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Alumni from the University of Washington School of Drama are advancing the artistic conversation through their innovative and diverse work both regionally and across the globe. Our graduates, many who have gone on to become highly successful, represent the best of what the School of Drama has to offer. Whether they went on to become television stars, acclaimed film producers, exceptional costume designers, artistic directors, or theatrical entrepreneurs, the UW School of Drama was the foundation for their growth as artists.
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MFA, Acting, Class of 2007 -
PhD , Class of 2013 -
BFA Drama (PATP), Class of 1971 -
MFA, Directing, Class of 1983 -
BA Drama, Class of 2000 -
MFA Scenic Design, Class of 1999 -
MFA Costume Design, Class of 2002 -
PhD, Class of 2001 -
MFA, Acting, Class of 1996 -
MFA Directing, Class of 2009 -
MFA Directing, Class of 2003 -
MFA, Acting, Class of 2017 -
BA in Drama, Class of 1998 -
MFA, Acting, Class of 2018 -
BFA Drama (PATP), Class of 1975 -
MFA Acting, Class of 2004 -
BFA Drama (PATP), Class of 1979 -
BA Drama, Class of 2009 -
MFA, Acting, Class of 2007 -
BA Drama, Class of 2000 -
MFA Scenic Design, Class of 1998 -
BA Drama, Class of 1998 -
BFA, Acting (PATP), Class of 1982 -
BA Drama, Class of 2005 -
MFA Acting, PATP, Class of 2000 -
MFA, Acting (PATP), Class of 2015 -
MFA Directing, Class of 2017 -
BA in Drama, Class of 1990 -
BFA Drama (PATP), Class of 1975 -
MFA Directing, Class of 1986 -
BA Drama, Class of 1987 -
MFA Acting, PATP, Class of 2001 -
BFA Drama (PATP), Class of 1974 -
Alumna, Class of 1951 -
MFA Directing, Class of 1990 -
MFA Acting, Class of 2005 -
MFA, Acting, Professional Actor Training Program, BA, Drama, Class of 2004 -
BA Drama, Class of 1960 -
MFA Scenic Design, Class of 2003
Alumni Websites
| Name | Degree | Class Year |
|---|---|---|
| Cerniglia, Ken | PhD | 2001 |
| Cotten, Tré | MFA, Acting | 2017 |
| Harnetiaux, Trish | BA in Drama | 1998 |
| Klingaman, Lenne | MFA, Acting | 2007 |
| Name | Degree | Class Year |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenault, Holly | BA, 2001 | 2001 |
| Beauzay, Eric | BA Drama | 2004 |
| Buron, Ingrid Sanai | BA Drama | 1995 |
| Leach, Allison | BA Drama | 2000 |
| Limón, Ada | BA Drama | 1998 |
| Place, Michael | BA Drama | 2004 |
| Ramsey, Bobbin | BA Drama (performance) | 2013 |
| Shanthi, Hope | BA Drama | 2012 |
| Smith, Devon | BA Drama | 2006 |
| Name | Degree | Class Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis, Sunam | Part-time Lecturer, Acting | 2015 |
| Emond, Linda | MFA Acting, PATP | 1986 |
| Fort, Claire | Professional Actor Training Program | 2016 |
| Franks, Alyssa | Professional Actor Training Program | 2020 |
| Frear, Amy | MFA Acting, PATP | 2011 |
| Gilliespie, Brian | MFA Acting, PATP | 2006 |
| Glaser, Tamsen | Professional Actor Training Program | 2018 |
| Henderson, Hailey | Professional Actor Training Program | 2020 |
| Henke, Saffron | MFA Acting/PATP | 2001 |
| Holman, Asialani | Professional Actor Training Program | 2021 |
| Hutchison, Christopher | MFA Acting, PATP | 1999 |
| Kaminiski, Marya Sea | MFA Acting | 2004 |
| Kennedy, Carl | MFA in Acting | 2010 |
| Kruse, Phil | MFA Acting, PATP | 2012 |
| Lamadrid, Anna | Professional Actor Training Program | 2015 |
| Lian, Kayla | MFA Acting, PATP | 2011 |
| Ludwigsen, Jennefer | MFA Acting, PATP | 2009 |
| McHale, Joel | MFA Acting, PATP | 2000 |
| McKevitt, Bridget | Professional Actor Training Program | 2018 |
| McLeod, Katharine | MFA Acting, PATP | 2008 |
| Millan, Rene | MFA Acting, PATP | 1999 |
| Miller, Semaj | Professional Actor Training Program | 2020 |
| Modrizadeh, Leyla | MFA Acting, PATP | 1994 |
| Navarra, Michael | MFA Acting, PATP | 2002 |
| Ngo, Joe | MFA, Acting (PATP) | 2015 |
| Pavela, Tatiana | Professional Actor Training Program | 2017 |
| Raney, Colleen | MFA Acting, PATP | 2001 |
| Shue, Jonathan | Professional Actor Training Program | 2014 |
| Simons, Ron | MFA Acting, PATP | 2001 |
| Smith, Harris | Chair, Dept. of Theatre, University of Utah | 1991 |
| Southern, Georgia | MFA Acting, PATP | 2006 |
| Telesmar, Christian | Professional Actor Training Program | 2014 |
| Thorne, Jessica | Professional Actor Training Program | 2020 |
| Vetter, Erika | Professional Actor Training Program | 2021 |
| Virden, Zach | Professional Actor Training Program | 2016 |
| von Fliss, Montana | MFA Acting, PATP | 2008 |
| Waschke, Amy Kim | MFA, Acting, Professional Actor Training Program, BA, Drama | 2004 |
| Young, Jack | MFA Acting, PATP | 1986 |
| Name | Degree | Class Year |
|---|---|---|
| Apatoff, Rachel | MFA Costume Design | 2012 |
| Arnold, Paul | MFA Lighting Design | 2014 |
| Bartek, Ann | MFA Scenic Design | 2004 |
| Bernard, John | MFA Lighting Design | 2015 |
| Brown, Amiya | MFA in Lighting Design | 2010 |
| Brown, Christopher | MFA Scenic Design | 1999 |
| Buckstaff, Meleta | MFA Costume Design | 2017 |
| Burgess, Melanie | MFA Costume Design | 2002 |
| Chisholm, Mairi | MFA Costume Design | 2007 |
| Cumings, Marnie | MFA Lighting Design | 2012 |
| Fischer, Kenrick | MFA Lighting Design | 2017 |
| Hogue, Emily Woods | MFA Costume Design | 2018 |
| Huang, Chun Yen | MFA in Lighting Design | 2020 |
| Layton, Andrew | MFA Scenic Design | 2005 |
| Le, Isabel | MFA Scenic Design | 2018 |
| Lee, Kuan Ying | MFA Costume Design | 2021 |
| Legate, Joshua | MFA Lighting Design | 2021 |
| Lieberman, Andrew | MFA Scenic Design | 1998 |
| Lim, Czerton | MFA Scenic Design | 2006 |
| MacCormack, Margaret Adair | MFA in Scenic Design | 2020 |
| Mannion, Andrew | MFA Scenic Design | 2012 |
| Marcos, Lex | MFA Scenic Design | 2017 |
| Michaels, Thorn | MFA Lighting Design | 2016 |
| Minahan, Michael | MFA Scenic Design | 2011 |
| Moreno Caycho, Jessica | MFA Costume Design | 2021 |
| Ogasawara, Maya | MFA Costume Design | 2015 |
| Panzarella, Allison | MFA Costume Design | 2014 |
| Parker, Amber | MFA Lighting Design | 2018 |
| Petrovich, Michaela | MFA Costume Design | 2014 |
| Roberts, Jared | MFA Scenic Design | 2015 |
| Sanchez, Martin | MFA in Costume Design | 2021 |
| Shao, Chih-Hung | MFA Lighting Design | 2021 |
| Short, Melinda | MFA Lighting Design | 2007 |
| Sipila, Jennifer | MFA Scenic Design | 2014 |
| Smucker, Matthew | MFA Scenic Design | 2002 |
| Soble, Kyle | MFA Lighting Design | 2017 |
| TenEyck, Steve | MFA Lighting Design | 2001 |
| Webb, Matthew | MFA Lighting Design | 2018 |
| Weinzatl, Pamela | MFA Costume Design | 2018 |
| Williams, Marion | MFA Scenic Design | 2003 |
| Winterle, Alex | MFA Scenic Design | 2018 |
| Zeyl, Jennifer | MFA Scenic Design | 2003 |
| Zibello, Deanna | MFA Scenic Design | 2009 |
| Name | Degree | Class Year |
|---|---|---|
| Adcock-Starr, Leah | MFA Directing | 2015 |
| Bennett, Paula | MFA in Directing | 2011 |
| Chiang, Desdemona | MFA Directing | 2009 |
| Coopman, Andrew | MFA Directing | 2021 |
| Costello, Josh | MFA Directing | 2003 |
| Domski, Jude | MFA Directing | 2000 |
| Haefner, Cody Holliday | MFA in Directing | 2019 |
| Oyetimein, Malika | MFA Directing | 2017 |
| Polzin, Tina | MFA Directing | 2015 |
| Post Wallace, Kristie | MFA Directing | 2021 |
| Rivas, Tlaloc | MFA Directing | 1999 |
| Shannon, Peggy | MFA Directing | 1986 |
| Swackhamer, Leslie | MFA Directing | 1990 |
| Name | Degree | Class Year |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Saber, Samer | PhD | 2013 |
| Anderson, Lisa | Ph.D.; now at Arizona State University | 1995 |
| Barnett, Dennis | Ph.D.; now at Coe College | 1998 |
| Browne, Jyana | PhD Program, now at University of Maryland | 2017 |
| Canning, Charlotte | Ph.D.; now at University of Texas at Austin | 1991 |
| Cheek O'Donnell, Sydney | Ph.D.; now at University of Utah | 2004 |
| Chemers, Michael | Ph.D.; now at UC Santa Cruz | 2001 |
| Cima, Gibson | PhD program; now at Northern Illinois University | 2012 |
| Coen, Elizabeth | PhD | 2016 |
| Cross, Lezlie | PhD, now at University of Portland | 2013 |
| Donkin, Ellen | Ph.D.; now at Hampshire College | 1982 |
| Douthit, Lue | Ph.D.; now Director of Literary Dev. & Dramaturgy, Oregon Shakespeare Festival | 1995 |
| Finque, Susan | PhD Program | 2017 |
| Goodson, Christopher | PhD, Cornish College of the Arts | 2017 |
| Granshaw, Michelle | Ph.D.; now at University of Pittsburgh | 2012 |
| Higgins, Jeanmarie | Ph.D.; now at Penn State School of Theatre | 2011 |
| Holland, Dorothy | Ph.D.; now at University of Richmond | 1999 |
| Jackson-Schebetta, Lisa | Ph.D.; now at Skidmore College | 2010 |
| Johnson, Katie | Ph.D.; now at Miami University | 1996 |
| Jones Cavanaugh, Jennifer | Ph.D.; now at Rollins College | 1995 |
| Kammer, Mimi | PhD; now at Simpson College | 2011 |
| Karlidag, Bahar | PhD Program; now at Yeditepe University | 2017 |
| Lunderman, Shelby | PhD program; now at Seattle Pacific University | 2020 |
| Lutterbie, John | PhD program, Chair of Theatre Arts, Stony Brook University | 1983 |
| Marsh Krauter, Sarah | PhD Program | 2017 |
| May, Theresa | Ph.D.; now at University of Oregon | 2000 |
| Monson, Duygu | PhD Program | 2021 |
| Polster, Joshua | Ph.D.; now at Emerson College | 2006 |
| Read, Alan | PhD Program, now at King's College London | 1989 |
| Reilly, Kara | Ph.D.; now at University of Exeter, UK | 2006 |
| Russell, Susan | Ph.D.; now at Gettysburg College | 1993 |
| Sieg, Katrin | Ph.D.; now at Georgetown University | 1991 |
| Smith, Terry Donovan | Ph.D.; now at California State University, San Bernardino | 1996 |
| Sullivan, Esther Beth | Ph.D.; now at Alaska Pacific University | 1989 |
| Underiner, Tamara | Ph.D.; now at Arizona State University | 1997 |
| Warner, Vessela | Ph.D; now at University of Alabama at Birmingham | 2002 |
| Wilcox, Dean | Ph.D.; now at University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 1994 |