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PDFAlumni 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.
Alumni Web Pages
| Name | Degree | Class Year |
|---|---|---|
| Smith, Harris | Chair, Dept. of Theatre, University of Utah | 1991 |
| Name | Degree | Class Year |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Evan Christian | BA Drama | 2012 |
| Arriaga, Javonna | BA Drama | 2013 |
| Arsenault, Holly | Director of Engagement & Public Information Officer | 2001 |
| Aylward, John | BFA Drama (PATP) | 1971 |
| Beauzay, Eric | BA Drama | 2004 |
| Bostwick, Linsey | BA Drama | 2000 |
| Buron, Ingrid Sanai | BA Drama | 1995 |
| Groener, Harry | BFA Acting (PATP) | 1976 |
| Henry, Gregg | BFA Drama (PATP) | 1975 |
| Karn, Richard | BFA Drama (PATP) | 1979 |
| Klaveno, Mariana | BA Drama | 2009 |
| Le Roy, Zouanne | BA Drana | 1956 |
| Leach, Allison | BA Drama | 2000 |
| Limón, Ada | BA Drama | 1998 |
| MacLachlan, Kyle | BFA Drama (PATP) | 1982 |
| Phillips, Ben | BA Drama | 2013 |
| Place, Michael | BA Drama | 2004 |
| Ramsey, Bobbin | BA Drama (performance) | 2013 |
| Reed, Pamela | BFA Drama (PATP) | 1975 |
| Shanthi, Hope | BA Drama | 2012 |
| Shelton, Lynn | BA Drama | 1987 |
| Smart, Jean | BFA Drama (PATP) | 1974 |
| Smith, Devon | BA Drama | 2006 |
| Smith, Lois | Alumna | 1951 |
| Name | Degree | Class Year |
|---|---|---|
| Akhavan, Barzin | MFA, Acting (PATP) | 2007 |
| Albright, Francile | MFA Acting, PATP | 2005 |
| Blakely, Aaron | MFA Acting, PATP, BA Drama | 2009 |
| Brown, Allyson | Professional Actor Training Program | 2019 |
| Brown, André G. | Professional Actor Training Program | 2018 |
| Castañeda-Gonzales, Tricia | Professional Actor Training Program | 2019 |
| Castro, Moises | Professional Actor Training Program | 2016 |
| Cheshire, Alana | Professional Actor Training Program | 2019 |
| Cotten, Tré | Professional Actor Training Program | 2017 |
| Donoghue, Christopher | Professional Actor Training Program | 2015 |
| Edwards, Skye | Professional Actor Training Program | 2017 |
| Ellis, Sunam | Professional Actor Training Program | 2015 |
| Emond, Linda | MFA Acting, PATP | 1986 |
| Fort, Claire | Professional Actor Training Program | 2016 |
| Frear, Amy | MFA Acting, PATP | 2011 |
| Friday, AJ | Professional Actor Training Program | 2019 |
| Gee, Christen | Professional Actor Training Program | 2016 |
| Giampietro, Matt | MFA Acting, PATP | 2012 |
| Gilliespie, Brian | MFA Acting, PATP | 2006 |
| Glaser, Tamsen | Professional Actor Training Program | 2018 |
| Guevara, Phillip Ray | Professional Actor Training Program | 2019 |
| Hébert, Mitchell | MFA Acting, PATP | 1983 |
| Henderson, Bria | Professional Actor Training Program | 2018 |
| Henke, Saffron | MFA Acting/PATP | 2001 |
| Hill, Brianne | Professional Actor Training Program | 2014 |
| Hilson, Amanda | Professional Actor Training Program | 2014 |
| Holt, Valeka | MFA Acting, PATP | 2012 |
| Hutchison, Christopher | MFA Acting, PATP | 1999 |
| Iglesias, Yesenia | Professional Actor Training Program | 2014 |
| Jha, Pankaj "J" K | Professional Actor Training Program | 2014 |
| Jones, Taylor | Professional Actor Training Program | 2019 |
| Kaminiski, Marya Sea | MFA Acting, PATP | 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 |
| Loveland, Sarah | MFA Acting, PATP | 2012 |
| Lozano, Hazel | Professional Actor Training Program | 2017 |
| 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, Allen | Professional Actor Training Program | 2018 |
| Modrizadeh, Leyla | MFA Acting, PATP | 1994 |
| Moss, Jessica | Professional Actor Training Program | 2017 |
| Mousavi, Darius | Professional Actor Training Program | 2014 |
| Mullen, Chance | MFA Acting, PATP | 2006 |
| Navarra, Michael | MFA Acting, PATP | 2002 |
| Ngo, Joe | Professional Actor Training Program | 2015 |
| Patti, Rebekah | Professional Actor Training Program | 2016 |
| Pavela, Tatiana | Professional Actor Training Program | 2017 |
| Raney, Colleen | MFA Acting, PATP | 2001 |
| Robinson, Monique | MFA Acting, PATP | 2012 |
| Roushdi, Rudy | Professional Actor Training Program | 2016 |
| Salaiz, Andrea | Professional Actor Training Program | 2015 |
| Shaw, Porscha | Professional Actor Training Program | 2018 |
| 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 |
| Stroppel, Thomas | MFA Acting, PATP | 2009 |
| Tafesh, Adrian | Professional Actor Training Program | 2019 |
| Telesmar, Christian | Professional Actor Training Program | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Wood, Kimberly Nicole | Professional Actor Training Program | 2014 |
| Young, Jack | MFA Acting, PATP | 1986 |
| Name | Degree | Class Year |
|---|---|---|
| Apatoff, Rachel | MFA Costume Design | 2012 |
| Armes, Anastasia | MFA Costume Design | 2011 |
| Arnold, Paul | MFA Lighting Design | 2014 |
| Baas, Diane | MFA Lighting Design | 2008 |
| Bartek, Ann | MFA Scenic Design | 2004 |
| Bartlett, Fawn | MFA Costume Design | 2017 |
| Bernard, John | MFA Lighting Design | 2015 |
| 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 |
| Dobay, Stephen | MFA Scenic Design | 2008 |
| Fell, Jordan | MFA in Costume Design | 2019 |
| Fischer, Kenrick | MFA Lighting Design | 2017 |
| Flynn, Ryn | MFA Lighting Design | 2014 |
| Frank, Candace | MFA Costume Design | 2010 |
| Halfhill, Lindsey | MFA in Costume Design | 2019 |
| Hare, Melinda | MFA Costume Design | 2015 |
| Hogue, Emily Woods | MFA Costume Design | 2018 |
| Layton, Andrew | MFA Scenic Design | 2005 |
| Le, Isabel | MFA Scenic Design | 2018 |
| Lieberman, Andrew | MFA Scenic Design | 1998 |
| Lim, Czerton | MFA Scenic Design | 2006 |
| Lin, Shin-yi | MFA in Scenic Design | 2019 |
| Mannion, Andrew | MFA Scenic Design | 2012 |
| Marcos, Lex | MFA Scenic Design | 2017 |
| Martin, Robert J. | MFA Costume & Scenic Design | 1998 |
| McDermott, John | MFA Scenic Design | 1996 |
| Michaels, Thorn | MFA Lighting Design | 2016 |
| Minahan, Michael | MFA Scenic Design | 2011 |
| Mumaw, Christopher | MFA Scenic Design | 2012 |
| O'Shea, Steve | MFA Lighting Design | 2002 |
| 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 |
| Short, Melinda | MFA Lighting Design | 2007 |
| Sipila, Jennifer | MFA Scenic Design | 2014 |
| Smith, Andrew D. | MFA Lighting Design | 2005 |
| Smucker, Matthew | MFA Scenic Design | 2002 |
| Soble, Kyle | MFA Lighting Design | 2017 |
| Starling, Ranleigh | MFA in Lighting Design | 2019 |
| TenEyck, Steve | MFA Lighting Design | 2001 |
| Van Winkle, Emily | MFA Lighting Design | 2012 |
| Webb, Matthew | MFA Lighting Design | 2018 |
| Weinzatl, Pamela | MFA Costume Design | 2018 |
| Wilder, Lara | MFA Lighting Design | 2009 |
| Williams, Marion | MFA Scenic Design | 2003 |
| Wilson, Linnaea Boone | MFA Costume Design | 2012 |
| Winterle, Alex | MFA Scenic Design | 2018 |
| Zeyl, Jennifer | MFA Scenic Design | 2003 |
| Zhang, Wenzheng | MFA in Scenic Design | 2019 |
| 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 |
| Costello, Josh | MFA Directing | 2003 |
| Domski, Jude | MFA Directing | 2000 |
| Fisch, Tamara | MFA Directing | 2007 |
| Friou, Amanda | MFA in Directing | 2019 |
| Haefner, Cody Holliday | MFA in Directing | 2019 |
| Oyetimein, Malika | MFA Directing | 2017 |
| Polzin, Tina | MFA Directing | 2015 |
| Rivas, Tlaloc | MFA Directing | 1999 |
| Ryan, Sean | MFA Directing | 2017 |
| Shannon, Peggy | MFA Directing | 1986 |
| Swackhamer, Leslie | MFA Directing | 1990 |
| Name | Degree | Class Year |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Saber, Samer | Ph.D.; now at Stanford | 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 |
| Coen, Elizabeth | PhD | 2016 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Hutchison, Jacob | PhD Program | 2018 |
| 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 | 2017 |
| Lutterbie, John | PhD program, Chair of Theatre Arts, Stony Brook University | 1983 |
| Marsh, Sarah | PhD Program | 2017 |
| May, Theresa | Ph.D.; now at University of Oregon | 2000 |
| 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 |
| Seifert, Kristin | PhD Program | 2019 |
| 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 |
| Warrick, John | Ph.D., now at North Central College | 2006 |
| Wilcox, Dean | Ph.D.; now at University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 1994 |
