic television and also had the role of Digger Barnes in the miniseries Dallas: The Early Years in 1986. In 1989, he portrayed the gay character Russell Weller on the television show thirtysomething. Although he only appeared in four episodes between 1989–90, the role brought him considerable recognition, particularly in one groundbreaking episode that featured his character in bed with another male character - a scene that caused outcry among conservative sponsors at the time. Grant went on to play roles in various television shows and movies, including Happy Birthday, Gemini, Legs, Labor of Love, CSI: Miami, Law & Order, Criminal Minds, and Alias. In 2004, he played a gay husband in the remake of The Stepford Wives, and played the father of Anne Hathaway's character in the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada. His last appearance on television was in an episode of Party Down in May 2009. |
On the stage, Grant is most notable for his portrayal of Joe Pitt in the first Broadway production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America. The role earned him a 1994 Tony Award nomination as Best Actor (Featured Role – Play).
In 1998, Grant began a career as a writer. His first play, Snakebit, premiered at NYC's Grove Street Playhouse and subsequently transferred to the Century Theatre. The play was nominated for the 1999 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play and was also nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award. His second play, Current Events, was produced by Manhattan Theatre Club in 2000. His most recent play, Pen, opened in 2006 at Playwrights Horizons. Also in 2006, he began working for the ABC drama series Brothers & Sisters as a screenwriter, story editor and (as of season 2 in September 2007), a series producer. In October 2009, he was named 'Head Showrunner'. The show was co-produced by Ken Olin whom Grant had worked with on thirtysomething many years earlier. |
Kevin Conroy (1973)
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WEBSITE: www.realkevinconroy.com/
By 1992, Tim Burton had brought Batman back to life. His first two movies were effective, and Warner Bros. wanted, badly, to leverage demand with Batman: The Animated Series, which originally aired in primetime on Fox, paid for with twice the typical budget for an animated show of its kind. This was a darker and more grownup Batman. And the studio needed a voice for him. A year earlier, Kevin Conroy, a Juilliard-trained Broadway actor, was about to audition — reluctantly — for the role. He was no comic geek, having been raised in a strict, traditional Irish-Catholic family outside New York City, where recreational activities were more likely to include baseball and jigging with his Gaelic-speaking Grandma. Producers gave him a crash-course in the Batman storyline before having him read the script. "As soon as they described his schizophrenic lifestyle, it bugged me," Conroy says. "I thought, Wait a minute, he is the Bill Gates of Gotham. He is the most eligible bachelor. Everyone knows who he is. And he puts on a cape, and no one recognizes him? Come on." In the five minutes he had to prepare, Conroy decided to give the superhero a new dual-voiced reading — the naïve scion's lilt and his alter-ego's deep growl — fundamentally altering the legacy of a comic book he had only passing knowledge of. Now imagine if Bruce Wayne and Batman had exactly the same speaking voice. It seems wrong. For that, the world has Kevin Conroy to thank. |
It didn't really matter, in theory. The comics had dialogue bubbles. Live-action Batman pre-Conroy had one voice and a costume change. Conroy felt differently, and used his trick to shade in some psychological background: "If he sounds that different, where does the voice come from? It has to come from the pain," Conroy says. "I decided that the Bruce Wayne persona, the public persona, is the performance, and the Batman character is who he is when he is most natural. When he's putting on the cape, he is becoming himself." Everyone's got issues.
Conroy got the part, but he still had work to do. "The Batman voice was the voice you've heard. But the Bruce Wayne voice was a high, light, playboy voice with a lot of irony and humor in it," he says. "As the studio finished the animation, they realized the show was so dark that Bruce Wayne's light sound was jarring." Conroy was asked to re-record the first five or six episodes, cementing the more subtle voices heard in that series, its spin-offs, and video games ever since. |
Pamela Sue Martin (1971)
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IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0552863/
Pamela Sue Martin, was born in Westport, Connecticut on January 5, 1953. While attending Staples High School in the early 70s a friend suggested that Pamela leave her less paying job for a modeling career in New York where she could earn up to $60 an hour. She began appearing in print ads as well as television commercial before she took a bold step and auditioned for a roll in Columbia Pictures film called To Find a Man. After a three month wait, she got notice that she won the lead role. It was because of this film that Irwin Allen cast Pamela in his film The Poseidon Adventure. It wasn't long before Pamela began appearing in other theatrical films, as well as made for TV movies. |
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She achieved stardom in the 1977 TV series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, playing Carolyn Keene's teenage sleuth Nancy Drew. Quitting the series over creative difference, Pamela began cultivating a sexier, more adult screen image in films like The Lady in Red. She spent much of the early 1980s in the role of Fallon Carrington Colby in the prime-time TV serial Dynasty; her character wound up being killed in a car crash, only to be revived in the person of Emma Samms on the Dynasty spin-off The Colbys. In 1984, Pamela Sue Martin both starred in and co-scripted the feature film Torchlight one of her last appearances on the big screen. She would appear in several made-for-TV movies and mini-series in the late 80s and early 90s. And made several guest appearances in the early 2000s on several television talk-shows and series.
-From http://www.pamelasuemartin.net/
Christopher Lloyd (1957)
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IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000502/
Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor. Among his best-known roles are Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family and its sequel Addams Family Values, and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as Jim Ignatowski in the television series Taxi. Lloyd has used his vocal talents in animation, frequently voicing villains. He provided the voice of the character Hacker on the animated PBS series Cyberchase. Lloyd has won three Primetime Emmy Awards and an Independent Spirit Award, and has been nominated for two Saturn Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award. Lloyd was born in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Samuel R. Lloyd, a lawyer, and his wife Ruth (née Lapham), a singer and sister of San Francisco mayor Roger Lapham. He is the youngest of four girls and three boys, one of whom, Samuel Lloyd, was an actor in the 1950s and 1960s. Lloyd's maternal grandfather, Lewis Lapham, was one of the founders of the Texaco oil company, and Lloyd is also a descendant of Mayflower passengers including John Howland. Lloyd attended the Fessenden School, a preparatory school in Newton, Massachusetts. Lloyd was raised in New Canaan, Connecticut, and attended high school in nearby Westport. Lloyd began acting when he was 14, and started apprenticing in summer stock. He took acting classes in New York City at age 19--some at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner--and made his New York theater debut in Fernando Arrabal's play And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers. Lloyd recalled, "I was a replacement and it was my first sort of job in New York." He made his Broadway debut in the short-lived Red, White and Maddox, and went on to Off-Broadway roles in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Kaspar, The Harlot and the Hunted, The Seagull, Total Eclipse,Macbeth, In the Boom Boom Room, Cracks, Professional Resident Company, What Every Woman Knows, 'The Father, King Lear, and Power Failure. He returned to Broadway for the musical Happy End. His first movie role was as a psychiatric patient in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He is perhaps best known for his roles as "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski, the ex-hippie cabbie on the TV sitcom Taxi, and the eccentric inventor Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy of science-fiction films, for which he was nominated for a Saturn Award. In 1986, he played the reviled Professor B.O. Beanes in the television series Amazing Stories, and the villainous Major Bartholomew 'Butch' Cavendish in The Legend of the Lone Ranger and its numerous spin-offs, and appeared in that role in a variety of other incarnations as well. Some of his other notable roles include Klingon Commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Professor Plum in Clue, Professor Dimple in an episode of Road to Avonlea (for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series), the title role in The Pagemaster, the villain Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a wacky sound-effects man named Zoltan in Radioland Murders, and Uncle Fester in the big-screen adaptations of The Addams Family. |
In 1994, he played an angel named Al in the movie "Angels in the Outfield". In 1999, he was reunited onscreen with Michael J. Fox in an episode of Spin City entitled "Back to the Future IV — Judgment Day", in which Lloyd plays Owen Kingston--the former mentor of Fox's character, Mike Flaherty's--who stops by City Hall to see him, only to proclaim himself God. That same year, Lloyd starred in the movie remake of the 1960s series My Favorite Martian. Also in November 2007, Lloyd was reunited onscreen with his former Taxi co-star Judd Hirsch in the Season 4 episode "Graphic" of the TV series Numb3rs. He starred in the television series Deadly Games in the mid-1990s, and was a regular in the TV series Stacked in the mid-2000s.
Lloyd portrayed the star character in the point-and-click adventure game Toonstruck, released in November 1996. He played Ebenezer Scrooge in a 2008 production of A Christmas Carol at the Kodak Theatre with John Goodman and Jane Leeves. In 2009, he appeared in a trailer for a "fake horror" film entitled Gobstopper, in which he played Willy Wonka as a horror-movie-style villain. In October 2009, he did a two-man show with comic performer Joe Gallois in several Midwest cities. Lloyd also played Mr. Goodman in the 2010 remake Piranha 3D. In September 2010, he reprised his role as Doctor Emmett Brown in Back to the Future: The Game, an episodic adventure game series developed by Telltale Games. In the summer of 2010, he starred as Willy Loman in a Weston Playhouse production of Death of a Salesman. On January 21, 2011, he appeared in an episode of the J. J. Abrams television series Fringe. In August 2011, he reprised the role of Dr. Emmett Brown (from Back to the Future) as part of an advertising campaign for Garbarino, an Argentine appliance company, and also as part of the Nike Company's "Back For the Future" campaign for the benefit of The Michael J. Fox Foundation. In 2012 and 2013, Lloyd reprised the role of Brown in two episodes of the claymation series Robot Chicken. |
Awards
Chuck Elliot Award for Fine Character and Devotion to the Arts
2026 - Mikey Winkler, Connor Yuan, Haley Forman, Olivia Pattinson,
2025 - Ryan Overley and Chloe Carson
2024 - Cameron Mann, Matthew Bukzin & Imogen Medoff
2023 - Madelyn Spera, Max Ardrey and Raia Badurina
2022 - Neha Arora, Molly Frank and Eliza Bowens
2021- Alex Watzman and Violet Cooper
2020- Sammy Guthartz, Owen Keaveney and Derrick Adelkopf
2019 - Max Evans, Chad Celini, Amanda Samuels
2018 - Jillian Gault and Tucker Ewing
2017 - James O’Brien, Oliver Smith
2016 - Zoë Fox, Mackenzie Lavoie, Jimmy Ray Stagg
2015 - Juliet Kimble, Emma Ruchefsky, Scott Yarmoff
2014 - Bryan Gannon, Amanda Horowitz
2013 - Allie Daut, Danielle Honigstein, Michael Sixsmith
2011 - Alison Manning
2010 - Shannon Walsh, Jake Yarmoff
2009 - Noah Witke
2008 - Britt Hennemuth, Taber Onthank
2007 - Claire Minella
2006 - Laura Murchie, Cindy Shuck
2005 - Peter Stonbely, Jennie Wilkes
2004 - Tyler Rackliffe, Beth Schnapp
2003 - Justin Paul
2002 - Kieran Wanduragala
2001 - Meredith Boak
2000 - Megan Clawson
1999 - Alex Williams-Resnick
1998 - Audrey Wauchope
1997 - Joshua Duchan
1993 - Aaron Dolberg
1992 - Marty Dever
1991 - Claudia Rodriquez
1990 - Matt Longcore
1989 - Amanda Heyman
1988 - Karin Bloomer, John Morgan
1987 - Nadya Ginsburg, Cary Pierce
1986 - Warren Lieberstein
1985 - Christopher King
1984 - Traci Davis
2025 - Ryan Overley and Chloe Carson
2024 - Cameron Mann, Matthew Bukzin & Imogen Medoff
2023 - Madelyn Spera, Max Ardrey and Raia Badurina
2022 - Neha Arora, Molly Frank and Eliza Bowens
2021- Alex Watzman and Violet Cooper
2020- Sammy Guthartz, Owen Keaveney and Derrick Adelkopf
2019 - Max Evans, Chad Celini, Amanda Samuels
2018 - Jillian Gault and Tucker Ewing
2017 - James O’Brien, Oliver Smith
2016 - Zoë Fox, Mackenzie Lavoie, Jimmy Ray Stagg
2015 - Juliet Kimble, Emma Ruchefsky, Scott Yarmoff
2014 - Bryan Gannon, Amanda Horowitz
2013 - Allie Daut, Danielle Honigstein, Michael Sixsmith
2011 - Alison Manning
2010 - Shannon Walsh, Jake Yarmoff
2009 - Noah Witke
2008 - Britt Hennemuth, Taber Onthank
2007 - Claire Minella
2006 - Laura Murchie, Cindy Shuck
2005 - Peter Stonbely, Jennie Wilkes
2004 - Tyler Rackliffe, Beth Schnapp
2003 - Justin Paul
2002 - Kieran Wanduragala
2001 - Meredith Boak
2000 - Megan Clawson
1999 - Alex Williams-Resnick
1998 - Audrey Wauchope
1997 - Joshua Duchan
1993 - Aaron Dolberg
1992 - Marty Dever
1991 - Claudia Rodriquez
1990 - Matt Longcore
1989 - Amanda Heyman
1988 - Karin Bloomer, John Morgan
1987 - Nadya Ginsburg, Cary Pierce
1986 - Warren Lieberstein
1985 - Christopher King
1984 - Traci Davis
Joanne Kahn Award for Strong Leadership by Example and Collaboration to Achieve a Common Goal
2026 - Nina Katz and Leila Stein
2025 - Rosie Kauppinen and Mia Lewis
2024 - Grace Power, Kaya Arava & Charlotte Jandora
2023 - Adelia Purcell and Ella Grace Worraker
2022 - Sasha Barnett
2021- Maizy Boosin and Bridget Looby
2020- Annabel Kavetas and Erin Lynch
2019 - Mia Kobylinski, Georgia Wright, Max Herman
2018 - Jacqueline Rhoads, Sydney Carson
2017 - Sarah Barnett
2016 - Carly Kobylinski, Christian Melhuish
2015 - Rachel Beck, Evan Klasky
2014 - Sylvie Lexow
2013 - Annie Cooperstone, Danielle Frost
2012 - Annabel Burchill, Helena Wippick
2025 - Rosie Kauppinen and Mia Lewis
2024 - Grace Power, Kaya Arava & Charlotte Jandora
2023 - Adelia Purcell and Ella Grace Worraker
2022 - Sasha Barnett
2021- Maizy Boosin and Bridget Looby
2020- Annabel Kavetas and Erin Lynch
2019 - Mia Kobylinski, Georgia Wright, Max Herman
2018 - Jacqueline Rhoads, Sydney Carson
2017 - Sarah Barnett
2016 - Carly Kobylinski, Christian Melhuish
2015 - Rachel Beck, Evan Klasky
2014 - Sylvie Lexow
2013 - Annie Cooperstone, Danielle Frost
2012 - Annabel Burchill, Helena Wippick
Paul Steen Award for Fine Character, Dedication, Honesty, and Excellence in Performance
2026- Cooper Gusick and Ellis Marony
2025 - Dylan Bruno
2024 - Josy Pitaro & Samantha Edwards
2023 - Nikki Sternberg, Ian Patton and Melody Stanger
2022 - Sydney Gusick and Sam Betit
2021 - Jasper Burke and Ryan Fenstermacher
2020- AnnaMaria Fernandez and Chloe Delgado
2019 - Juliette Schwebel, Tabitha Burke, Antonio Antonelli
2018 - Simone Barr, Sophia Sherman
2017 - Jacob Leaf, Zoe Mezoff
2016 - Jordan Goodness, Aaron Samuels
2015 - Jack Baylis, Jack Bowman
2014 - Emily Ressler
2013 - Michelle Pauker, Will Smith
2012 - Charlie Greenwald
2011 - Kathryn Durkin
2010 - Adam Bangser, Jahari Dodd
2009 - Christopher McNiff, Hannah Shaffer
2008 - Rachel Ritter, Leo Stagg
2007 - Mia Gentile, Adam Krellenstein
2006 - Sally Eidman
2005 - Steven Fuertes
2004 - Gina Rattan
2003 - Katherine Clark, Caitlin Shure
2002 - Joanna Gang
2001 - Peter Austin Duchan
1999 - Leslye Headland
1998 - Nick Ordway
1997 - Conor Loughridge
1996 - Lauren Flans, Ryan O’Neill
1995 - Brandon Borrman, Robert Cygan
1994 - Megan Bruggeman, John Newman, Holly Sosnowitz, Alice Waxman
1993 - Emily Hall, Serena Orgel
1992 - Kim Luecke
1991 - Ethan Malasky
1990 - Bill Canning
1989 - Sarah Heath
1988 - Kerry Kenney
1987 - Benjamin Frimmer
1986 - Anne Lowrie
1985 - Dorian Kail
1984 - John Donovan, Robert Wilder
1983 - David Linton
1982 - Mike Hayden
1981 - William Handley, Jeffrey Provost
1980 - Frank Lang
1979 - Glen Stewart
1978 - Russell Johnson
1977 - Tony Lopez
1976 - Christine Collins
2025 - Dylan Bruno
2024 - Josy Pitaro & Samantha Edwards
2023 - Nikki Sternberg, Ian Patton and Melody Stanger
2022 - Sydney Gusick and Sam Betit
2021 - Jasper Burke and Ryan Fenstermacher
2020- AnnaMaria Fernandez and Chloe Delgado
2019 - Juliette Schwebel, Tabitha Burke, Antonio Antonelli
2018 - Simone Barr, Sophia Sherman
2017 - Jacob Leaf, Zoe Mezoff
2016 - Jordan Goodness, Aaron Samuels
2015 - Jack Baylis, Jack Bowman
2014 - Emily Ressler
2013 - Michelle Pauker, Will Smith
2012 - Charlie Greenwald
2011 - Kathryn Durkin
2010 - Adam Bangser, Jahari Dodd
2009 - Christopher McNiff, Hannah Shaffer
2008 - Rachel Ritter, Leo Stagg
2007 - Mia Gentile, Adam Krellenstein
2006 - Sally Eidman
2005 - Steven Fuertes
2004 - Gina Rattan
2003 - Katherine Clark, Caitlin Shure
2002 - Joanna Gang
2001 - Peter Austin Duchan
1999 - Leslye Headland
1998 - Nick Ordway
1997 - Conor Loughridge
1996 - Lauren Flans, Ryan O’Neill
1995 - Brandon Borrman, Robert Cygan
1994 - Megan Bruggeman, John Newman, Holly Sosnowitz, Alice Waxman
1993 - Emily Hall, Serena Orgel
1992 - Kim Luecke
1991 - Ethan Malasky
1990 - Bill Canning
1989 - Sarah Heath
1988 - Kerry Kenney
1987 - Benjamin Frimmer
1986 - Anne Lowrie
1985 - Dorian Kail
1984 - John Donovan, Robert Wilder
1983 - David Linton
1982 - Mike Hayden
1981 - William Handley, Jeffrey Provost
1980 - Frank Lang
1979 - Glen Stewart
1978 - Russell Johnson
1977 - Tony Lopez
1976 - Christine Collins
Hal James Award for Outstanding Service and Excellence in Technical Theatre
2023 - Franky Lockenour, Zoe Webster and Anya Pulichino
2022 - Kate Davit, Jacob Friedman and Sophie Clemons
2021- Katlina Giaume, Maria Saravia and Nasir Wynruit
2020- Evan Siegel and Jeffrey Pressman
2019 - Sydney Panzer, Charlie Norman, Sydney Winthrop
2018 - Olivia Payne, Rick Eason
2017 - Kait Smithson
2016 - Jimmy Kavetas, Jack Schlater
2015 - Rachel Doran, Alex Elias
2014 - William Moeller
2013 - Griffin Noyer, Tommy Palumbo
2012 - Victoria, Mechanic, Ada Pospiszyl, Avery Suter
2011 - Katy Blackburn, Alex Scordato
2010 - Robin Batteau, Andrea Sherman
2009 - Jocie Fifield, Justin Sherman
2008 - Jared Egusa, Emily Stromberg
2007 - Megan Watt
2006 - Kevin Rackliffe
2005 - Kate Bosch
2004 - Samantha Flint, Britt Kapec
2003 - Jamieson Cash, Erik Grathwohl
2002 - Jamieson Cash
2001 - Brady Loeck
2000 - Andrew Kirsch
1999 - Jason Klein
1998 - Casey Royce
1997 - Ryan O’Neill
1996 - Charles Carleton, Megan Eliot, Alex Freedman, Kieran Smiley
1995 - Marsha Geller, Brian McConnell, Demian Ordway, Seth Orkand, Jamie Roth
1994 - Joanna Bloomer, Carrie Griswold, Courtney Kemp, Michael Lang, Christian McHenry
1993 - Sharon Coleman
1992 - Johanna Kalb, Benj Jackson, M. Lawrence
1991 - Jessica Eggart, Corey Frimmer, Jacqueline Reid
1990 - Jason Kramer, Adam Sussman
1989 - Michael Hyman
1988 - Andre Durette, Christina Lundell
1987 - David Kramer, Matthew Zelkowitz
1986 - Heather Hiltz
1985 - Jack Saad
1984 - William Mellott
1983 - Leslie Casson, Thomas Shaner
1982 - Leah Creatura
1981 - Kerry Kanaga
1980 - Jill Ferarri, Linda Perry
1979 - Robert Harding
1978 - Kelly Donnell, Rebecca Farmer
1977 - Hilary Groner
1976 - Tom Ferguson
2022 - Kate Davit, Jacob Friedman and Sophie Clemons
2021- Katlina Giaume, Maria Saravia and Nasir Wynruit
2020- Evan Siegel and Jeffrey Pressman
2019 - Sydney Panzer, Charlie Norman, Sydney Winthrop
2018 - Olivia Payne, Rick Eason
2017 - Kait Smithson
2016 - Jimmy Kavetas, Jack Schlater
2015 - Rachel Doran, Alex Elias
2014 - William Moeller
2013 - Griffin Noyer, Tommy Palumbo
2012 - Victoria, Mechanic, Ada Pospiszyl, Avery Suter
2011 - Katy Blackburn, Alex Scordato
2010 - Robin Batteau, Andrea Sherman
2009 - Jocie Fifield, Justin Sherman
2008 - Jared Egusa, Emily Stromberg
2007 - Megan Watt
2006 - Kevin Rackliffe
2005 - Kate Bosch
2004 - Samantha Flint, Britt Kapec
2003 - Jamieson Cash, Erik Grathwohl
2002 - Jamieson Cash
2001 - Brady Loeck
2000 - Andrew Kirsch
1999 - Jason Klein
1998 - Casey Royce
1997 - Ryan O’Neill
1996 - Charles Carleton, Megan Eliot, Alex Freedman, Kieran Smiley
1995 - Marsha Geller, Brian McConnell, Demian Ordway, Seth Orkand, Jamie Roth
1994 - Joanna Bloomer, Carrie Griswold, Courtney Kemp, Michael Lang, Christian McHenry
1993 - Sharon Coleman
1992 - Johanna Kalb, Benj Jackson, M. Lawrence
1991 - Jessica Eggart, Corey Frimmer, Jacqueline Reid
1990 - Jason Kramer, Adam Sussman
1989 - Michael Hyman
1988 - Andre Durette, Christina Lundell
1987 - David Kramer, Matthew Zelkowitz
1986 - Heather Hiltz
1985 - Jack Saad
1984 - William Mellott
1983 - Leslie Casson, Thomas Shaner
1982 - Leah Creatura
1981 - Kerry Kanaga
1980 - Jill Ferarri, Linda Perry
1979 - Robert Harding
1978 - Kelly Donnell, Rebecca Farmer
1977 - Hilary Groner
1976 - Tom Ferguson
Eleanor Hermann Award for Significant Contribution
2026 - Graham Griffin & Harry McLaughlin
2025 - Yusef Abdallah
2024 - Ayla Nahmias, Benjamin (Cooper) Sadler
2023 - Drew Andrade, Jayden Saenz, Witt Landau and Kaila Kennedy
2022 - Ryan Porio and Alex Waterworth
2021 - Claire Baylis and Ben Zack
2020 - Kelley Schutte, Krish Shah-Nathwani, and Carly Dwyer
2019 - Juliette Berger, Sam Gusick
2018 - Avery Landon, Ben Stephan, Charlie Zuckerman
2017 - Nicholas Roehm, Riley Thrush
2016 - Wellington Baumann, Samantha Chachra, Rachel Corbally
2015 - Bailey Claffey, Sarah Quagliariello, Noa Wind
2014 - Sam Adelmann, Kelly Gore
2013 - August Laska, Alexandra Rappaport, Madeline Seidman
2012 - Sami Schweber
2011 - Greg Langstine, Tori Schachne
2010 - Alexa Babbin, Casey Richardson
2009 - Zoe Apoian, Sharon Chung
2008 - Jeremie Mayes, Mary Meinke
2007 - Nick Boak, Jared Floch
2006 - Natalie Carlson, Lee Crain
2005 - Carolyn Jeffery, Jesse Kruska
2004 - Caitlin Collins, Emma Ritter
2003 - Rebecca Chodroff, Haley Petersen
2002 - Samantha Marpe, Christopher Wilsnack
2001 - Carla Pisarro
2000 - Jeremy Chun Taite
1999 - Josh Gang
1998 - Jared Mittleman
1997 - Ellasandra Davis
1985 - Donna Steinberg
1984 - David Roth
1983 - George Handley
1982 - Robyn Bradford, Amanda Egan
1981 - Jonathan Siegel
1980 - Cecilia Jansen
1979 - Gregory Navin
1978 - Joseph Jolly
1977 - David Rose
1976 - William Hyman
1975 - Andy Behar
1974 - Gregg Dowd
1973 - Laurie McCarthey
1972 - Ann Foley
1971 - Joan Friedman
1970 - Barbara Marks
1969 - Jennifer Reed, Ann Schraishuhn
1968 - Carol Lyons
1967 - Lindsay Law
2025 - Yusef Abdallah
2024 - Ayla Nahmias, Benjamin (Cooper) Sadler
2023 - Drew Andrade, Jayden Saenz, Witt Landau and Kaila Kennedy
2022 - Ryan Porio and Alex Waterworth
2021 - Claire Baylis and Ben Zack
2020 - Kelley Schutte, Krish Shah-Nathwani, and Carly Dwyer
2019 - Juliette Berger, Sam Gusick
2018 - Avery Landon, Ben Stephan, Charlie Zuckerman
2017 - Nicholas Roehm, Riley Thrush
2016 - Wellington Baumann, Samantha Chachra, Rachel Corbally
2015 - Bailey Claffey, Sarah Quagliariello, Noa Wind
2014 - Sam Adelmann, Kelly Gore
2013 - August Laska, Alexandra Rappaport, Madeline Seidman
2012 - Sami Schweber
2011 - Greg Langstine, Tori Schachne
2010 - Alexa Babbin, Casey Richardson
2009 - Zoe Apoian, Sharon Chung
2008 - Jeremie Mayes, Mary Meinke
2007 - Nick Boak, Jared Floch
2006 - Natalie Carlson, Lee Crain
2005 - Carolyn Jeffery, Jesse Kruska
2004 - Caitlin Collins, Emma Ritter
2003 - Rebecca Chodroff, Haley Petersen
2002 - Samantha Marpe, Christopher Wilsnack
2001 - Carla Pisarro
2000 - Jeremy Chun Taite
1999 - Josh Gang
1998 - Jared Mittleman
1997 - Ellasandra Davis
1985 - Donna Steinberg
1984 - David Roth
1983 - George Handley
1982 - Robyn Bradford, Amanda Egan
1981 - Jonathan Siegel
1980 - Cecilia Jansen
1979 - Gregory Navin
1978 - Joseph Jolly
1977 - David Rose
1976 - William Hyman
1975 - Andy Behar
1974 - Gregg Dowd
1973 - Laurie McCarthey
1972 - Ann Foley
1971 - Joan Friedman
1970 - Barbara Marks
1969 - Jennifer Reed, Ann Schraishuhn
1968 - Carol Lyons
1967 - Lindsay Law
Joe Ziegahn Award for Craftsmanship, Artistry and Ingenuity in Technical Theatre
2026 - Finn Maddaloni & Henry Baker
2025 - Kayla Damiano
2024 - Tyler Rockwell & Tess Feldman
2023 - Isabelle Ormsby
2022 - Lucia Scotti and Miles Katz
2021 - Brandon Malin and Samira Saad
2020 - Karalyn Hood
2019 - Joe Xiang, Ben Wolfe
2018 - Braeden Smith, Sophie Dinitz
2017 - Jack Norman
2016 - Francis Fiore, Samantha Galvao
2015 - Alex Hunter, Noel Sosnoski
2014 - Alex Fasciolo
2013 - Matt Kresch, Brianna Reedy, Alec Wrubel
2012 - Josh Furth, George Goodell
2011 - Noah Weingart
2010 - Josh Tucker
2025 - Kayla Damiano
2024 - Tyler Rockwell & Tess Feldman
2023 - Isabelle Ormsby
2022 - Lucia Scotti and Miles Katz
2021 - Brandon Malin and Samira Saad
2020 - Karalyn Hood
2019 - Joe Xiang, Ben Wolfe
2018 - Braeden Smith, Sophie Dinitz
2017 - Jack Norman
2016 - Francis Fiore, Samantha Galvao
2015 - Alex Hunter, Noel Sosnoski
2014 - Alex Fasciolo
2013 - Matt Kresch, Brianna Reedy, Alec Wrubel
2012 - Josh Furth, George Goodell
2011 - Noah Weingart
2010 - Josh Tucker
Craig Matheson Award for Pursuit of Excellence in Performance and Commitment and Dedication to the Players Organization
2026 - Gabriella Schmelkin-Wilson & Sara Stanley
2025 - Arianna Brodows
2024 - Tess Boosin & Ella Trivisonno
2023 - Jaqueline Peterson and James Dobin-Smith
2022 - Oliver Holoubek-Sebok and Anushka Rao
2021- Jamie Mann and David Corro
2020- Tobey Patton
2019 - Zach DeBrino, Daisy Brackett
2018 - Christopher Hoile
2017 - Colin McKechnie
2016 - Keanan Pucci, Nick Ribolla
2015 - Nick Massoud, Isabel Perry
2014 - Maddy Rozynek
2013 - Tyler Jent, Clay Singer
2012 - Gregg Bonti, Jessica Ostreicher
2011 - Eva Hendricks
2010 - Dan Shure
2009 - David Ressler
2008 - Hannah Dubner, Adam Kaplan
2007 - Brandon Floch
2006 - Scott Weinstein
2005 - Zachary Shornick
2025 - Arianna Brodows
2024 - Tess Boosin & Ella Trivisonno
2023 - Jaqueline Peterson and James Dobin-Smith
2022 - Oliver Holoubek-Sebok and Anushka Rao
2021- Jamie Mann and David Corro
2020- Tobey Patton
2019 - Zach DeBrino, Daisy Brackett
2018 - Christopher Hoile
2017 - Colin McKechnie
2016 - Keanan Pucci, Nick Ribolla
2015 - Nick Massoud, Isabel Perry
2014 - Maddy Rozynek
2013 - Tyler Jent, Clay Singer
2012 - Gregg Bonti, Jessica Ostreicher
2011 - Eva Hendricks
2010 - Dan Shure
2009 - David Ressler
2008 - Hannah Dubner, Adam Kaplan
2007 - Brandon Floch
2006 - Scott Weinstein
2005 - Zachary Shornick
Drew Lubarsky Award for Outstanding Service and Initiative
2026 - Theo Rowen and Lucas Gomez,
2025 - Fin Maddaloni
2024 - Kayla Damiano & Arianna Brodows
2023 - Tyler Rockwell and Tess Feldman
2022 - Charlotte D’Anna, Lena Pantzos and Carly Curran
2021- Lucia Scotti and Miles Katz
2020- Brandon Malin and Samira Saad
2019 - Karalyn Hood
2018 - Joe Xiang and Ben Wolfe
2017 - Eric Elias, Braeden Smith
2016 - Kayla Bilotti, Michael Dodd
2015 - Francis Fiore, Jack Norman
2014 - Samantha Galvao, Vignesh Namasivayam
2013 - Alexandra Hunter
2012 - Alex Elias
2011 - Adam Mirkine, Brianna Reedy, Alec Wrubel
2010 - Gwen Beal, Carson Einarsen
2009 - Alexandra Scordato
2008 - Joshua Tucker, Amanda Vaitruardrok
2007 - Caley Beretta, Elena Rueven
2006 - Andrew Lott, Emily Weingart
2005 - Georgina Pappas
2004 - Kylie Collins, Scott Weinstein
2003 - Anna Burnham
2002 - Alec Bernstein, Daniel Topska
2001 - Samantha Flint
2000 - Haley Petersen
1999 - Jamie Crighton
1998 - Megan Clawson
1997 - Diana Jeffery
1996 - Devin Arrington, Katie Griswold, Dan Hofmekler, Jessica Wedvick
1995 - Michelle Barsa, Michael White
1994 - Todd Welsch
1993 - David Arcudi
1992 - Dahlia Waingort
1991 - Marty Dever
1990 - Matt Raffety, Sheffali Singh
1989 - Mary Matheson
2025 - Fin Maddaloni
2024 - Kayla Damiano & Arianna Brodows
2023 - Tyler Rockwell and Tess Feldman
2022 - Charlotte D’Anna, Lena Pantzos and Carly Curran
2021- Lucia Scotti and Miles Katz
2020- Brandon Malin and Samira Saad
2019 - Karalyn Hood
2018 - Joe Xiang and Ben Wolfe
2017 - Eric Elias, Braeden Smith
2016 - Kayla Bilotti, Michael Dodd
2015 - Francis Fiore, Jack Norman
2014 - Samantha Galvao, Vignesh Namasivayam
2013 - Alexandra Hunter
2012 - Alex Elias
2011 - Adam Mirkine, Brianna Reedy, Alec Wrubel
2010 - Gwen Beal, Carson Einarsen
2009 - Alexandra Scordato
2008 - Joshua Tucker, Amanda Vaitruardrok
2007 - Caley Beretta, Elena Rueven
2006 - Andrew Lott, Emily Weingart
2005 - Georgina Pappas
2004 - Kylie Collins, Scott Weinstein
2003 - Anna Burnham
2002 - Alec Bernstein, Daniel Topska
2001 - Samantha Flint
2000 - Haley Petersen
1999 - Jamie Crighton
1998 - Megan Clawson
1997 - Diana Jeffery
1996 - Devin Arrington, Katie Griswold, Dan Hofmekler, Jessica Wedvick
1995 - Michelle Barsa, Michael White
1994 - Todd Welsch
1993 - David Arcudi
1992 - Dahlia Waingort
1991 - Marty Dever
1990 - Matt Raffety, Sheffali Singh
1989 - Mary Matheson
Theatre Department Recognition Award for Significant Contribution to Staples Players’ Pursuit of Excellence
2007 - Drew Angus, Julia Gang, Ryan Laney, Jeremy Lawrence, Matt Rosenthal, Evan Schnoll
2006 - Dana Feinberg, Dan Mayer, Katie Palmer, Alicia Zollinger
2005 - Alec Galambos, Kathleen Hessman, Aaron Lennon, Rob Pocious, Tom Stroud
2004 - Sophia Campana, Rosie Dickinson, Julianne McGrath, Laura Messina, Brett Miller, Kevin Walker
2003 - Liz Hannah, Leslie Murchie, Dexter Robison, Allie Schafrann, Zack Winick
2002 - Kristin Balas, Jacqueline Broder, Amy Lessler
2001 - Jon Loeck, Zach Kampler, Justin Miller, Jessica Shure, Jon Torska
2000 - Elizabeth Draper, Diana Jeffery, Samantha Karam, Katherine Peterson
1999 - Kate Maloney, Chloé Schon, Micah Sloat, Ted Thompson
1998 - Chris Kelly, Brett Lassoff, Amber Pincavage, Gina Reif, Andy Scarella, Michael Torska
1997 - Monica Caldas, Molly Kane, Cortney Keim, Rachel Mason, Todd Welsch
2006 - Dana Feinberg, Dan Mayer, Katie Palmer, Alicia Zollinger
2005 - Alec Galambos, Kathleen Hessman, Aaron Lennon, Rob Pocious, Tom Stroud
2004 - Sophia Campana, Rosie Dickinson, Julianne McGrath, Laura Messina, Brett Miller, Kevin Walker
2003 - Liz Hannah, Leslie Murchie, Dexter Robison, Allie Schafrann, Zack Winick
2002 - Kristin Balas, Jacqueline Broder, Amy Lessler
2001 - Jon Loeck, Zach Kampler, Justin Miller, Jessica Shure, Jon Torska
2000 - Elizabeth Draper, Diana Jeffery, Samantha Karam, Katherine Peterson
1999 - Kate Maloney, Chloé Schon, Micah Sloat, Ted Thompson
1998 - Chris Kelly, Brett Lassoff, Amber Pincavage, Gina Reif, Andy Scarella, Michael Torska
1997 - Monica Caldas, Molly Kane, Cortney Keim, Rachel Mason, Todd Welsch
Grace Richardson Award for Leadership and Excellence in PerformancE
2026 - Will McCrea & Seamus Brannigan
2025 - Sorel Kennedy
2024 - Ben Herrera & Henry Carson
2023 - Quinn Mulvey and Sophia Betit
2022 - Emily Desser
2021- Lulu Dalzell and Kate Stephan
2020- Tomaso Scotti and Justin Dusenbury
2019 - Sam Mandelbaum, Lexi Levins, Nick Rossi
2018 - Avery Mendillo
2017 - Zoe Samuels
2016 - Caroline Didelot, Julia Mandelbaum
2015 - Claire Smith, Everett Sussman
2014 - Cara McNiff, Caroline Rossi
2013 - Grace McDavid-Seidner, Liam Orly, Rachel Samuels
2012 - Charlotte Weber, Jamie Yarmoff
2011 - Whitney Andrews, Matthew Van Gessel
2010 - Chris Nicoletti, Max Stampa-Brown
2009 - Brittany Uomoleale
2008 - Andrew Friedland, Kathryn Gau, Lee Wacker
2007 - Tyler Paul
2006 - Jacob Heimer, Anna Slate
2005 - Cat Oppenhimer
2004 - Jonathan Levy, Sarah Peterson
2003 - Trey Skinner
2002 - Tobias Burns
2001 - Shira Hofmekler
2000 - Jamie Crighton
1999 - Megan Clawson
1998 - Leslie Fuchs
1997 - Dana Hunter
1996 - David Arcudi, Joelle Heise, Lindsay Meehan, Zak Walshon
1995 - Patrick Dever, Anya Liftig
1994 - Sharon Coleman, Ari Edelson, Matthew Lane
1993 - Jacqueline Reid
1992 - Eden Brody, Robert David
1991 - Anna Gregory
1990 - Nicole Suresky
1989 - Sherif Lawendy, Allison Perry
1988 - Eric Beetner, Kipp Marcus
1987 - Matthew Levine
1986 - Seth Torregiani
1985 - Jennifer Latchford, Robin Lipsett
1984 - Marjorie Levine
1983 - Jedd Bogage
1982 - Todd Weeks
1981 - Claire Sampson, Richard Wilson
1980 - Danielle Di Vecchio, Dani Klein
1979 - Donna Hansen
1978 - Kathy Rolan
1977 - Veronica Anastasio
1976 - Stacey White
2025 - Sorel Kennedy
2024 - Ben Herrera & Henry Carson
2023 - Quinn Mulvey and Sophia Betit
2022 - Emily Desser
2021- Lulu Dalzell and Kate Stephan
2020- Tomaso Scotti and Justin Dusenbury
2019 - Sam Mandelbaum, Lexi Levins, Nick Rossi
2018 - Avery Mendillo
2017 - Zoe Samuels
2016 - Caroline Didelot, Julia Mandelbaum
2015 - Claire Smith, Everett Sussman
2014 - Cara McNiff, Caroline Rossi
2013 - Grace McDavid-Seidner, Liam Orly, Rachel Samuels
2012 - Charlotte Weber, Jamie Yarmoff
2011 - Whitney Andrews, Matthew Van Gessel
2010 - Chris Nicoletti, Max Stampa-Brown
2009 - Brittany Uomoleale
2008 - Andrew Friedland, Kathryn Gau, Lee Wacker
2007 - Tyler Paul
2006 - Jacob Heimer, Anna Slate
2005 - Cat Oppenhimer
2004 - Jonathan Levy, Sarah Peterson
2003 - Trey Skinner
2002 - Tobias Burns
2001 - Shira Hofmekler
2000 - Jamie Crighton
1999 - Megan Clawson
1998 - Leslie Fuchs
1997 - Dana Hunter
1996 - David Arcudi, Joelle Heise, Lindsay Meehan, Zak Walshon
1995 - Patrick Dever, Anya Liftig
1994 - Sharon Coleman, Ari Edelson, Matthew Lane
1993 - Jacqueline Reid
1992 - Eden Brody, Robert David
1991 - Anna Gregory
1990 - Nicole Suresky
1989 - Sherif Lawendy, Allison Perry
1988 - Eric Beetner, Kipp Marcus
1987 - Matthew Levine
1986 - Seth Torregiani
1985 - Jennifer Latchford, Robin Lipsett
1984 - Marjorie Levine
1983 - Jedd Bogage
1982 - Todd Weeks
1981 - Claire Sampson, Richard Wilson
1980 - Danielle Di Vecchio, Dani Klein
1979 - Donna Hansen
1978 - Kathy Rolan
1977 - Veronica Anastasio
1976 - Stacey White
Stephen Gilbert Award for Outstanding Service
2026 - Eva Schlossberg, Grace Sinclair, Alexandra Emmert, Mia Chatterjee,
2025 - Alex Lieber and Kerrianne Purcell
2024 - Sara Corro & Stella Greenberg
2023 - Alexa Lunney, Eli Macaluso and Olivia Kasabian
2022 - Max Kirkorsky, Julian Fiore and Oliver D’Anna
2021- Shane Gordon, Francisco Fernandez and Tomas Curwen
2020- Michael Lederer
2019 - Kelvin May, Austin Lam
2018 - Eric Elias, Whitney O'Reardon
2017 - Gavin Berger, Ben Rosoff, Charlotte Rossi
2016 - Maria Fernandez, Emily Greenberg, Josh Hauser
2015 - Nick Bader, Kayla Gitlin, Diyab Khan, Alia Metke
2014 - Nathan Francis, Robert Francis
2013 - Shira Gitlin, Kianna Khozein, Lauren Weinberger
2011 - Dustin Lowman, Ryan Snider
2010 - Maya Hubbard, Andie Levinson
2009 - Elana Rueven
2008 - Ryan Malloy, Emily Weingart
2007 - Nina Kristofik, Georgina Pappas
2006 - Jeffrey Small
2005 - Anna Burnham
2004 - Alec Bernstein
2003 - Jessie Moore
2002 - Andrew Kirsch
2001 - Rachel Seltzer
2000 - Danielle Cheifetz
1999 - J.P. Roesch
1998 - David Seltzer
1997 - Reid Thompson
1996 - Missy Backus, Aditi Chandra, Aaron Mason, Liza Pantschenko, Danya Pincavage
1995 - Abby Marcus, Heather Weill
1994 - Rebecca Ances, Johnna Kaplan
1993 - Rebecca Ances, Abby Marcus, Sabine Taubert
1992 - Ken Fass, Jackie Reid, Michelangelo Sosnowitz
1991 - Ed Pirok, Neil Silverman
1990 - Zach Geisz, Katie Gillespie
1989 - Kevin Schlack, Shannon Smither
1988 - Brian Shea, Edward Wilder
1987 - Diana Rackey
1986 - Will Adams, Adam Cranner, Adam Marcus
1985 - Anne Alexis, Christopher Ford
1984 - Kenneth Harrop
1983 - Alice O’Neill, Cathy Webster
1982 - Lissa Albaum
1981 - Nina Heller
1980 - Wendy Blackburn, Mark Schliesman
1979 - Philip Hurd
1978 - Michelle Adato
1977 - Karen Roehr
1976 - Carey Faillace
1975 - Dianne Pressler
1974 - David Marshall Grant
1973 - Kevin Conroy
1972 - Michael Guryan
2025 - Alex Lieber and Kerrianne Purcell
2024 - Sara Corro & Stella Greenberg
2023 - Alexa Lunney, Eli Macaluso and Olivia Kasabian
2022 - Max Kirkorsky, Julian Fiore and Oliver D’Anna
2021- Shane Gordon, Francisco Fernandez and Tomas Curwen
2020- Michael Lederer
2019 - Kelvin May, Austin Lam
2018 - Eric Elias, Whitney O'Reardon
2017 - Gavin Berger, Ben Rosoff, Charlotte Rossi
2016 - Maria Fernandez, Emily Greenberg, Josh Hauser
2015 - Nick Bader, Kayla Gitlin, Diyab Khan, Alia Metke
2014 - Nathan Francis, Robert Francis
2013 - Shira Gitlin, Kianna Khozein, Lauren Weinberger
2011 - Dustin Lowman, Ryan Snider
2010 - Maya Hubbard, Andie Levinson
2009 - Elana Rueven
2008 - Ryan Malloy, Emily Weingart
2007 - Nina Kristofik, Georgina Pappas
2006 - Jeffrey Small
2005 - Anna Burnham
2004 - Alec Bernstein
2003 - Jessie Moore
2002 - Andrew Kirsch
2001 - Rachel Seltzer
2000 - Danielle Cheifetz
1999 - J.P. Roesch
1998 - David Seltzer
1997 - Reid Thompson
1996 - Missy Backus, Aditi Chandra, Aaron Mason, Liza Pantschenko, Danya Pincavage
1995 - Abby Marcus, Heather Weill
1994 - Rebecca Ances, Johnna Kaplan
1993 - Rebecca Ances, Abby Marcus, Sabine Taubert
1992 - Ken Fass, Jackie Reid, Michelangelo Sosnowitz
1991 - Ed Pirok, Neil Silverman
1990 - Zach Geisz, Katie Gillespie
1989 - Kevin Schlack, Shannon Smither
1988 - Brian Shea, Edward Wilder
1987 - Diana Rackey
1986 - Will Adams, Adam Cranner, Adam Marcus
1985 - Anne Alexis, Christopher Ford
1984 - Kenneth Harrop
1983 - Alice O’Neill, Cathy Webster
1982 - Lissa Albaum
1981 - Nina Heller
1980 - Wendy Blackburn, Mark Schliesman
1979 - Philip Hurd
1978 - Michelle Adato
1977 - Karen Roehr
1976 - Carey Faillace
1975 - Dianne Pressler
1974 - David Marshall Grant
1973 - Kevin Conroy
1972 - Michael Guryan
Liza Chapman Heath Award for Service and Friendship
2026- Evelyn Bory, Rue Albers, Luke Boyle, Scarlett Shope, Sophia Donroe
2025 - Alexis Malone, Molly Oliver, and Will Vanamee
2024 - Ellie (Helena) Cohen & Kimberly Cheng
2023 - Charles Watson, Peyton Lampugnale, Abby Della Vale, Brea Church
2022 - Brenna Connolly and Saylor Frankel
2021 - Maddy Edwards, Will Matarand Feven Alemu- Renzulli
2020 - Macey Lavoie, Alexa Frost, Ava Geismann, Courtney Hoile and Cassie Lang
2019 - Josh Horowitz, Kristina Ludel, Arantxa Rodriguez
2018 - Lexi Holoubek-Sebok, Jake Watzman
2017 - Mikayla Czizik, Megan Hines
2016 - Garrick New, Daniel Pauker, Noah Pines, Jacob Plotkin, Steven Xu
2015 - Robyn Adelkopf, Pedro DaSilva, Max Liotta, Michael Mathis, Jacob Nadel, Joe Zec
2014 - Ryder Chasin, Sophie DeBruijn, Katelyn Farnen, Josh Popkin
2013 - Katie Hickson, Luke Paschal, Gabby Signore, Steve Weinstein
2011 - Chloe Ellison, Matthew Greenberg, Emma Kahn, Glenn Leo
2010 - Lucy Colgan, Justin Honigstein, Robert Mathis
2009 - Arian Siegel, Samantha Steinberg
2008 - Sarah Morris, Lisa Murchie, Lauren Selikoff
2007 - Kyley Collins, Sarah Moss
2006 - Liz Hood, Melanie Siegel
2005 - Allison Bloom, Gabi Conti, Aurelia Cotton, Noah Schnoll
2004 - Ginny Levy, Sally Schoeller, Daniel Torska
2003 - Atley Loughridge, Sanders Witkow
2002 - Daryl Wein
2001 - Luke McCormick
2000 - Benjamin Steinhardt
1999 - Talia Barzilay
1998 - Kate Kennedy
1997 - Chris Brady
1993 - Jessica Goldstein, Heather Heimerdinger, Heather Rosen, Kimberly Weiss
1992 - Corey Frimmer, Tracy Stein, Carolyn Zambelli
1991 - Nicole Arbour, Celia Behar, Phil Martinez, Christian Planton
1990 - Hilary Maitland-Kraft, Mike Shames
1989 - Tracy Guadagno, Nancy Uccellini
1988 - Kristina Abeson
1987 - Laura Porio
1986 - Stephen Burd, Barry Deutsch
1985 - Donna Steinberg
1984 - Shari Erickson
1983 - Randolph Cohen
1982 - Dan Chenok
1981 - Gail Belmuth
1980 - Lisa Hoyt, Kara Westerman
1979 - Braden Goetz
1978 - Debbie Pasacreta, Patrick Eichner
1977 - Thomas Zurich
1976 - Peter Belford
1975 - Brook Porter
1974 - Bradley Jones
1973 - Patrick O’Connell
1972 - Julie Behar
1971 - Betsy Rotman
1970 - Kevin Donaher
1969 - Scott Taylor
1968 - Vicki Betts
1967 - Jefferson Westwood
2025 - Alexis Malone, Molly Oliver, and Will Vanamee
2024 - Ellie (Helena) Cohen & Kimberly Cheng
2023 - Charles Watson, Peyton Lampugnale, Abby Della Vale, Brea Church
2022 - Brenna Connolly and Saylor Frankel
2021 - Maddy Edwards, Will Matarand Feven Alemu- Renzulli
2020 - Macey Lavoie, Alexa Frost, Ava Geismann, Courtney Hoile and Cassie Lang
2019 - Josh Horowitz, Kristina Ludel, Arantxa Rodriguez
2018 - Lexi Holoubek-Sebok, Jake Watzman
2017 - Mikayla Czizik, Megan Hines
2016 - Garrick New, Daniel Pauker, Noah Pines, Jacob Plotkin, Steven Xu
2015 - Robyn Adelkopf, Pedro DaSilva, Max Liotta, Michael Mathis, Jacob Nadel, Joe Zec
2014 - Ryder Chasin, Sophie DeBruijn, Katelyn Farnen, Josh Popkin
2013 - Katie Hickson, Luke Paschal, Gabby Signore, Steve Weinstein
2011 - Chloe Ellison, Matthew Greenberg, Emma Kahn, Glenn Leo
2010 - Lucy Colgan, Justin Honigstein, Robert Mathis
2009 - Arian Siegel, Samantha Steinberg
2008 - Sarah Morris, Lisa Murchie, Lauren Selikoff
2007 - Kyley Collins, Sarah Moss
2006 - Liz Hood, Melanie Siegel
2005 - Allison Bloom, Gabi Conti, Aurelia Cotton, Noah Schnoll
2004 - Ginny Levy, Sally Schoeller, Daniel Torska
2003 - Atley Loughridge, Sanders Witkow
2002 - Daryl Wein
2001 - Luke McCormick
2000 - Benjamin Steinhardt
1999 - Talia Barzilay
1998 - Kate Kennedy
1997 - Chris Brady
1993 - Jessica Goldstein, Heather Heimerdinger, Heather Rosen, Kimberly Weiss
1992 - Corey Frimmer, Tracy Stein, Carolyn Zambelli
1991 - Nicole Arbour, Celia Behar, Phil Martinez, Christian Planton
1990 - Hilary Maitland-Kraft, Mike Shames
1989 - Tracy Guadagno, Nancy Uccellini
1988 - Kristina Abeson
1987 - Laura Porio
1986 - Stephen Burd, Barry Deutsch
1985 - Donna Steinberg
1984 - Shari Erickson
1983 - Randolph Cohen
1982 - Dan Chenok
1981 - Gail Belmuth
1980 - Lisa Hoyt, Kara Westerman
1979 - Braden Goetz
1978 - Debbie Pasacreta, Patrick Eichner
1977 - Thomas Zurich
1976 - Peter Belford
1975 - Brook Porter
1974 - Bradley Jones
1973 - Patrick O’Connell
1972 - Julie Behar
1971 - Betsy Rotman
1970 - Kevin Donaher
1969 - Scott Taylor
1968 - Vicki Betts
1967 - Jefferson Westwood
Al Pia Award for Quality, Professionalism, Artistry and Passion in all Aspects of Theatrical Performance
2026 - Griffin Delmhorst & Cat Betit
2025 - CeCe Diyoka
2024 - Finley Chevrier & Alyssa Lee
2023 - Sebastian Gikas and Jordyn Goldshore
2022 - Chloe Nevas and Chloe Manna
2021 - Samantha Webster, Sophie Rossman and Camille Foisie
2020 - Sam Laskin
2019 - Kristin Amato, JP Patterson
2018 - Kayla Bilotti, Michael Dodd
2017 - Remy Laifer, Brooke Wrubel
2016 - Vignesh Namasivayam
2015 - Joe Badion, Julia Greene
2014 - Will Haskell
2013 - Adam Mirkine, Ryan Shea
2012 - Gwen Beal, Sofia Ribolla
2011 - Max Samuels
2010 - Caley Beretta
2009 - Andrew Lott
2025 - CeCe Diyoka
2024 - Finley Chevrier & Alyssa Lee
2023 - Sebastian Gikas and Jordyn Goldshore
2022 - Chloe Nevas and Chloe Manna
2021 - Samantha Webster, Sophie Rossman and Camille Foisie
2020 - Sam Laskin
2019 - Kristin Amato, JP Patterson
2018 - Kayla Bilotti, Michael Dodd
2017 - Remy Laifer, Brooke Wrubel
2016 - Vignesh Namasivayam
2015 - Joe Badion, Julia Greene
2014 - Will Haskell
2013 - Adam Mirkine, Ryan Shea
2012 - Gwen Beal, Sofia Ribolla
2011 - Max Samuels
2010 - Caley Beretta
2009 - Andrew Lott
