Theatre Alumni Placement Record - Theatre - Grand Valley State University

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Theatre Alumni Placement Record

Theatre Alumni Placement Record

We're very proud of our students' success in finding work after graduation. Certainly one measure of an academic program's worth is the degree to which its students have either been accepted by prestigious graduate schools or hired by businesses and industry. Placement records, however, are difficult to keep accurately because some of our alumni take immediate work in non-theatre related fields where it is difficult to track their careers. Others may apply for, and be accepted into professional training during their senior year; but for one reason or another delay starting that training after they graduate. The following list of students, however, represents some of those whose postgraduate success we know about; and it also includes those who were successful in applying to professional schools at the time they finished training in our program.

Garland Simpson: M.F.A. Acting program, American Conservatory Theatre

Hurvey Morris: Production Stage Manager, New York)

Claude File: Associate Professor,Southwestern Missouri State University

Timothy Martin: Retail Sales Manager, Sears & Roebuck, Grand Rapids

Alex Dolcemascolo: Choreographer, Rhondo Dance Company, New York

Patricia Wolf: Project Manager, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids)

David VanderSchuur: K-12 Teaching,Montcalm County (MI)

Jill Wilbur: Video Producer, Charlevoix Productions (MI)

Elena Garcia: Teacher, Detroit Public Schools

Lori Levine: Arts Administration (Broward On Broadway, Florida)

Max Bush: M.F.A. Directing program,University of Michigan

Ronald Vandermay: Retail Sales Manager, Sears & Roebuck, Grand Rapids

Richard Dean: Makeup Designer, IATSE Union, Hollywood

Jane Kuipers: Production Stage Manager, Alabama Shakespeare Festival

Donald Rice: Artistic Director, Heritage Theater Group, Grand Rapids

Penelope Victor: M.F.A. Directing program, Michigan State University

Hal Smith: Radio Broadcaster (WYCE-FM, Grand Rapids)

Anisie Marcowitz: TV Line Producer (Detroit)

Michael Frank: Theatre Director, Northview Public Schools (Grand Rapids, MI)

Brent Tap: Actor, Theatre-in-the-Round Players (Minneapolis)

Kurt Bertges: Arts Manager, Gem Theatre (Detroit)

Tom Dean: Account Executive, Johnson & Dean Advertising

Ted Snider: Clown (Ringling Brothers Circus Clown School, Florida)

Dan Sutherland: M.F.A. Film Directing program, University of Southern California

Matt Robinson: M.F.A. Acting program, Goodman School of Drama

Andrew Dorland: M.A. program, University of Arizona

Michael Lowe: Business Management, Thibedeaux Personnel)

Jim Nageldinger: Production Tech Crew Chief, TV series "Northern Exposure"

Marybeth Quillan: Asst. Education Director, Grand Rapids Civic Theatre (MI)

Deb White: M.F.A. Costume Design program, University of Wisconsin

John Rybarczyk: Media Producer, Whirlpool Corporation)

Colleen Greenwell: Communications Director, City of Livonia (MI)

Nora Place: Costume Designer, Pensacola Junior College

Cary Goldenberg: Actor , Second City of Chicago

John Stroebel: Screen Actors Guild, Los Angeles)

Jeff Lieder: Costume Designer ,Utah Shakespearean Festival

Ernie Tripp: Arts Management, Wisdom Bridge Theatre, Chicago

Susan Bell: Technical Director, Muskegon Community College (MI)

John Parrish: Line Producer, Christian Broadcasting Network

Anne Stoll: M.F.A. Directing program, University of Michigan

Jeff Scholten: Technical Director, Grand Rapids Civic Theatre (MI)

Martha Spataro: Costume Designer, Muskegon Community College (MI)

Jackie Sweeney: Actor (Actors Equity Association, Colorado)

Carlton Macksam: Radio Broadcaster, Blue Lake National Public Radio (MI)

Wayne Kaatz: Actor (The Groundlings, Los Angeles)

Tom Harryman: Arts Manager (Frauenthal Center, Muskegon)

Lori Green: University of Vermont Law School

Lisanne Klim: Production Assistant, WZZM-TV, Grand Rapids

Mary Kate Barley: M.F.A. Directing program, Northwestern University

Dana Levine: M.A. Program, Central Michigan University

Cari Morrison: M.F.A. Stage Management pROGRAM, University of Delaware

Gina Gaskill: Development Director, Baker Business College (Michigan)

Roshan Patel: Design M.A., Welsh College of Music & Drama, Great Britain

Amy Tetzlaff: M.F.A. Acting Program,Dell'Arte Dell'Arte International (California)

Demetria Thomas: Actor (Actors Equity Assn., Chicago)

Tamira A. Henry: Acting M.F.A., Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, England

John Owen: Ph.D. Directing Program, University of Arizona

Sara Stevens: Ph.D. Scholar-Director program (Wayne State Univ.)

Katherine Mayberry: M.F.A. Acting program, Shenandoah Shakespeare Express (VA)

Carolyn Ratkowski: Actress (Prairie Fire Children's Theater, Wisconsin)

Melissa Fortino, Acting Instructor, Grand Rapids Civic Theatre School of Theatre
Jill Barrs: Meetings & Events Manager (Hilton Hotels International)
Amy Larink: Actress (Missoula Children's Theatre, national tour)
Candice Rowland: Actress (Theatre North, TC)
Aimee Peterson: M.F.A. Acting Program, Dell'Arte International (Calif.)
Ben Murray: Lighting Design, Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Melissa Slack: Production Management, Mason Street Warehouse (Michigan)