University of California, Riverside: Department of Theatre

Araiza, Dominique Simone
Baltierra, Anthony Michael
Esquivel-Wessler, Raquel Lian
Gelb, Rachel
Gilson, Martin Paul
Holzheimer, Derik John
Hotchkiss, Katie M.
Hunter, Chandra Lynn
Kambil, Sunit Ramesh
MacGregor, Devon Hilary
Miller, Curtis Michael
Navarro, Ashley Jo
Salas, Jennifer,
Saunders, Matthew Jerry
Soto Torres, Christian Ariel
Stewart, Samantha L.
Tate, Kayla Corine
Wilson, Sarah Diane

Beardsley, Christina Ann
Brooks, Sharday Marie
Daki, Lindsay Zineb
Davis, Danielle D.
Davis Hoag, Wenona Lemoss
Ho, Benjamin Cheuk-Fei
Hunter, Alexander Scott
Kawahata, Masahito
Kraemer, Bethany L.
Mason, Brian Sterling
Massoud, Maria Charbel
Medina, Monica Annette
Mishler, Sarah Rose
Myerchin, Alexander Harrison
Pressburg, Aaron Kyle
Sewell, Jaclyn Marie

Allen, Carvone Elaine
Behrouzfard, Shirin June
Brackins, Ashley Nichole
Calderon, Victoria Marie
Cao, Eduard Anton
De Luna, George William
Estrella, Jesus Arcadio
Healey, Jessica Lynn
Heard, Janae Nicole
Jacques, Paul Anthony
Khmoyan, Gaya
Lee, Jenny Lung Eun
Mink, Rachel Marie
Sampson, Neil Michael, Jr.
Swaim Laura Brooke
Tang, Kaiji
Torres, Benjamin Ryan
Worland, Jennafer Lynn

I have a beautiful daughter named Lily, who is now a year old. I'm also getting my multiple subject teaching credential at Chapman University, with hopes of someday teaching 3rd grade.

Paul Jacques
jacques22@earthlink.net

I'm finishing my MFA in Playwriting and Screenwriting at UCR in June 2009, teaching at a few local colleges, and am portraying Charles Dickens for the fifth yearfor the Riverside Dickens Festival. We just bought a house in Riverside, and adopted two cats. More later...

Rachel Mink
faith4697@aol.com

In May, I finished an internship with the Artistic Department at the La Jolla playhouse, and they've asked me to come back as a second assistant director in August 2008 on their production of Tobacco Road.

Gaya Khmoyan
gayakhmo001@yahoo.com

I am currently doing my MA in Human Rights in London, finishing in October, after maybe an NGO in Russia, who knows :)

Neil Sampson
neil.neilsampson@gmail.com

Currently I am working at Dana Hills High School, in Southern Orange County. Through the ROP (Regional Occupational Program) I am teaching three technical courses, two of which we have written this year for the program. Theater Technology Lighting and Sound, Theater Design and Management and Theater Technology (Stagecraft). I am teaching at our high schools Arts academy SOCSA (South Orange County School of the Arts) [http://www.socsarts.org/] and currently working on designing a technical major for high school students. I have returned to university to complete my masters program in Marriage and Family Therapy and due to complete that degree by Summer 2009, at Hope International University.

Adami, Ara Aida
Baldwin, Raemi Eileen
Bowden, Heather Yvette
Callahan Joshua Ariel
Finnigan, Jennifer Lee
Hernandez, Arthur Mitchell
Higgins, Jacob Mark
Kim, Helen Min Jung
Macdougall, Michelle Rene
Mendoza, Justin Paul
Merendon, Adrian
Morita, Elaine Miki
Nakasaki Julie Mariko
Roukema, Scott Lee
Spradlin, Gregory Kelvin
Villalobos, Alejandro Martin
Vollmer, Layla Christina
Weinstein, Aimee Sara
Zicari, Daniel Paul

Helen Kim
foolongus@yahoo.com

Helen is currently an MFA candidate in the Acting program at the University of Iowa, and will graduate from the program in May 2009.

Michelle Rene Macdougall
mmacdoug@uci.edu

I am currently attending graduate school at University of California, Irvine and will receive my MFA in Stage Management in 2009. Since graduation I have been employed with Disney Entertainment as an Assistant Stage Manager and Stage Managed the World Premiere National Tour of Susan Lori Parks 365 Days/ 365 Plays in Baltimore, MD.

Adrian Merendon
Doodyobeey@sbcglobal.net

Adrian returned to school in the winter of 2008 and is currently is working on his 2nd Bachelor's Degree in Psychology at UCR. He is a substitute teacher for grades K-12 at a local school district. Upon completion of his 2nd B.A., he plans to concentrate on his acting career in Los Angeles.

Aparicio, Virginia Joy
Breanne de Quintal, Amy
Carvalho, Gema
Danek, Brett Louis
Glaubach, Kathleen E
Gonzalez, Oscar
Harroff, Katherine Helen
Hartzell, Samantha Evan
Hoover, Jason M
Jackson, Matthew Allen
Lizardo, Amy Monique
Monroe, Robert Casey
Nolan, Brendan Timothy
Ondoy, Rhea Baliton
Plott, Alison Mollie
Rivera, Orlando Louis
Robinson, Shanekwa Marie
Ruvalcaba, Jessica C
Sloan, Shawna'Sea Lynn-Dale
Thagard, Douglas Fryar
Wilson, Tiffany Marie

Brett Danek
shinhobbes@gmail.com

Working as a game tester. Saving up money to take further voice-acting workshops and give it a go in that direction. Whoo!

Kathy Glaubach
keg_310@yahoo.com

I am currently living in North Eastern Utah where I have worked as a Props Artisan for the Utah Festival Opera the last two summers. The past winter season I was the Master Electrcian/LD Intern at Florida Studio Theatre where I had the opportunity to design three shows (Edward Albee's Occupant, and L.A. is Burning, and Blackbird). Before taking off from SoCal I worked at the Disneyland Resort as a dresser/lead dresser for Fantasmic! and Aladdin as well as many special events and free-lanced at Musical Theatre West, Chance Theater and other community groups in LA/OC area. I am currently pondering the decision of going to graduate school.

Samantha Hartzell
ldsamantha@gmail.com

I live and work in New York City as a Lighting Designer/Assistant Lighting Designer. I spend a lot of the year traveling the states to work on various shows, but I spend my falls at Radio City Music Hall working on the Lighting Design team for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, starring the Rockettes! Design credits include: Chess (Ford Amphitheatre, LA), Song and Dance (DEAF West, LA), Elegies (Bloombury Theatre, London UK) and others. Assistant Design credits include: The Constant Wife (Old Globe San Diego), Jersey Boys and Hairspray (Tours- Moving Lights Asst.), The Municipal Theatre of St. Louis, Summer Series 2007 (Muny, St. Louis) and others.

Jason Hoover
JaMaHoover@gmail.com

Jason currently lives in San Francisco where he is currently entrenched in a 6 month run of the musical Insignificant Others (ISOmusical.com) at pier 39. Jason currently plans on moving to LA later this year to purse film and find out if Kelsey Grammers face is real or currently made out of plastic.

Matthew Jackson
SonicMAJ@hotmail.com

I am currently in my first year as a graduate student at the University of California, Irvine. After spending two years building my resume in the Inland Empire, then Los Angeles (acting and stage managing), I'm back at school and slated to receive my MFA in Stage Management in June of 2010.

Amy Lizardo
theatremonique@gmail.com

Amy is currently working on her Masters at San Jose State. She just finished a run of Mummified Deer where she was the lead role of Mama Chu, working alongside Kinan Valdez and his father, the founder of Chicano Theatre, Luis Valdez. A second run of Mummified Deer at El Teatro Campesino looks bright in the near future.

Alison Plott
alisonmollie@gmail.com

Currently living and working in San Francisco. Starting rehearsals for a new play about an injured soldier. Moving to Irvine in September 2008 to begin training to receive an MFA in Acting, Class of 2011.

Alvarez, Molly Beth
Chapin, Sara Elizabeth
Eloyan, Arpine
Gaines, William Pendleton
Gallardo, Mayra Araceli
Hernandez, Erica
Herrera, Raul
Krisch, Tara Guthrie
Maxwell, Erin Cathleen
Pennison III, Junius Louis
Perez, LaSharon Alienta McLean
Stansel, Karen Diana
Waldrup, Arthur Benjamin

Bil Gaines
bil@tipyourwaiter.org

http://www.tipyourwaiter.org

Produced a play I wrote last fall, and I have another play being produced by Dream Theatre Company coming up in November of 2009. Have been working in the Chicago theatre scene since 2005. Most recently appeared as "Nametag" in the world premiere of "Sequestered" by Jeremy Menegkseoglu, Dream Theatre Company. Co-founded Tip Your Waiter Productions in 2008, and am recently a Dream Theatre Company ensemble member.

Mayra Gallardo
mayra.araceli@gmail.com

Been living in London, United Kingdom for the past two years, being part of the Questors Theatre. Attending at the moment at Central School of Speech and Drama in London, under the MA Actor Training and Coaching degree. She's due to graduate December 2008.

LaSharon McLean Perez
prbeauty26@hotmail.com

Let see...after graduating I went down under (Australia) to pursue my Masters degree. Completed two Graduate degress at the University of New South Wales. One Master of Arts in Theatre and the other was a Graduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics. Now I am back State side undergoing a Master of Fine Arts at UC, Riverside in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts.

Armstead, Sonya Maudice
Brame, Natasha Marie
Braunschweig, Breez M
Dzajkich, Shaina Elizabeth
McKibbin, Julie Marie
Moreno, Adriana Isabel
Wattree, Tamala Qeuon

Borjas, Nidia Belinda
Hammon, Rory Elizabeth
Kwake, Adam Alexander
Miller, Rachel Renee
Mundrick, Matthew Thomas
Reyes-Campos, Oscar Fabian
Rodenborn, Theodore Robert
Sandoval, Ignacio
Steel, Auriol Louise Rose
Venola, Sasha Alexandra
Wheeler, Robert R

Ignacio Sandoval
nachingon@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.latino963.com/

After UCR got involved with LA Radio & just felt in Love with it as a Producer and Radio Personality! I currently host a sindicated show where I play the part of the Love Dr. giving advice! Currenlty working on Producing my own TV show!
Missing UCR Days! Best to all the Great Professors Hornby, Marc and everyone else there!!

Sasha Venola
sav@footcandles.net

Website: footcandles.net

After getting my MFA in Lighting Design from UCI, I took a year off and am now ensconced at Entertainment Lighting Services in Sun Valley, CA where I do graphic Design.

Robert Wheeler
RoRoWheel@yahoo.com

After a successful 1 year run on a regional "Eastwood Insurance" commercial; Robert enjoyed quite a few under 5's & union background acting gigs. First hiatus scared the dickens out of Robert and he ran to the comfort of couture bridal fashion designer Monique Lhuillier's corporate office and worked on Britney Spears wedding fashions as well as Kevin Costner's bride. Robert returned to "bg" acting on the film "Dreamgirls" as both air trumpet musician on all performances!

Braza, Olivia Joy
Carpenter, Tamra Kristin
Hung, Terri
Neal, Kimberly Anne
Roberson, Tracey Melvina
Rodriguez, Juan Julio

Kimberly Neal
mekimberlite@yahoo.com

I recently moved to Downtown Culver City after accepting a position for CSULA's Dept. of Film & TV.

I also work as an audio engineer, sound designer, lighting designer, stage manager and on-call technician for several venues as well as freelance when I am available.

Allain, Allison Dawn
Baker, Erin Tiffany
Kimberly J Colburn
Glenn, Brian Robert-John
Kim, Wook
Kleiner, Justin Alan
Manis, Rachel Michelle
Sanders, Amber Nichole
Simper-Turney, Jonathan Richard

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